So long, Uncle Sam (we hardly knew thee)

Received word yesterday of the untimely death of my wife's uncle, Sam (last name unknown to me), who kicked it at the estimated young age of 40-something. As you can see, I hardly knew the guy. He was the long-haired, biker-type married to my mother-in-law's sister, Kerstin. I think that the only conversation we ever engaged in, and this happened perhaps 2-3 times, was "Hallo!" and "Tschüß!" The family reports death by heart attack...meth overdose or knife fight would have been more interesting.

The funeral is scheduled for Friday, and I'm personally hoping for some kind of biker tribute with lots of roaring Harley engines and general mayhem.

Here's to you, Sam!