BrianShaw
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The end of the story
The end of the story
Thanks, all, for the interesting discussion. My Aunt appears to have settled the dilemna. Her husband, my Uncle, was 'direct cremated'... meaning that there was no viewing/wake. No viewing/wake = no photo opportunity = no dilemna. There will be a memorial service and interrmnet tommorrow.
At the memorial service will be two photos: my Uncle in his US Air Force Uniform (he was active USAF when he met and married my aunt), and a picture of him with his wife and five daughters. Both of these are memories of much better days.
Nobody will likely forget the past 10 years living with my Uncle's alzheimers or the trauma of his last month with pneumonia... but the memorial service will be much more of a celebration of his life with the memories of the selected photos!
The end of the story
Thanks, all, for the interesting discussion. My Aunt appears to have settled the dilemna. Her husband, my Uncle, was 'direct cremated'... meaning that there was no viewing/wake. No viewing/wake = no photo opportunity = no dilemna. There will be a memorial service and interrmnet tommorrow.
At the memorial service will be two photos: my Uncle in his US Air Force Uniform (he was active USAF when he met and married my aunt), and a picture of him with his wife and five daughters. Both of these are memories of much better days.
Nobody will likely forget the past 10 years living with my Uncle's alzheimers or the trauma of his last month with pneumonia... but the memorial service will be much more of a celebration of his life with the memories of the selected photos!
