This thread has made me reflect a bit. Both of my parents are gone. I remember being upset at the time, but I don't really remember feeling losted or an empty whole.I think I have thought more about them, and feel more of a sense of loss this past year, than I did back then.Weird! They have been gone for over 13 and 15 years! At the time they died, I dealt with it without missing a step.Guess I've always been a bit slow.