It’s human nature to take things and sometimes even people for granted. We don’t learn to appreciate the moments we have with our loved ones until it is too late. That’s because we never truly realize when we have the last conversation or moment with the person we love. That’s precisely why these last photos of people before death will remind you to say “I love you” each time you say goodbye. You never know if it will be the last time.
This heart-wrenching collection of death pics are the final images taken of people’s loved ones before they passed away. Some of the deaths were expected, like in the case of long-term illnesses such as cancer or brain tumors. Other deaths, like those from a car accident, caught their family and friends by surprise.
Many of these last photos before death might seem joyful or normal, but you can feel the underlying grief and pain of the family who lost their loved ones. Although nobody can know what happens after death, we hope that all the people in these photos are at peace, as well as the family they left behind.
Scroll down to see these haunting last pics before death, and remember to hold your next of kin extra close. Let us know which images and stories touched your heart the most and if you have experienced anything similar.
#1 My 96-Year-Old Grandma, With My 100-Year-Old Grandpa, Hours Before Her Death. 77 Years Of Marriage
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#2 The Final Picture Of My Cousin Gary, Taken On September 11, 2001
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#3 A Week Before My Grandfather Passed Away, I Snuck His Favorite Beer Into The Nursing Home For Him
It was his last beer ever
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#4 My Good Friend Bear Telling His Son And Daughter Goodbye. He Died The Next Evening From Pancreatic Cancer
Image source: hj4life21
#5 Shortly After My Mother Passed Away I Decided To Look Up Her House On Google Earth
That’s her. Still gives me chills
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#6 Dying Father Fulfills Last Wish To Walk Daughter Down The Aisle On Her Wedding Day
He passed away 5 days after
Image source: Law Tapalla Photography
#7 Last Pictures I Found Recently Of My Dad On His Old Tablet
Thankfully, they’re all pictures of him being the goofy guy he was when he was alive
Image source: EvanWiorek
#8 Last Photo Taken Of My Older Brother As He Was Leaving For College
He was the victim of a drinking and driving incident. I miss him every day
Image source: Charpybro
#9 After 69 Years Of Marriage
My grandpa was extremely attentive to my grandma up until her last breath. We lay her to rest on Monday at the age of 95
Image source: moosetta
#10 My Little Brother (17) Was Shot A Few Weeks Ago And This Is The Last Pic I Took With Him
This was Christmas morning. I feel weird sharing this but I’m just so heartbroken
Image source: DeadOnceDecided
#11 Last Image Of Thai Diver Saman Kunan
He was transferring oxygen tanks for 12 boys and their coach, who were trapped in a cave. He got into difficulties and did not have enough air himself. He died after losing consciousness in one of the passageways
#12 A Father Comforts His Son, David Kirby, On His Deathbed In Ohio, 1989
It is widely considered the photo that changed the face of AIDS
Image source: Therese Frare
#13 My Beautiful Mom Before She Rapidly Deteriorated From A Giloblastoma
She walked into brain surgery with a smile on her face and it inspires me to always keep smiling even through hard times
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#14 A Woman Battling Breast Cancer Married The Love Of Her Life
On December 22, just 18 hours before passing away. The couple had a ceremony at a hospital chapel in Connecticut
Image source: Christina Lee Karas
#15 My Dad Passed Away Yesterday. Just Last Week He Was In China Traveling And Met A Panda
Although this is one of the last photos of him, it is my favorite
Image source: Thegreatmaximus
#16 My Best Friend At My Wedding. By The Time Our Reception Was Over He Was Considered Brain Dead
I’m sure you can find out which one he was. He didn’t say a word about feeling weird but when we arrived he got an Uber and rode home. He had a random brain bleed that could not be operated
Image source: kaytoos
#17 Two Engineers Died When The Windmill They Were Working On Caught Fire. This Might Be The Last Picture Of Them
#18 My Grandfather Just Passed Minutes Ago. This Was Taken Yesterday
My grandma sat by his side like this for days. He escaped the Nazis, jumped a ship to the US. He suffered lung cancer from working in coal mines through his childhood
Image source: Mrsrhea
#19 I Made The Last Photo I Took Of My Mom Into A Tattoo
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#20 Last Picture Of My Husband Hugging Our Oldest Daughter
Taken days before he died of cardiac arrest during a seizure. I’ll miss him more than I can ever explain
Image source: NoTequila_NoAnal
#21 The Last Pictures I Ever Took Of My Mom
For her 60th birthday I surprised her with a chessboard cake, which she loved. A couple months later, she suddenly went into a coma on Christmas and never woke up
Image source: snailbutterflysnake
#22 My Dad In Home Hospice Care Last Week With His Cat Brady. Lost His Fight Thursday Afternoon
Image source: dcknight93
#23 Photographer Captures A Photo Of The Mortar That Kills Her
Image source: Hilda Clayton
#24 This Is The Last Picture I Took Of My Husband When I Dropped Him Off At The Airport
4 days later he was found dead in his hotel room. I have no answers, my daughter has lost her father, and I am trying my best to pick up the pieces
Image source: tonightasyousleep
#25 Last Photo Of My Grandfather, He Passed Away A Couple Of Days Ago. The Doctor Was A Falconer And Brought His Falcon To The Hospital
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#26 My Grandma Shows Off With Her Preparations For Guests. Exactly 9 Minutes Before We Called An Ambulance
Image source: sarper361
#27 My Dad Passed Away From A Brain Tumor. It Was The Last Time I Saw Him
This photo was taken the day I went back to university. He died 3 days later
Image source: Cherublade
#28 This Is The Last Pic I Have Of My Dad And I, Taken On Christmas Day This Year
He lost his 14 month battle with stage 4 pancreatic cancer today
Image source: HERMANNATOR85
#29 The Last Image Of My Best Friend Tara (24) And Her Sister Pippa (21)
Taken at the end of a 3-month trip around Morocco. They both died a day later in a car accident, as they started their journey back home to the UK for their mum’s birthday
Image source: awlilnatty
#30 My Brother (Left) Took His Life Earlier This Month
This is the last photo of us together, perfectly describing the relationship we had
Image source: PinkGameboy
#31 A Woman At My Work Passed Away Last Saturday From Cancer
When my boss picked up her work phone yesterday she had deleted all of its content except for this picture
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#32 This Is The Last Picture Of My Brother And I, Taken Days Before He Was Murdered This February
He was only 17. I miss him terribly
Image source: itssydneyy
#33 The Last Image I Ever Had With My Grandma Was This Hilarious Face-Swap
Image source: krispycummies
#34 Last Picture I Took Of My Dad, 2 Weeks Before He Was Diagnosed With Lung Cancer
My cat and dog loved him. He died 4 months after
Image source: theycallmedumpling
#35 My Parents Quietly Talking After My Dad’s Giloblastoma Diagnosis
Tomorrow we put my sweet father to rest. Love you forever dad
Image source: Maggiemygirl
#36 My Dad In Intensive Care. He Died Of Liver Failure Shortly After This
He was always up for a laugh right to the end, his favourite saying was ‘fat but good looking’
Image source: caldog1991
#37 My Father, SFC Shawn Dostie, Holding Up Pictures Of My Sister And I
We sent him our photos for Christmas. He died just six days after this photo was taken
Image source: Otterrpog
#38 My Dad, In The Hospital Dying Of Emphysema, Reading An Anti-Smoking Pamphlet I Made Him When I Was A Kid
Image source: CharmingtheCobra
#39 This Is The Last Photo I Have Of My Pop
He just passed away after turning 97. I never said goodbye
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#40 My Best Friend (Left) And Myself For Our Last Ride Together
Two weeks after that day we got mugged and he died knifed to the heart
Image source: PacoVelobs
#41 The Last Moments Of Claire Wineland Before She Went Into Surgery For A 2x Lung Transplant
Image source: Sugarcola
#42 My Granddaddy Passed Away Tonight At The Age Of 91
This was a few months ago, after he got his new wheelchair. This is how I will remember him: happy and full of life
Image source: tony_flamingo
#43 Geologist David A. Johnston, 13 Hours Before His Death At The 1980 Eruption Of Mount St. Helens
Image source: Harry Glicken
#44 My Son’s Last Photo – Died 5 Minutes Later Due To Shallow Water Black Out
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#45 My Mother, Easter Of 1986. Hospitalized With Terminal Cancer
She died in July but this was the last time she let herself to be photographed (I was 2 and a half)
Image source: Mamanomie
#46 The Last Photo I Have Of My Grandma (And Mom, After A Long Night Of Drinks)
She passed in November after a very brief battle with lung cancer. She was 63. I’m thankful for memories like these
Image source: boogiemaths
#47 Anthony Bourdain In Hong Kong, The Final Picture Of Himself On Twitter
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#48 Last Photo Of Friend Who Fell 25 Feet To His Death
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#49 This Is The Last Instagram Post By Famous Violinist Lindsey Stirling’s Keyboardist, Jason Gaviati
He was diagnosed with burkitt’s lymphoma and passed away on Nov 21st
Image source: imgavi
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