Most of the people in this book will die by the fifth paragraph. For ten years, Jim Sheeler has scoured Colorado looking for subjects whose stories he will tell for the last time, Many are unknowns, but that doesn't mean they are nobodies. Their obituaries are humorous and heart breaking and chock full of life lessons as taught by the people we all pass on the street every day. And, luckily, though they are gon, it's not too late to meet them.