Muchas Gracias!

Thanks to everyone who sent emails or comments of condolence. They were greatly appreciated.

It looks like the memorial service is going to be 10:30 Saturday morning at 1st Christian Church in Arlington, Texas with interment following somewhere in Ft. Worth. I'm a bit ashamed to say this, but I've quite forgotten where one of my grandfathers is buried, but I assure you, we'll get it figured out, and get Grandma planted next to him.

I wonder... do you dig up the whole grave to bury the urn of ashes, or will a post-hole digger suffice? Hmm... these things you never have to think about until they become an issue.

For the record, I'm all for cremation and ash-scattering. No gloomy crypt or moldering headstone for me. Plant a tree, and come feed it a bottle of scotch and some cigar ashes for a few years. By the time I've faded in your memory, the tree will be doing fine on its own. Lots better than a 4' x 8' plot of ground.