Nancy Young wrote:
> (apologies to those who find that term offensive)
>
> We went to Las Vegas for my BIL's funeral and there it was ...
> funeral food. I'd asked, what happens after the funeral? Are we
> going out or something? Understand, the only person who lives there
> is my SIL and she didn't have the room or the energy to host a whole
> bunch of people from out of town.
>
> My other SIL asked the reverend, he said, oh, we can do food.
> So, for free, absolutely free (of course I thought of Dave Smith's wife)
> they put out a bunch of food. I didn't take a very close look, but there
> were sandwiches from somewhere, a big platter of them, plenty of fruit
> and vegetable/dip platters. Kentucky Fried Chicken. A sheet cake and
> a homemade cheescake type thing, that was so very good. Soda/coffee.
>

Sorry to hear about your loss. Sounds like some good people there in
Las Vegas.

My wife's aunt passed away in 1990. She and here husband were of
Armenian descent. An "old country" tradition is a meal after the
funeral. Her uncle was a well to do business man and laid out a catered
spread at the orthodox Armenian church reception hall that must have
cost thousands of dollars. There must have been at least a hundred
people there. Seems to me like an undue burden to place on a family
during a time of grief, but that's what they do.

-Rusty