Today I received a call from a friend - and told that his wife, the mother of his three teenage children, had passed away last night in her sleep.  They're only a couple of years older than I am.  There just aren't words.  Give the ones you love an extra hug tonight, but please too, say a prayer for my friend and their kids.  They are good people and have had a rough couple of years through many circumstances, but this is just beyond.