He was MY AGE!!!

I just can't believe it. He's dead. He was my age and he's gone. Brian Lee and I went to college together (Wittenberg University) and graduated the same year. He dated one of my sorority sisters. We were never really close, but had several mutual friends; plus I saw him around the sorority house a lot with Tami, whom he ended up marrying after graduation. They live in Sydney, Ohio and have 2 young girls. In 2001 a mass in his brain was discovered. He went through chemo and radiation. After 5 peaceful years, he began having seizures again. More radiation and chemo. Only this time the tumor didn't shrink. He got progressively worse and died this morning with his wife, 2 young daughters and pastor by his side.

I am so heartbroken. Which feels weird to me because I was never really close to him or Tami in college. Part of it is that I tend to be a very empathetic person and I just ache thinking of her struggle right now. part of it I think is that he was MY AGE! I mean, c'mon. We expect older people to die. But he wasn't old!! Not even 40 yet. It's just not fair somehow-he had his whole life in front of him still. His daughters will grow up without their father around. My sorority sister will grow old without the love of her life around. I know God can use this tragedy for good, but I am wondering what good could possibly come out of this. He was too young to die!!!