In Remembrance

(also see the Sad News - Good News page: (Here))

As part of this memorial, we are compiling the dates and causes of death for the classmates listed below. If any of you know some, or all, of the details about these unfortunate departures, please send an e-mail with this information to any member of the Editorial Committee.

As of December 5,2024, of the 340 original LHS-59 graduates, as far as we know, 144 have passed away (43%), which indicates 57% of us are still here. However, if we assume that the 14 classmates presumed missing are, in fact, dead, then 47% of us have passed away, leaving 182 (or 53%) of us to carry on for as long as reasonably possible. So far, so good.

The list below is in order of date of death. See below for plots that indicate the known /suspected cause of death, number of deaths by year,

Based on the plots and table below, seems that we have passed through the cancer stage and have entered into the Alzheimer's and Diabetesstage, but some 12 have died due to COVID deaths since 2020. Oh joy ! Let's enjoy what time remains, at least that which we can remember.....

COVID is still with us in places (here), but with the vaccines and new medicines, we are learning to live with it. Note: 16 or more of us died since 2021. Compare with previous years. Get your vaccines and flu shots every year !

If you know the cause of death for the person where "?" exists, please e-mail to mdc@i2mconsulting.com. It is important for us all to know,
whether COVID or not.

For additional information on many of
the above classmates, see: (Here).

For other LHS classes, see: (Here).

Chet Karwowski, husband to Carol Carol Karwowski of the Class of 1960, have provided these two lists. Job well done.

Of Note:

Some of you have suggested that our class members are departing at an increasing rate in the past few years. In response, we have constructed a plot of # deaths/yr to monitor this activity. The plot in the link at the bottom of the page indicates that the rate is broadly consistent for a number of years and then the Pandemic arrived. After after, our death rate is sill elevated? Notice in the 2nd plot that almost all the deaths are due to cancer. Therefore, the rate of yearly deaths are unremarkable, although sad, but this does explain the numbers since 2021.

What say we all get back to the gym, start or resume walking, or get some other type of exercise? Also, let's say we knock off those White Castle burgers and fries. We know it's not easy. Speaking of death (or how to postpone it), here is a note from one of our own regarding how to identify and how to recover from a stroke, click (here). Also see a recent item in Current Events regarding Self-CPR (here).

If you smoke, quit now. Please. If some of us can do it, so can you.

For Updated Plots, see: https//www.lhs59.org/LHS59-Death-CauseUpdate.pdf