The first sentence of the Last Will and Testament of my sister, Carol Ruth Ryesky, reads, "I direct that all my legal debts and the expenses of my funeral, including a suitable grave marker, be paid from my general estate as part of the cost of administration as soon after my death as feasible."
This seemingly ordinary provision of the Will reflects and implements one of the most important decisions my sister ever made about her life – and about her death.
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