StringJunky

Thanks. Same here, last time I spoke to him was in the 90's. I thought I might meet him again one day. This is what happens when you render yourself incommunicado from all channels of family gossip for a few years.

I'm sorry for your loss.

I'm even more sorry that you and your dad weren't close.

Thank you MigL. Yes, it is a shame but C'est la vie. I was moved to comment here because of how long it took for the news to reach me. My ex-sister-in-law told me on the off-chance: " Oh,you know your dad's died don't you?" My nephew, her son, goes to see his dad, my brother, and he must have told him sometime. Families...