Tragedy

My mom's fiancee's father passed away over the weekend.

He was old.
I never met him.
He lived in Florida with his wife in a home.

To pay my respects, I took Monday off--bereavement day!
In light of the many responsibilities I would have had to fulfill on Monday, I found it to be a good day to be out of the office with no forewarning. I mean, I called in to inform them of the tragedy.

May he rest in peace.