Someone died today. It was a surprise but then again he was very unfit - a fat grey man. I only met him once and he wasn't a very popular member of the family. As far as I can tell no one grieves for him. He left no children.
It is a shame - this is a type I come across when I am doing family history - a dead end with nothing to leave the world to say he was there. No achievements, no happy memories passed down through the family, just a name on a certificate for someone to find in future years.
His brother has had a difficult year and concerns are largely with him. He is a good man and will leave a legacy though. A good person and he has helped create a life and family, despite the adversity that he and his brother faced growing up.
Two people given the same shot at life, two very different stories. No one grieves for him but maybe he provides a cursory lesson in how not to live and how not to die. Maybe that's his legacy after all.
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