To Neal [Abraham donation proposal]

The Avon Lady · 10-13-07, 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Neal Stevens

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Originally Posted by Skybird

Don't get me wrong, I do not wish to bust the meeting, but Abraham and me had several PMs and emails over time, sometimes chatting, sometimes fighting, and at one opportunity and in a very different context he said that instead of buying wreaths when somebody was dying he would prefer to see the money spend on a life belt and then saving somebody in the water - in the end, he said, "both things would be round with an empty hole in the middle." That conversation was longer time ago. Don't misunderstand me, please, but you get the idea of what he said (half serious, half joking). So, instead of buying a wreath you could also contribute your money for a good cause, even in your local place - and in Abraham's name/for his sake. I'm sure he would have liked that better.

Again, do not get me wrong here, please.

No problem, I understand where you're coming from. I'm more interested in a gesture to his family, to console them. But I'll follow the wishes of the group here.

I agree with Skybird. It is common to notify a deceased relatives that a donation has been made to whatever cause is selected in memory of their lost one. That card stands a chance of being placed in a memorial album.

A wreath and its memory withers and dies faster, with the florist being the major beneficiary.