Re: Pool Party at the Ozzy Zoo!!!, 8/7/2010, 3:30 am

From: Elena Dent <debadger_at_pacbell.net_at_hypermail.org>
Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2010 16:18:11 -0700

Glad it was a happy wake instead of a free-for-all. I know someone who has provided for a proper wake when he goes, including a piper.

Elena
On Aug 3, 2010, at 12:20 AM, David Coons wrote:

> Thank you, Elena, and it's true. She'd been hoping to die within the year, and
> so it transpired. Bad recoveries and torn stitches after a pair of surgeries a
> few years ago left her herneated with sporadic internal bleeding. At 71,
> repairing it would have been quite risky and painful according to her surgeon.
> So yes, this was absolutely the best time, place and way to go. The memorial
> dinner was really upbeat and more a celebration of her life than a mourning.
>
> Also, death in the family encourages reunion and closeness, so it's not all
> bad.
>
> It's been quite the adventure in the Ozarks.
>
> dc
>
Received on 2010-08-03 16:18:15