Originally posted by: Gaffer Tape
I, too, am sorry for your loss. Almost inconceivable that the same date could yield such tragic circumstances twice. And I find it even more eerie because my cousin's birthday is March 24th. I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers.

Yes. At some point in the future I'd be interested in knowing the odds, although not now. In actuallity it turns out to be only around 1 hour apart.

Thanks for the kind words. The funeral was today, and I'd say there were rougly 600 people there, with about 500 at the wake last night. This has once again shaken us to the core, and I'm not sure my family recovers from this one. It's odd. My wife pointed out today that the death of my other cousin 6 years ago brought the family closer together, while this one has great potential to let it fall apart, as my aunt is the "glue" at the center of many relationships and it's a cause for great concern.