For most of us death is occasional, peripheral.  But for a some, death is part of the job.  And for a few it is the job. This series examines death through the eyes of professionals who face it every day.

John Murphy is a trooper with the State Highway Patrol.

Death Perceptions: The Choices We Make

Christy Hamilton is a organ donor specialist for Lifeline of Ohio

Death Perceptions: The Gift of Life

Death Perceptions: Just Like Any Other Job

Death Perceptions: One Step Away...

Michael Schoedinger is a funeral director

Death Perceptions: A Way of Life

Death Perceptions: Its Part of the Gift

Mike Sowell is a paramedic in the Columbus Fire Department.

Death Perceptions: First Responders

Dr. Steven Steinberg is a trauma surgeon at Ohio State University.

Death Perceptions: Defying Death

Carolyn Slack analyzes data to determine infant mortality rates in Franklin County, Ohio.

Death Perceptions: Health of the Community

Beth S. Joslowitz is a hospice worker who specializes in children who have less than six months to live.