Lynette, 70
The weekly newsletter. Maybe that's the better way to frame my posts in this blog—a weekly newsletter. I got the idea from Craig Mod who writes Ridgeline. I recently subscribed to it. Writing needs some exercise. If I languish far too long without posting, my writing muscles might atrophy. So here goes. Tita Net (Lynette P. Catedral), my father's sister, died last week. She was 70. She had a severe case of dementia and died because of complications that resulted from it. Her body was cremated: a simple, clean affair that involved close family and friends. She has left behind, on this side of eternity, her daughter, Charisse, who had the appearance of taking everything as-a-matter-of-factly, powering through the rituals of obtaining death certificates and ensuring that the caterers were paid and well-wishers properly entertained—the practical, logistical demands of funerals. Charisse's voice broke down when she gave the final eulogy, readi...
