{"id":119,"date":"2016-12-15T20:56:39","date_gmt":"2016-12-15T20:56:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.zhoufu.org\/?p=119"},"modified":"2017-01-05T14:32:48","modified_gmt":"2017-01-05T14:32:48","slug":"a-heartbreaking-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.zhoufu.org\/?p=119","title":{"rendered":"A little too late"},"content":{"rendered":"

New York, 2016<\/p>\n

We’re having a family gathering last Saturday, and I called up a cousin whom I couldn’t reach for the dinner. A woman picked it up after mere two rings.<\/p>\n

\"image\"<\/a>“Hi, may I speak to Sven?” I asked.
\n“Who’s calling?” She asked.
\n“This is Irene, his cousin. We’re now having a gathering, thought to try him one more time.”
\n“He passed away this morning.”<\/p>\n

… …<\/p>\n

We spoke once, at length, perhaps ten years ago, I did suggest to meet but he was noncommittal. I didn’t press. Recently when we decided to have a family gathering, I called him a couple of times. Their answering machine’s message is generic, I don’t know if its still theirs so I didn’t leave a message.<\/p>\n

Here is his obituary on today’s\u00a0NYT<\/a> according to his account<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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