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A high school friend of mine posted on Facebook that his mother passed away this week. We're 32/33. His father passed a year or so. I knew his dad was older (mid-70s), but his mom was older as well (69). She looked much younger than that - I'd have assumed early-mid 50s. It didn't say what happened other than she was surrounded by family and went to be with the Lord.
Every so often, I'll hear about a high school friend's parent passing. Ten years ago, I rarely heard anything like that. We're in our early 30s now. Many of our parents are in their 60s and beyond.
When did you first start noticing your parents' generation falling off?
I first noticed around age 53, when one of my uncles died at age 91. About two years, later his wife (my mother's oldest sister) died; she was in her late 80s. Since the youngest person in my parents' generation is in her 70s, the toll is going to continue to rise from this point forward.
While the average age of death is now in the early 80s, unfortunately not all of us will make it that far.
I was in my late 40s, all of my Dads siblings died within about 8 years. My Moms family was a bit more spaced out. Stared to die, earlier & a few are still alive.
My Dad's youngest brother died of a heart attack when I was a Freshman in college and only 18. He was the second of my parent's generation in our family to die. My Mom's oldest brother died of cancer when I was only 5 or 6, maybe younger. I don't remember ever meeting him, even though he was her favorite brother and lived less than 3 hours away.
About 40. It’s a real eye opener. I’m 56 now and just lost my mom a year ago. Most of my classmates’ parents are around 80 now. I’d say only about one third have passed away, but many are in very bad shape.
I was a teenager when my mom died, and in my 20s when my dad died. My first MIL died when I was in my 50s, and my second MIL died when I was in my 50s as well. My first FIL died when I was in my 20s, and my current FIL is still alive in his 90s.
I started noticing my parents generation dying off when I was in my 50's. Nearly all that passed on died in their late 80's or so. My dad passed away at 89 and my mother is still alive at 94.
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