I would think that it would be a great gift to give at reunions and other gatherings or holidays but you might want to ask the living relatives you mentioned how they would feel being listed in the book to avoid any bad feelings. Some want to maintain their privacy and will maybe let you just list their name w/o all the dates and such. I would just leave that up to them on the content of the entry. But it is a really great idea and I might just use it for one of our reunions coming up. Cathi