Plenty of life events cause confusion. But death is usually a pretty straight-forward event.

Not so for the Shaw family of Rock Springs. When they were notified their son was deceased, they had no idea they'd be cancelling his memorial service only a few days later. A few days later, there'd be nothing left to memorialize, according to a story in the Daily Rocket-Miner.

The "deceased," Michael Brandon Shaw, 21, was still alive, and the Rev. Richard Carlson was the one to tell the family so after he spoke to their "dead" son twice after his passing. And no, he didn't talk with him through any paranormal means - he just picked up the phone, dialed a number and asked for Michael. An out-of-state prison was involved, but that's about all the family knows about the mix-up.

Now that's a relief.

Twenty-five passengers on a Great Lakes Aviation plane set to fly from Riverton to Denver got a nasty surprise when an engine failed on the small plane.

Nevertheless, these fearless passengers brushed off the near-death experience.

A photo accompanying the Riverton Ranger's story shows the passengers walking from the first plane straight onto a second, which would take them to Denver.

If an engine ever fails on my first plane, there is absolutely no way I plan to board a second plane. Ever, much less within minutes of escaping the first.

Furthermore, all the horrifying events of the day took place before 7 a.m. I'd just go home and get back in bed if my day started that way.

Speaking of airplanes, kudos to the Lander airport for renaming its terminal building after an avid aviator from the area.

Larry Hastings, who died unexpectedly in mid-May, and his family were honored with the building name before his memorial service.

Contact reporter Megan Lee at (307) 266-0616 or megan.lee@trib.com. Read her DogBlog at tribtown.trib.com/MeganLee/blog.