All communities periodically experience the loss of members through death.
The University of Florida is no exception. Death may occur as a result of accident, illness, natural disaster, violence, or other trauma. Death can strike a student, faculty or staff member. Because the core of the University Community is comprised of young, energetic individuals who share a common identity, the impact of unpredictable or sudden death can have an especially powerful, traumatic effect. Whatever the cause of death, such a loss to the community is associated with a natural need for the expression of grief.