Death is certain when you work in the ER.  Dr. Greene lost his mom and dad, even before he lost his own fight with cancer.  The paramedics lost a Hero to a fire after saving the lives of others.  Carol took the Long Way Around and watched as a man killed a store owner and kept her and others hostage before getting shot and killed by the police himself.  We watched Peter's mother and ex-girlfriend both die, even one of his med-students was hit by the El train.  Who will ever forget the brutal death of Lucy Knight and the sorrow that Jeanie Boulet felt when Scott Anspaugh was taken at such an early age to cancer?  Luka was flooded with memories of his family as he took care of a bishop before he passed away.  Mark went with Doug to pay respect to his estranged father after being killed in a car accident and Mark also watched as one of his patients fought cervical cancer and lost, leaving two small children behind.  Carter has seen death many times, he even recently lost his grandfather, while being flooded with memories of his brother who died earlier in his life.  Let's take time to pay our respects and remember those who came in to the ER, but never left.

Those we have lost:

Lucy Knight

On February 14, 2000, medical student Lucy Knight was brutally stabbed by a 23 year old law student named Paul Sobricki.  She  was to pass him off to Psych., per Carter's request.  Carter sees that the patient is still on the board, so he goes to look for Lucy. Paul's room is dimly lit when Carter walks in. He doesn't see anyone in the room, but notices a Valentine card on the floor and bends down to pick it up. As he is looking at the card, Paul comes out of the shadows and stabs Carter in the back. Carter struggles to remain standing, and calls out for anyone, but they are unable to hear him because of the loud music being played at their Valentines Party. Carter falls to the floor in agony. He tries to push himself up, but he is too weak and he cannot. As he realizes that he is getting ready to pass out, he looks across the room and, horrified, his eyes growing wide, sees Lucy lying on the floor, on the other side of the bed, struggling to stay alive.  They were both found later by Dr. Kerry Weaver after she saw bloody footprint on the floor.  She opens the door to the exam room and is shocked at her gruesome discovery.  Dr. Elizabeth Corday and Dr. Romano try to save Lucy's life.  Lucy's vitals drop and they try to save her, but it doesn't help.  He makes yet another attempt at cardiac massage and orders Elizabeth to charge paddles, screaming, Come on, Lizzie, let's go!, but she stands immobile, finally having accepted the hopelessness of the situation. At last Romano also relents, telling her to call it. With regret and exhaustion, Elizabeth notes the time of death: 02:56.  Kerry comes in as Romano is cleaning Lucy up and she covers her with a sheet.

Mark Greene

Mark starts showing signs of being ill in Season Seven's "Rescue Me".  He learns quickly that he has an inoperable brain tumor.  He keeps it from Elizabeth for a few days, but finally tells her what is going on.  They fly to New York during the holidays and Mark gets operated on.  After some treatments and time has passed, it looks as if Mark is going to be okay.  Mark gets to enjoy the arrival of his new baby girl, Ella.  In Season Eight, he also gets to enjoy the arrival of his older teenage daughter, Rachel.  Rachel causes a lot of chaos in the Greene household, but something more chaotic happens; Mark's brain tumor is back and he only has a short time.  By the time his estranged wife finds out, Mark only has a few weeks to live.  He tells his colleagues at the ER that it is time for him to go.  He goes with Rachel to Hawaii to show her where he grew up and hopes that the time together can fix their broken relationship.  Mark passes away while he is there with his wife and two daughters close to him.  Dr. Corday faxes a letter to the gang at the ER to let them know how he Mark feels about their time together.  Dr. Mark Greene will be greatly missed by those he left behind.