I just found out my dentist passed away. Suddenly, it seems, though I have no idea what happened. He was only a year older than me. He and his staff were wonderful when I went through my 19th Dental Breakdown (2010 Edition.) I really liked him, even though he was a relatively "new" dentist to me. The office was beautiful, full of personal touches like a bird sanctuary type thing you could see from all the chairs (I love birds) and all the ceilings were painted with the sky, but each one different: sort of stormy, clear and sunny, etc.
It happened last week but I didn't look at the online obits when I was off last week. A friend called to tell me: he had found out from his dentist office when he visited recently.
RIP Dr. J.