Legacy Matters http://www.estatevaults.com/lm/ Because your life counts and what you leave behind is the evidence of the life you lived. Why not tell it your way. en-us jillfallon@gmail.com Jill Fallon Copyright 2009 Jill Fallon 2009-06-30T21:36:43-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 Death in free fall http://www.estatevaults.com/lm/archives/2009/06/30/death_in_freeal.html He went into shock during a parachute jump A British parachutist plunged 13,000ft to his death yesterday after he apparently went into a state of shock during freefall. Police said Richard Taylor, 34, fell 'like a lead weight' after... Jill Fallon No Way to Go 2009-06-30T21:36:43-05:00 Common elements of a 'near death experience' (NDE) http://www.estatevaults.com/lm/archives/2009/06/29/common_elements.html Raymond Moody on the common elements of a near-death experience. Ineffability. NDErs often express how it is impossible to express their experience, or “there are just no words to express what I am trying to say.” Hearing the News.... Jill Fallon 2009-06-29T14:02:21-05:00 On leaving Michael Jackson's death alone http://www.estatevaults.com/lm/archives/2009/06/29/on_leaving_mich.html The coverage of  and reaction to Michael Jackson's death has been so over the top, I feel no need and have no desire to add to it.  Clearly a very troubled man and a tortured soul, he had a... Jill Fallon Death and Dying 2009-06-29T13:21:50-05:00 Farrah Fawcett, R.I.P. http://www.estatevaults.com/lm/archives/2009/06/25/farrah_fawcett.html For so long, she was such an icon of glowing health with her million dollar smile and tousled hair that every girl wanted and so did every guy, that it was shocking to learn that she had cancer.  Now... Jill Fallon Great Legacies 2009-06-25T20:24:09-05:00 Dr. Jerri Nielsen, R.I.P http://www.estatevaults.com/lm/archives/2009/06/25/dr_jerri_nielse.html She was the doctor in Antarctica who diagnosed her own breast cancer when stationed at the Amudsen-Scott South Pole Research Center and then treated herself with chemotherapy drugs that were parachuted in by the U.S. Air Force. While treating... Jill Fallon Last Words, Obits, Eulogies and Epitaphs 2009-06-25T09:37:22-05:00 Colorful tombstones http://www.estatevaults.com/lm/archives/2009/06/25/colorful_tombst.html Colorful Tombstones in Chichicastenango, Guatemala photo by Susan Hardman... Jill Fallon Funerals, Burials and Cremations 2009-06-25T09:29:37-05:00 Charged for the bullets it took to kill their son http://www.estatevaults.com/lm/archives/2009/06/23/charged_for_the.html What chutzpah Iran charges slain man's family $3,000 for bullets that killed him The family of an Iranian man killed in a demonstration against the country's contested presidential election has been ordered to pay the equivalent of $3,000 for... Jill Fallon Death and Dying 2009-06-23T11:47:58-05:00 Neda http://www.estatevaults.com/lm/archives/2009/06/22/neda.html Neda Agha Soltan, a 27-year-old student of philosophy, became known around the world in a matter of hours through Twitter, Facebook and YouTube because a video captured her death on a street in Tehran Neda falls in the street,... Jill Fallon Funerals, Burials and Cremations 2009-06-22T18:38:15-05:00 Death by cows http://www.estatevaults.com/lm/archives/2009/06/22/death_by_cows.html A vet who was walking her dogs was trampled to death by a herd of cows. Cows are highly protective of their newly-born calves at this time of year and farmers warn walkers they may attack, especially if a... Jill Fallon 2009-06-22T17:21:54-05:00 " What can you say to the family of the 13 year old boy who died from gunshots and whose dead body then disappeared?" http://www.estatevaults.com/lm/archives/2009/06/17/_what_can_you_s.html Michael Leeden reprints an email from a medical student in Iran. I am a medical student. There was chaos last night at the trauma section in one of our main hospitals. Although by decree, all riot-related injuries were supposed... Jill Fallon Death and Dying 2009-06-17T20:04:57-05:00