Opportunity

“Gerald Ralph Cooke, 49, of Tacoma, died August 5, 1990. He had resided here since 1956, moving from Spokane.”

The obituary was brief. Three paragraphs. Fewer than 100 words. No photo.

I expected as much. My family didn’t have much money and my dad’s death was sudden, unexpected — a car accident in Lake Cushman over the weekend.