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They were going to meet up with a friend -
at least that's what they thought.
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And what if you were invited, like them, to a funeral?
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Your own funeral...
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She had barely started her life on this earth.
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Death may be difficult to accept, but it's part of life after all.
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Let's take a moment to reflect on this.
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Some close friends and family will now say a word.
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I thought this only happened to others,
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but here I am.
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Why did you have to go?
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Why you?
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The person I did everything with.
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With whom I could share everything.
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I met you almost 20 years ago.
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You are the brother I never had.
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I remember those Sunday mornings.
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We used to play catch on Mom and Dad's bed.
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We still had a list of things to do.
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In April we were going to Brazil together.
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It was the night of October 21.
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The telephone rang.
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But it wasn't you.
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It was the police.
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Speeding, just this one time, marked the end of you.
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I cannot and do not want to try and understand.
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It feels so stupid: you in a coffin.
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And me even more so standing up here talking to you.
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My darling child.
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I want to be strong.
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But how is that possible? I am a father who is burying his daughter.
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It's terrible to see you plucked from our lives like that.
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You were my friend, my support and my hope.
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You fooled around again on the road and it was one time too many.
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Kim, this time I can still ask you.
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Please be careful when you are driving.
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I don't want to lose you.
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Please never speed again.
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We love you too much to lose you.
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Please listen to me. Slow down.
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Don't leave me, son. I love you.
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Convince your friends to drive more slowly before it is too late.
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Share this video with them now.
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Went too fast
Gone too soon