Why do bad things happen to good people?

I am distraught.
A family member unexpectedly past away today and I am heart broken. I am so so so upset words cannot explain how distraught i feel.
It was just unexpected. I was shocked. How could this person pass away so quickly? And that too, just out of the ordinary!!!

I feel like someone has taken a part of me and I can't get it back ever. And it just kills me Inside. I'm In shock

I'm so sorry for your loss.
I experienced the sudden death of a close relative almost two years ago when my uncle died.
You'll always have the memories of the good times that you shared.
Over time the shock fades, the pain becomes less overpowering and happy memories of time spent together will replace the cocktail of disbelief-grief-anger.

I'm still trying to figure out the answer to why bad things happen to good people.
I've heard a range of suggestions from other people: accidents happen, predestined fate, evil people enjoy destroying innocent lives, a warning from history/gift of hindsight.

My main belief is that good people die earlier because God wants to take them in to heaven quicker for a good reason. I.e. they have done too much good that the lord wants to grant them peace for all eternity

Because bad things allow good people to grow and become a stronger person who grows resilient in the face of tough situations. Bad people only crumble to tough situations.

"bad people only crumble to tough situations" ? this is frequently not true and that is the irony of life. I can give you literally thousands of examples. Here is just one example: The President of Eritrea, one of Africa's poorest countries, has been in power for more than 25 years and presides over a totalitarian state dictatorship of a population of poverty stricken, largely illerate people. I don't have the answers but believe me" bad "people can go on for decades!

Why you looking into this so much. This isn't a historical debate. OP is suffering and doesn't need to know about the president of Eritrea. They want support.