Thursday, October 22, 2009, Early Afternoon
Okay, so the church my father had been attending is having his memorial service. After talking to my sister and checking with the other two daughters, we 've decided to ask the church to include us in the church bulletin for genealogical reasons. My sister and one of the other sisters are into genealogy and so, it would be nice to have some acknowledgment; especially since we were not acknowledged on the obituary.
I called the church, to give the church administrative assistant the appropriate information and leave word that I'd like to talk with the Pastor. She is a little surprised to be hearing from someone who claims she's Duke Spencer's daughter. It went something like this:
Me: Hello, my name is Krishanna Spencer and I am Duke Spencer's daughter. I would like to speak with the pastor before tomorrow's memorial service.
Admin Assistant: <silence...silence...silence> Ohhhhhh... okay. What is this in reference to?
Me: I would like to be included on the church bulletin along with my other 3 sisters.
Admin Assistant: <silence...silence...silence> Ohhhhhh... okay.
Me: I realize this is probably catching you offguard.
Admin Assistant: Er, well, yes...are you coming to the service? What did you say your name was?
Me: No, I won't be attending the memorial service. My name is Krishanna Spencer.
Admin Assistant: And your sister's names?
Me: Let make sure I have the names right.
Admin Assistant: You don't know your sister's names?
Me: I know their names, I just need to make sure I have their full names right. They are actually half-sisters. We just found them a couple of years ago.
Admin Assistant: Oh. My, he was a busy man!
Me: Yes, yes he was.
