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Two Funerals: A Short Story
My connection with the story Two Funerals is when I lost my great-grandfather. Just like how Athena felt emotionally, you are shocked by the death of a loved one. My great-grandfather passed away at ninety-nine years old. He started the Flint Auto Auction and served in World War Two and Korean War; he was a truly amazing man. I remembered the day when I was told he passed away, I had just left for school to get on the bus and by the time I had arrived at school the news that he had passed away was waiting for me. I was devastated because I had never lost a family member until that day, but at the same time I felt reassured about my great-grandfather because I know he lived a long successful life. I remember when I attended his funeral. I was
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