Klyd, the mom described what it was like to have the police officer show up at their door. It sent chills down my spine. So, I know what you mean when you quoted your dad.
I got those same chills when I heard the story of how my aunt and uncle heard the news of my cousin's unexpected passing on 12/17/1983. My aunt woke up early that Saturday morning, looked out the front window and saw the priest, the bishop and her sister (a Sister of Mercy) walking up the sidewalk.
My aunt had no doubt it involved her son, Geoffrey, who was playing in a band the previous night, but it was her 22 year old daughter, recently married, who died of an embolism.
By the way, the bishop was later known as Cardinal John O'Connor.
