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Originally Posted by Ayles
Is it really that odd that people pass away in their mid 70s? Seems like he was just shy of the average life expectancy in the US.
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Not really, In the 70's and 80's it was commonplace, tobe in your 70's you were old. Heck to be in your sixties you were old. Today to live into the middle 80's is commonplace so it seems young.
I remember watching the today show back in the 80's while I was getting ready for school. Katis Couric, Bryant Gumball and Willard Scott doing the weather. He did special spots for people turning 100 Maybe one per week. By the time I graduated high school it had a daily spot and there were five or six per day.
In the 80's a heart attack was a death sentence. Today you are home and walking the same day.