I’m not criticizing, but I do find it weird that running the obituary posted below for a few days in the local newspaper is more expensive than the cremation that my father requested. That’s just plain weird. Thank you to all who have express condolences, concerns, emailed me personally, or donated money to the Red Cross in my father’s name. It is all appreciated, even if I haven’t yet emailed you my thanks. My family is doing well, considering, and I’m going to be on a plane on Monday morning, heading back to Korea for my last few nights in …

Thank you to everyone leaving supportive comments. I thought I would share my father’s obituary here. SELLAR, GORDON KINLAY The family of Gordon K. Sellar, age 66 years of Saskatoon, sadly announces his unexpected passing on Saturday, February 4th, 2006. Gordon will always be loved and remembered by his wife of 33 years, Ghislaine; by his children, Gord of Seoul, South Korea, Marie and husband Troy, of Saskatoon, and Isabella and husband Martin of Winnipeg; and his grandson, Nathaniel, as well as his eagerly awaited second grandchild. Gordon was born on September 12th, 1939, in Zomba, Nyasaland (Malawi), and throughout …

My father has passed away. I am on my way to Saskatoon now. It was sudden and unexpected, a result of a surgery he told me he might have but which he said wouldn’t be serious. It was serious, and a couple of days after it, he slipped away in the night. He did not suffer, which is a help to know. I wish I’d gone home for my holida; not doing so was a decision I think I will regret forever, though I am trying not to feel guilty about it. We could have seen one another one more …