As I opened the envelope from Krtil, I held my breath. Inside was a certificate ascertaining the latitude and longitude at which Burt’s cremated remains were set into the ocean.
I had dropped that paper into a drawer so quickly that it took me a full 24 hours for it to register. The “it” that I was slow to accept was the date it certified that Burt’s remains went into the L.I. Sound. The “it” was the finality of the event.
I wanted to know, but I wasn’t prepared for this documentation.
Burton Beck was buried at sea on Jul 3rd at 8:45am. Rest in peace, my dear, dear Burt.
this is our life 