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11-25-2006, 11:54 AM
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Another funeral to attend :(
I have to go soon to attend my uncles funeral. He was my Dads baby brother and while I do have some memories of him from when I was much younger, I haven't seen him now in many years. He never married, moved to a neighboring state, joined a rather extreme religion, and pretty much kept to himself.
I found it weird that he was cremated and they're burying his urn next to my dad. He had never really owned anything, but had a decent job, so is donating a rather large lump sum to his church. I feel a bit bad that I'm going only out of obligation. I really don't have a lot of emotion one way or the other about his death. Dads family of 7 kids is now down to just the 2 sisters... slowly and steadily I am approaching the status of the oldest generation in the family.
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11-25-2006, 12:35 PM
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Going to a funeral out of obligation is hard. And it's too bad that your uncle separated himself from the rest of the family. Sometimes who a person leaves everything to can be strange. You're a good niece to go to his service.
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11-25-2006, 01:05 PM
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I'm sorry Tink for your Uncle's passing. Obligation or not, you are doing the right thing. I have always felt, when we do the right thing, we have no regrets.
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11-25-2006, 02:20 PM
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I'm sorry about your Uncle, and like Janet says even though you feel obligated to go to the service, you are doing the right thing.
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11-25-2006, 06:20 PM
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I am to sorry to hear about your uncles passing and I agree with the girls, pay your respects and you are the better person...
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