Posted by wisbaker on May 24, 2012 at 21:04:24 from (207.118.181.106):
In Reply to: What would you do? posted by NCWayne on May 24, 2012 at 20:37:46:
At worse you'll travel 8-10 hours and have an awkward few hours at the funeral. At best maybe you'll find they knew a little more about you than you think or might be willing/wanting to know more about you. You might also learn some more about the rascal and maybe get a better understanding to what caused him to do what he did. You could get closure. My dad found out he had an additional cousin while in his late 60's, seems one of his Aunts that "didn't have kids" had three. One of them shows up at a family reunion. It's not that we do much with the new cousin but we know he is there and being acknowledged by his birth mother's family seemed to mean something to him. My maternal grandmother disowned my mom and threw her out of the house day after Christmas 1956 (Grandma didn't care for my dad, mom announced her engagement) would of been thrown out on Christmas but Great grandma was there and wouldn't allow it. Before Grandma died she estranged 2 of her 4 kids and one of those was two states away and didn't have much to do with her. About a month before she died the daughter that she still spoke to sat her down and told her some things about her grand kids and great great grand kids, I think at that time she realized what she missed. Knowing about Grandma's mental illness explains a lot, especially about her youngest daughter, I never knew Grandma but the stories make the nutty Aunt a little more tolerable (apple didn't fall far from the tree). Personally I'd go if nothing else to get information to put on the family tree, the family that knew him might appreciate your presence as part of their grief process, a chance to celebrate his life and share it with you, or you might find out you didn't miss much.
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