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"Died Unexpectedly??"

Honeydew1894Honeydew1894
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Whenever I read the obituaries, I have noticed that this expression is included more and more.  To me, unexpected is like a car accident, heart attack/stroke, or suicide.  When it says someone who is 103 died unexpectedly, I raise my eyebrows. Really, 103 is unexpected? Thoughts?
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  • shorty20shorty20
    Yeah, I don't think anyone should be surprised when a 103 year old dies!  When a kid dies?  That's definitely unexpected.
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  • LizO11LizO11
    I agree with you. When I think unexpectedly, I definitely think accident, family woke up and another family member didn't, etc. Someone who didn't have a preexisting condition. 103 sort of falls into preexisting to me.
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  • cowgurl_cutiecowgurl_cutie
    Ya never know, it could have been a car accident at that age too.  But I agree, you don't see "unexpectedly" very often at that age.
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  • Ishaba11Ishaba11
    Whenever I see this it tends to be for someone who had an accident or an overdose. If they are saying someone who is 103 died unexpectedly than I guess every death is unexpected.
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  • jadeorchid21jadeorchid21

    103= died of natural causes

    10= died unexpectedly 

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  • lizardesquelizardesque member
    Maybe it just means that she wasn't sick beforehand.
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  • kjewellkjewell member
    I agree.  My grandfather passed away in his sleep a couple of years ago and everyone in the family kept saying how unexpected it was.  Of course the man didn't have a terminal illness or anything but he was 75 and had had 2 heart-attacks...at least to me it wasn't all that unexpected.
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