Steve, sorry to hear of your loss. I am at the age where both of my parents are gone, my wife's parents are in their 70's as well as my sister. It isn't easy but the fact remains that over the next 10 years many of family are going to be passing on.

The one thing that stuck me as sad, was one day before my mother passed at age 92, she told be the bad thing about living long is that the day will come when none of your friends and most of family will be around. Doesn't really make me one to leave sooner than later, but does bring the ageing point home. Winter or Summer, no time is a good time as far as I'm concern. Don't like my small circle of friends and family getting smaller.