Life changed overnight
Tom Olsen was a hard worker. He owned a small office supply company in Rice Lake, Wisconsin, that had been in the family for 50 years. Tom's work ethic made an impression on his family. Patrick, the youngest of Tom and Roxie's three children, worked for his father before and after school as a shipping clerk.
The Olsens spent their free time at a cabin north of Rice Lake where Tom and Patrick would go duck hunting. It would end up being one of Patrick's fondest memories with his dad...
For those you leave behind
Barb Baurer remembers the day like it was yesterday. She was only 10 when her 42-year-old father died in the hospital from complications caused by a tractor accident on their family farm near Deer Creek, Illinois.
Now Chief Operating Officer at COUNTRY, Barb has two brothers who were ages 13 and 7 when their father died. At the time of the accident, their mother clearly explained to them what their father’s death meant for the family...
Age doesn't matter
Thirty-three year-old Mike Jacobs was the picture of health. He played softball, worked out and enjoyed riding his motorcycle. He and his wife, Kelly, had just purchased a house and were looking forward to starting a family in their new home. Kelly was expecting their first baby and things couldn’t have been better.
In the midst of his busy life, Mike started suffering knee pain. Thinking it was just a pulled muscle, he visited his doctor. On Feb. 17, 2003, Mike learned he had lupus, the worst case his doctors had seen...
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