AG,

Thank You. It's easier to cope with an older person passing away but my bro's friend is a few years younger than I am. My cousin was 24. He's my blood cousin's grandson. My cousin was much older than me so I always called him uncle...so his grandson is my 3rd cousin....once removed....carry the one...or whatever..

Burying people younger than you doesn't seem natural.

The Grim Reaper got my family 4 years in a row recently(including the uncle/cousin I just mentioned), and gave us a break last year ...back in full force this year.

A third of my family are Catholics, as was my cousin so I'll be seeing the Catholic funeral mass in person soon. Thanks for the outline and I'm glad that, all things considered, that the services you attended were pleasant.