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 I think my husband spent most of the day on the phone... our niece is devastated over her Mother's death and lives 5 hours away. A long drive with husband and two middle school aged children.  Her brother lived in Michigan. Her father ( ex-husband) lives in Washington DC. They are currently at my sister-in-law's but will be leaving ...

my niece's family have to leave too and she will be alone... so  my niece asked my elder daughter to come. So all the phones calls were about getting things organized for my daughter to go.... plane tickets and schedule... dogs to the vet for boarding...trips to and from the airport.... and so on.

Since my niece is a council person for her city and has to be back Monday my daughter will be coming home Monday too. Not sure just how much they will accomplish.... other than talking. My niece , her brother and my three kids were very close as kids and there are a lot of memories...

Looks like the memorial service will not be until fall... at the Wheaton Cemetery up on Lent Hill. The family property there was bought with money given to soldiers after the Revolutionary War... a more recent family member was an aide to Lincoln after loosing his arm in the Civil War and was present at the theater when Lincoln was shot.

Bob's family, on his Mother's side, goes back to the Mayflower...me? I am an immigrant (legal tho').