How Do You Find Out If Someone Is in the Hospital or Dead?

For all I know, my friend's phone broke and he's been vacationing in Yosemite for the past week. Ugh.

XP: No answer at his apartment.

Please note: umm, if you call someone else at his workplace to ask after him, don't start in saying you're all "concerned," which will make him sound like a flake or addict or mental case or other at-risk person -- just say you haven't been able to get in touch with him, and you're wondering if he's been in!

Or, just act like a normal business contact - "I've been trying to reach Mr. x, he hasn't returned my call, is he out of town?"

He is totally flaky, which makes me feel all the more foolish for worrying about him, but I wouldn't let on to his work that I'm concerned. I wish I'd bothered to get his girlfriend's phone #. (xp)

a little early to be moving on his territory dude.

: - O

Ow.

im really sorry about that. i couldn't help myself. really sorry.

S'OK. I just hope the next laugh's on me when he calls up to tell me he's been making homemade pornos all week.

you should totally call his workplace

After you get his job, you can work on his apartment and his girl.

(oh that's the exact same joke as s1ocki, oops)

How do you find out if a friend who joined the military 5-6 years ago is dead?

http://siadapp.dmdc.osd.mil/personnel/CASUALTY/castop.htm

every branch has a different locator service I think, actually

that reminds me I need to call up the NPRC and get my DD-214 I think, I don't know where it is

I have it

Oh fucking fuck. Jesus. Maybe I didn't need to know.

:-/

Oh dear.

Abbott?

:(

That reminds me, a kid I used to know on a messageboard got hit by a truck and died like 3 blocks from my house last month :(