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Originally Posted by Seahawk
Both my parents were cremated. Their remains are at West Point per his wishes in a small stone memorial.
Put your desires in your Will and let the Executor deal with it. My ashes will be spread in three places: my favorite river in California that I kayaked a gillion times, the Potomac just off the farm here, and Dogs Beach in Coronado.
I am headed off this planet quietly, zero fanfare, just like my Dad. My Mom was beloved in SC and the funeral was frankly really hard for me and my Dad. There were a lot of people there and I just wanted to say good-bye.
No nothing (double negative, I know): So it is written, so let it be so. Everyone I love knows how I feel.
To quote Santini, the Great Santini: Buenos Dias, Rustpickers.
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I have a friend who used to be a funeral director, in fact his family was in the funeral business. He always told me that funerals are actually for the living and not the dead.
Funerals are just too dang expensive and it is easy to be manipulated by those in the funeral industry when in a vulnerable emotional state of mind. My friend got out of the business when he felt like it was a "business" where he was encouraged to "upsale" things such as caskets and he didn't feel comfortable with that.
I think that cremation is the way to go also. I don't want my family to spend a lot of money on a funeral for me when that money could be used elsewhere for something that they could enjoy in my memory.
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