[Magdalen] A good idea?

[James Oppenheimer-Crawford]

Helen, my wonderful Mom in law, hung around our place for years til we had
a chance to go out to Arizona and inurn (?) her ashes with her beloved
Vince.  It was so terrific after all those years that people remembered
Helen and came to the service.

James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
*“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy

On Sun, Apr 24, 2016 at 8:23 AM, Christopher Hart <cervus51 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Very much the choice in my family. All 3 of my grandparents whom I knew
> (not sure about the one who died long before I was born) and both of my
> parents were cremated. My father's ashes are presently at my brother's
> house in New Jersey awaiting the planned memorial/funeral service in Maine
> this July, he having died in March in Florida. You can't do that with a
> corpse, but cremation provides such options.
>
> On Sat, Apr 23, 2016 at 11:51 PM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford <
> oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > It's interesting how quickly cremation gained traction. when I was
> growing
> > up, people would talk about a death and then, whispering, "He was --
> > cremated -- you know..." and everyone sort of paused and then changed the
> > subject. Today, it's rapidly becoming the primary choice.
> >
> > An interesting discussion:
> > http://www.religioustolerance.org/crematio1.htm
> >
> > I was surprised at how recent the shift has apparently been, according to
> > the numbers in this source, anyway.
> >
> >
> > James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
> > *“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
> > except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy
> >
> > On Sat, Apr 23, 2016 at 8:40 PM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <
> > magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > In a message dated 4/23/2016 7:50:27 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> > > oppenheimerjw at gmail.com writes:
> > >
> > > all of  our resting places will be utterly forgotten, so there's
> > > actually little  difference.>>>>>>>>>
> > >
> > > Just go with cremation.
> > >
> > > That way you can either be scattered or if interred in a cemetery,
> > > take up very little room.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > David Strang.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
>
>
>
> --
>
> Christopher Hart
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