On a whim I googled an old friend -- in fact a very close friendship spanning from my late 20's through my early 60's -- who I had lost touch with, I was never really sure why. I entered his name in the search engine and suddenly was face-to-face with his obituary. He died two-and-a-half years ago and I hadn't heard.
The obituary did not mention cause of death although it did mention it was during the height of Covid. I wanted to know so I googled another friend from those days long ago who would likely know the details, and suddenly I was reading his obituary. He died last month.
I am not googling anyone else. Ever.
The same exact thing happened to me about a year ago I was thinking of my step grandmother and I tried to get in touch with her. I had a really close bond with my grandmother, so she never late. Encouraged a relationship with the step grandmother.. A family member said she was over 100 and still alive.. But when I googled her name she had died a few months before… I too read her Obituary.. sadly.. I guess I just wanted closure. I never got to say goodbye.
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