Well, I just found out my namesake passed this morning.
01/13/2003
I received a call from the nursing home this morning. It was a mistake, they thought they were calling my Mom on the cell phone.
After some confusion, we figured out they were trying to call Mom. Mom and I have the same name.
I at first thought it was just trouble with the parents or payments or such. I instructed her to call my Mom. After a few minuets, I called Mom to see what happened. I guess it was a painless passing, no heroic efforts, she just drifted off to the next world.
I need to figure out if I am going to head to FL. Grandma and Grandpa have a pre-arranged thing with the funeral parlor. I don’t think there will be a service. I think the instructions just say to cremate and fill the box. They bought this option many years ago and I remember talking to Grandpa about it back in the 90’s. He didn’t want anything fancy, just a simple inscription on the plaque. I wonder how long Grandpa will make it. They has been married since 1932 I think. Grandma was born on 05-17-11. 92 years, hey that’s a nice long life.
