This has happened to me a few times, now. Friends from high school and college passing away far too soon. At the time, I knew them well and we were very close. Of course, growing up and moving away and life progression takes you away from those you knew early in life to those late in life.
My friends were all Facebook users, and I knew them before FB existed. We were connected through those services, but we didn't really communicate. They were wonderful people, all of them, and every time I learned of the news of their passing, it was through Facebook.
My parents still read the newspaper, looking for the news about "who died". (They are also interested in the weather, but that's about it.) Nowadays, it seems social media is our generation's obit distribution system.
In the end, I'm thankful for their images on Facebook. Even though we were no longer "daily" friends, I still miss them.
My friends were all Facebook users, and I knew them before FB existed. We were connected through those services, but we didn't really communicate. They were wonderful people, all of them, and every time I learned of the news of their passing, it was through Facebook.
My parents still read the newspaper, looking for the news about "who died". (They are also interested in the weather, but that's about it.) Nowadays, it seems social media is our generation's obit distribution system.
In the end, I'm thankful for their images on Facebook. Even though we were no longer "daily" friends, I still miss them.