Hi Cibomatto ~

The first stage of grief is shock. As you said Joe was just walking around a few days ago, and now he is gone forever. It takes awhile for our minds and hearts to just process that someone important to us is gone.

My beloved older brother, Charles, died 33 years ago, and at a deeper level I have just within the last year started to really process this loss. It was that traumatic for me. He was my role model, and so much more.

It sounds like your parents have a restaurant. I come from a restaurant family too.

Please feel free to PM me.

EJ