With this service, launched on the 10th (U.S. time) by the U.S. company LifeTouch Guarantees, headquartered in Tampa, Florida, users can store up to 5 messages on the company’s servers until they die. When a user dies, a friend, relative, or colleague sends the prescribed documents and a death certificate to LifeTouch, and the stored messages are delivered.
[Wired News 2003/11/12]

It is a little different, but it would be nice if there were a service that could send emails for each event, such as when a family member reaches a certain age or gets married. Maybe I should make one myself…