Mortician Falls for a Dying Woman and Gives Her a Romantic Farewell

A morticians life is turned upside down when he falls for a dying woman, giving her a romantic farewell in a poignant love story

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A Mortician's Last Goodbye I was sitting in my office downstairs working on some paperwork on this Friday evening in late august. It had been a tough week. I had done four funeral services so far; including 2 in one day. The alarm bell dinged in my office as the outside door to the lower level opened and I heard the unmistakable sound of high heels coming down the hall. I looked up just in time to see the owner of the heels come through the door of my office. It was Marilyn Wilson; a high school classmate and old girlfriend of mine. She looked as beautiful as ever. We had been out of high school for nineteen years and she had certainly held up well. She was wearing a tan business suit with short skirt and brown heels. After exchanging hellos; I asked her what I could do for her. "I want to plan a funeral"; she said. "Whose" was my reply. I burst out laughing when she replied "mine". She saw that I thought she was joking and replied "I'm serious, I'm dying. She went on to explain that she had an inoperable brain tumor and the doctors had given her less than 6 months to live about 3 months ago. Her parents were not in good health and she wanted to take care of everything so they wouldn't be burdened by it. Over the next 2 hrs Marilyn told me what she wanted and we planned just that. She went out to her car to get her burial outfit as I figured the final cost. …the next moment changed everything

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