Gina, This is just pure, personal opinion - but to me death is death, and those who die by accident, murder, or suicide are equally loved and mourned by those who survive them. Use your own judgement about the personal comments, especially rumor - maybe on the archives we should leave that out - it has no genealogical value. Karen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gina Sherrard" <gina_sherrard@yahoo.com> To: <LAUNION-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, February 09, 2001 2:42 AM Subject: Re: tidbits > Thank you all, I was trying to be sensitive to the > families, some of these are still less than 20 years > old. There is nothing graphic or anything, they are > just car accident accounts and a couple of suicides. > Peggy has made notes saying that some killed their > selves or were rumored to be murdered should I > inlclude these comments? > > Gina > > --- Mary Margaret Selig-Trahan <mmst@classicnet.net> > wrote: > > Gina---go for it.....we are all looking for every > > bit of information we can > > find....I personally thank you for all the work you > > do for us.....just keep > > it up......mary margaret > > P. S. This old lady finally got moved....just went > > downstairs and across > > the street in our apt. complex.....but how nice it > > is on my hips and > > knees.....mmst > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Karen Rice <aberizn1@gte.net> > > To: <LAUNION-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2001 12:28 PM > > Subject: tidbits > > > > > > > Gina, > > > I don't think these are in bad taste at all. What > > does it matter if > > someone > > > dies in an accident or of old age? We still want > > to honor and remember > > > them. We have one obit on there for a young man > > who died in his teens in > > an > > > auto crash in the 1920s. My grandfather died of > > cancer at 78. My son > > died > > > in a car crash at 19. Both their memories are > > equally important. Am I > > > wrong, list? > > > Karen > > > PS - I think our parents and grandparents kept > > these obits and funeral > > cards > > > and such, because they were a great deal more in > > tune with the fact that > > > death is part of life than we are. > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail - only $35 > a year! http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ >