Didn't make the finish line

[grumpy52]

I had a message to ring an old friend earlier. He passed on that a mutual friend died last night of a heart attack. 66 years old . One year short of retirement.
A lifelong and apprentice served Welder fabricator .
Was also a special constable in the past and for about 15 years a Motorsport marshall .
Should really have retired last year until they started extending the pension age .
It seems a bit unfair as I know that he saved at least two lives because of the training he had as a special constable and a Motorsport marshall.
RIP Martin you were one of the good ones

[gazza285]

Life can be a bit crap, a mate of mine had heart trouble, he passed away last week at 46. Clean living lad, looked after himself, didn’t do him any good.

[TUS373]

Very sad to hear the passing of a good person, taken far too early. Condolences.

My dad retired at 65. He did not live to see his 66th birthday. He had been at the same company 49.5 years.

Live life to the full, make memories, no regrets.

[Skyedriver]

So sad, I know of quite a few who have died just before or just after retirement. And quite a few who have died a lot earlier too.
Condolences Grumpy.

[Sheepshanks]

I’m confused by the retirement / age comments - retirement age is still 66 so he must have chosen to stay on?

[Sycamore]

Sheepshanks said:

I’m confused by the retirement / age comments - retirement age is still 66 so he must have chosen to stay on?

Well I'm sure if he knew he'd die he'd have retired sooner you gimp

[shirt]

One of my housemates at uni died of cancer before she was 21. First and only funeral I’ve been to. I’m 43 now.

When life is feeling super stty, I think of her and tell myself that however bad it may be, she never got to experience life beyond adolescence.

[ooo000ooo]

On a brighter note, wife got a phone call last night to tell her that her uncle was released from prison after doing many many years for kiddy fiddling, had a heart attack on the train home and died on the day he was released.

[Jasandjules]

A young lady on my training course had incurable brain cancer. She passed the exams and died about 2 weeks later. She basically wanted to qualify before she died. She was 22.

[Miocene]

TUS373 said:

Very sad to hear the passing of a good person, taken far too early. Condolences.

My dad retired at 65. He did not live to see his 66th birthday. He had been at the same company 49.5 years.

Live life to the full, make memories, no regrets.

Basically the same here, but at 64. 6 months away from retirement, or at least moving to 2 days a work on a day rate. Stomach pains and 6 weeks of agony later - gone.

Last gf before I met my wife died of cancer in her early 30s and lost a uni mate to drink at 35.

[Sheepshanks]

Sycamore said:

Sheepshanks said:

I’m confused by the retirement / age comments - retirement age is still 66 so he must have chosen to stay on?

Well I'm sure if he knew he'd die he'd have retired sooner you gimp

I'm 66 and I found running up to that age a lot of people of similar age thought retirement age was 67. It does get very messy in the changeover from 66 to 67.

The OP's post reads like his friend had to stay at work, when in fact he must have wanted to - people put it off because it's often said that the most dangerous year in a man's life is the year after retirement.

Edited by Sheepshanks on Tuesday 23 April 13:28

[jingars]

My state pension will be paid when I am 67.

https://www.gov.uk/state-pension-age

Quick online search: "There used to be a separate state pension age for women and for men, however the 1995 Pension Act legislated for the age to be equalised at 65 for both. This was phased in over a number of years, ending in 2018.

The age rose to 66 between 2018 and 2020 and is due to rise to 67 between 2026 and 2028."

[Spare tyre]

ooo000ooo said:

On a brighter note, wife got a phone call last night to tell her that her uncle was released from prison after doing many many years for kiddy fiddling, had a heart attack on the train home and died on the day he was released.

Were there any kids on the train though?

[Spare tyre]

Jasandjules said:

A young lady on my training course had incurable brain cancer. She passed the exams and died about 2 weeks later. She basically wanted to qualify before she died. She was 22.

We had a fella at an old job under 25 drop dead at his desk. Think it was a brain issue

The sad thing is no one noticed for a bit due to timings etc

Was horrific

[Puggit]

I lost my best mate at 13 to a heart attack. He ran a 100m race, he did make the finish line but then collapsed. 36 year later (!!!) that still hurts

[Pit Pony]

Life expectancy follows a classic reliability bath tub curve.

Infact mortality, random failures followed by wear out.

Unfortunately the manufacturing process has so much variation its difficult to predict for most people.

[grumpy52]

My ex wife died a couple of months ago a year before her due retirement. Felt ill on the Friday taken into hospital on Saturday, put into an induced coma on Monday . I got a message from her brother on Friday telling me and that she wasn't expected to recover as all her organs were failing , 2 hours later she was gone .
The eldest of my sisters phoned me as usual on a Monday said that she had a touch of flu . Tuesday I was told that she was admitted to hospital with COVID.
Thursday my nephew phoned and said the next 24 hrs was make or break. Friday morning she had gone . She survived cancer for 35 years,2 heart attacks and about 5 years ago beat Legionnaire disease. She had survived a very hard 63 years .

[AllyM]

ooo000ooo said:

On a brighter note, wife got a phone call last night to tell her that her uncle was released from prison after doing many many years for kiddy fiddling, had a heart attack on the train home and died on the day he was released.

Splendid.

[Miocene]

Pit Pony said:

Life expectancy follows a classic reliability bath tub curve.

Infact mortality, random failures followed by wear out.

Unfortunately the manufacturing process has so much variation its difficult to predict for most people.

Don't forget the 'blip', specifically in men for their mid-20s, where death by misadventure reduces the numbers!

[Terminator X]

TUS373 said:

Very sad to hear the passing of a good person, taken far too early. Condolences.

My dad retired at 65. He did not live to see his 66th birthday. He had been at the same company 49.5 years.

Live life to the full, make memories, no regrets.

This. When the wife complains about my car I just grit my teeth and smile.

TX.