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My mother's obituary
Jan. 1st, 2026 05:45 pmI think my cousin Dianne (!) wrote this:
https://www.folsomfuneral.com/obituaries/mary-hunt
I was asked the spelling of my sister's name and the kind of degree my mother got in school.
Not sure where the rest came from.
https://www.folsomfuneral.com/obituaries/mary-hunt
I was asked the spelling of my sister's name and the kind of degree my mother got in school.
Not sure where the rest came from.
My mother's passing
Dec. 30th, 2025 11:49 amMy cousin Dianne (of the many !) has just called to let me know my mother died.
Dianne’s sister called me yesterday to tell me it was going to happen soon, so there is no surprise.
And, at 94.6 years old and in the hospital for the last 7 months, no one should have been surprised anyhow.
The joke that she waited until today so my wife would have a birthday present has already been made. And, not by me…
It’s been 10,798 days since she called me at work to tell me I was an embarrassment to her and the family.
I’ve had almost nothing to do with her in those intervening 29.56 years.
So, it isn’t leaving a hole in my life.
This summer she did say she was "sorry for all the trouble I gave you over the years".
That was more than I ever expected to get, but still not the "I was wrong to call you an embarrassment" I would have hoped for.
And, I knew it would never come. She could have lived 10,000 years and it would never come.
So, I didn’t have any hopes of anything better coming.
I’m sure there will be some kind of service.
She had set up lawyers and trust funds and such to take care of my brother.
So, it’s all in their hands now.
Dianne’s sister called me yesterday to tell me it was going to happen soon, so there is no surprise.
And, at 94.6 years old and in the hospital for the last 7 months, no one should have been surprised anyhow.
The joke that she waited until today so my wife would have a birthday present has already been made. And, not by me…
It’s been 10,798 days since she called me at work to tell me I was an embarrassment to her and the family.
I’ve had almost nothing to do with her in those intervening 29.56 years.
So, it isn’t leaving a hole in my life.
This summer she did say she was "sorry for all the trouble I gave you over the years".
That was more than I ever expected to get, but still not the "I was wrong to call you an embarrassment" I would have hoped for.
And, I knew it would never come. She could have lived 10,000 years and it would never come.
So, I didn’t have any hopes of anything better coming.
I’m sure there will be some kind of service.
She had set up lawyers and trust funds and such to take care of my brother.
So, it’s all in their hands now.
I just heard another friend of mine just died.
And, another friend’s mother died over the weekend.
I know folks die all the time. It’s the one thing that everyone does.
But, the last few months seem to have had an awful amount of it.
And, that makes me sad.
And, another friend’s mother died over the weekend.
I know folks die all the time. It’s the one thing that everyone does.
But, the last few months seem to have had an awful amount of it.
And, that makes me sad.
I just found out that someone I considered a friend and inspiration as a performer passed away this weekend.
When we first started doing our fire act 20 years ago, he gave us lessons and advice to make sure we were safe and professional in what we did.
He certainly didn’t have to do that. Many would not have.
He was an excellent performer, an inspiration to me and someone I respected quite a bit.
I’m sad to hear he’s gone.
When we first started doing our fire act 20 years ago, he gave us lessons and advice to make sure we were safe and professional in what we did.
He certainly didn’t have to do that. Many would not have.
He was an excellent performer, an inspiration to me and someone I respected quite a bit.
I’m sad to hear he’s gone.
Obituaries
Dec. 29th, 2022 05:32 pmParking the obituaries for this month here so I don’t forget where they were.
My sister:
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/legacyremembers/anne-hunt-obituary?pid=203444092&utm_source=MarketingCloud&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ObitShare_PPNBlock_122222&utm_content=ViewObituary&sfmc_id=158697023&env=96e199a5987ba69e2c43a8ec773c60bd4ef1ccd51235e6c94c29882efe956827
My Cousin Katie:
https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/winter-garden-fl/katherine-gregory-11050163
Uncle Rich:
https://roneyfuneralhome.com/book-of-memories/5103328/Swift-Richard/service-details.php
My sister:
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/legacyremembers/anne-hunt-obituary?pid=203444092&utm_source=MarketingCloud&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ObitShare_PPNBlock_122222&utm_content=ViewObituary&sfmc_id=158697023&env=96e199a5987ba69e2c43a8ec773c60bd4ef1ccd51235e6c94c29882efe956827
My Cousin Katie:
https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/winter-garden-fl/katherine-gregory-11050163
Uncle Rich:
https://roneyfuneralhome.com/book-of-memories/5103328/Swift-Richard/service-details.php
I do not like this month...
Dec. 26th, 2022 06:49 pmMy wife's uncle died this morning. The one we took to Ireland for the 10th anniversary of my mother in law passing. (https://fbhjr.dreamwidth.org/1310021.html )
The same one we learned last week had liver cancer. But, a heart attack was quicker.
He'd had heath problems for years. But, this was still unexpectedly sudden.
And, very sad.
The same one we learned last week had liver cancer. But, a heart attack was quicker.
He'd had heath problems for years. But, this was still unexpectedly sudden.
And, very sad.
My sister’s death is impacting me in strange ways.
Last night I woke up at 11:34 and got very angry.
I was convinced that someone had put that number on my nightstand clock as an act of disrespect for my sister.
"How dare they!" I thought. "Don’t they know that she’s dead!?!?!?"
I was angry enough I couldn’t get back to sleep and wandered out to the living room.
I sat there thinking:
"They found her on 10/27, so that isn’t 11:34."
"They got in touch with me on 12/13, so not that."
"She was born on 2/07, so that isn’t it."
"I last heard from her on 8/07, so it wasn’t that."
I could not figure out anything that lines up with 11:34, yet I was convinced someone did that out of disrespect.
Not finding any link, I assumed that it was a mistake and went back to bed and slept though the rest of the night.
Still no idea what that’s about…
Last night I woke up at 11:34 and got very angry.
I was convinced that someone had put that number on my nightstand clock as an act of disrespect for my sister.
"How dare they!" I thought. "Don’t they know that she’s dead!?!?!?"
I was angry enough I couldn’t get back to sleep and wandered out to the living room.
I sat there thinking:
"They found her on 10/27, so that isn’t 11:34."
"They got in touch with me on 12/13, so not that."
"She was born on 2/07, so that isn’t it."
"I last heard from her on 8/07, so it wasn’t that."
I could not figure out anything that lines up with 11:34, yet I was convinced someone did that out of disrespect.
Not finding any link, I assumed that it was a mistake and went back to bed and slept though the rest of the night.
Still no idea what that’s about…
Calling my mother and brother
Dec. 16th, 2022 02:34 pmAfter I confirmed my sister’s death, I needed to tell my mother and brother.
I don’t get along with either. I try and avoid my mother. I had not spoken with my brother since our father’s memorial service 22 years ago.
But, they deserved to know my sister had died.
My sister was 14 when my mother married my father, and their relationship was always stereotypical step-mother/step-daughter like, even if I’m sure my mother would resent my saying that.
So, I dialed that phone number I haven’t used since my father died in 2000. My phone says the following call was 3 minutes long. It seemed longer.
It turns out my cousin Carolyn has not yet died, but I thought she had at the time of this call.
I’m writing down what I remember for future reference.
( The phone call )
I don’t get along with either. I try and avoid my mother. I had not spoken with my brother since our father’s memorial service 22 years ago.
But, they deserved to know my sister had died.
My sister was 14 when my mother married my father, and their relationship was always stereotypical step-mother/step-daughter like, even if I’m sure my mother would resent my saying that.
So, I dialed that phone number I haven’t used since my father died in 2000. My phone says the following call was 3 minutes long. It seemed longer.
It turns out my cousin Carolyn has not yet died, but I thought she had at the time of this call.
I’m writing down what I remember for future reference.
( The phone call )
As I find out more information about my sister’s death I’m working on tracking things down.
This is for my benefit, so no worries if anyone doesn’t read it.
There might be changes when I get the official report, but this is what I understand as of now..
( events as I know them )
This is for my benefit, so no worries if anyone doesn’t read it.
There might be changes when I get the official report, but this is what I understand as of now..
( events as I know them )
My sister has died.
Dec. 14th, 2022 10:15 amMy sister has died.
I got the call from the county office where she lived while at my cousin’s funeral yesterday.
From what I can tell, they found her body in her apartment some time in October.
They couldn’t find any contacts, so the county had her cremated and her remains sent to the county office.
I’m told the landlord was supposed to contact whoever was on her lease as an emergency contact, but I certainly didn’t hear anything and when I called my mother and brother to tell them, they seemed surprised.
And, if the landlord found her when looking for the rent, it seems like no one noticed her missing and went looking for her.
When my cousin died last week, I sent a postcard to let me sister know (as I didn’t think she’d open a letter) and had my phone number on it.
So, that got to the county office and they called.
But, they called while I was at my cousin’s funeral so my phone was off. When I got the voice mail from the county asking me to call, I was sure of what it would be.
I was after the office hours, so some sheriffs deputy answered and told me wha they could.
Today I should get a call from the office workers so I can pay for the cremation and probably have her remains shipped to me.
My relationship with my sister was strained, even if growing up she was totally my hero who introduced me to so many things I still like in my life.
I wrote about it 10 years ago. Nothing about this story changed until yesterday, which is covered above.
https://fbhjr.livejournal.com/593948.html or https://fbhjr.dreamwidth.org/593002.html
I got the call from the county office where she lived while at my cousin’s funeral yesterday.
From what I can tell, they found her body in her apartment some time in October.
They couldn’t find any contacts, so the county had her cremated and her remains sent to the county office.
I’m told the landlord was supposed to contact whoever was on her lease as an emergency contact, but I certainly didn’t hear anything and when I called my mother and brother to tell them, they seemed surprised.
And, if the landlord found her when looking for the rent, it seems like no one noticed her missing and went looking for her.
When my cousin died last week, I sent a postcard to let me sister know (as I didn’t think she’d open a letter) and had my phone number on it.
So, that got to the county office and they called.
But, they called while I was at my cousin’s funeral so my phone was off. When I got the voice mail from the county asking me to call, I was sure of what it would be.
I was after the office hours, so some sheriffs deputy answered and told me wha they could.
Today I should get a call from the office workers so I can pay for the cremation and probably have her remains shipped to me.
My relationship with my sister was strained, even if growing up she was totally my hero who introduced me to so many things I still like in my life.
I wrote about it 10 years ago. Nothing about this story changed until yesterday, which is covered above.
https://fbhjr.livejournal.com/593948.html or https://fbhjr.dreamwidth.org/593002.html
Doing laundry today the dryer had two pennies right next to each other by the door.
My first thought was it was like the coins on the eyes of a dead person.
So, I wonder if someone I know has died, or will soon.
I’ve got one cousin on deathwatch now. So, who knows?
My first thought was it was like the coins on the eyes of a dead person.
So, I wonder if someone I know has died, or will soon.
I’ve got one cousin on deathwatch now. So, who knows?
