Auburn

[eretria]

So, it is done. It's final.

Only through the help of the utterly kind mirabile did I learn that Auburn is now laid to rest at Sunset Hill Cemetery in Corning, CA. If you, like me, feel the need to send flowers to the cemetery, do get in touch with me. Maybe they can plant a rose for her, or several. She did love roses.

I don't know the background, but the family (cousins only) seems to not have lifted one finger. If
mirabile had not made many, many calls, we would not even have known where and when she was laid to rest.
She has been cremated and laid to rest anonymously. No service. No one around. It is such a nightmare and I  ... am beyond livid and wonder how the family can live with themselves. Then again, I don't know the family's reasoning, or if maybe that was her wish. I don't think it was.

I still don't know what happened exactly. The family is not getting in touch with me. I don't know who has Peggy or what will happen to her digital legacy now. We did have a fannish next of kin agreement, so I can at least honour her last wish and make sure her stories remain accessible. The rest ... I don't know.

I'm still ... It's still not real. I have the death certificate sitting here, and I still expect to find an e-mail from her whenever I open my inbox in the morning. At the same time, I dread the day when I find something in the mail that might be her last words to me.

Comments

[sian1359]

Her real family were the people she chose, not those by birth or marriage. We will always keep her in our hearts.

[mirabile]

This is lovely, and comforting. Thank you.

[mirabile]

Thank you, Eritrea. And if you think I helped in any way, I'm happy because, frankly, I still feel so helpless. But as Sian1359, we'll keep her in our hearts and her stories will be remembered for as long as the AO3 exists. You were a good friend to her, a sister to her in spirit and love.

[trobadora]

*hugs*

[dine]

thank you for this update - I wish you could get some info on where Peggy ended up and hope that she's ok

[copracat]

I would like to contribute to flowers or a rose or whatever you think would be suitable.

[sobelle]

I'd very much like to add to her remembrance.

I don't understand some families. I lost another friend online and they were the same way.