The receptionist and night hostess at Geo. H. Lewis & Sons Funeral Directors, Maggie Olsen passed away last Thursday from a pulmonary embolism. She was 88.

Up until that day, she was bright and active. She always worked herself too hard, we all thought. She was at Geo. H. Lewis for 35 years and had become an institution in the funeral business.

What is so remarkable about her passing is that she never had to worry about anyone having to take care of her or being in an assisted living facility. She lived a long, fulfilling life right up to the end, and then she was taken from us quietly with no long, drawn out goodbye. That's the way to go.

I get the feeling I am gonna die in some massive explosion... probably my fault too.

I hope my mom, down the road, lives a life like that. It would kill me to see her deteriorate like I've seen others have up close and personal.

any funeral homes hiring?

I'm sure they'll fill the spot with students for now. Someone like her doesn't come around often. We're going to miss her dearly.

I hope to die in bed with 3 hot chicks all doing me. Talk about dying happy.

That's how my grandmother passed away. I wish she would have lived longer, but at least she didn't have to live in a nursing home.

Sorry for your loss.

There's a story in a coffee table book about the "South Texas Miracle" (Snow on the Coast a year or so back.

One man spent Christmas with his family & played in the snow with his grandkids etc...

Before he went to be he told his wife "This has been the best day of my life". During the night he died in his sleep.

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