Brother wants to keep dad’s former partner from memorial
Siblings disagree over whether to invite their late father's longtime male companion to his memorial after the father came out as gay.
Dear Eric: My 93-year-old Dad passed away recently, and my brother and I are planning a memorial service. Our mother died several years ago.
Mom and Dad stayed married despite the fact that Dad came out as gay around 2000. He had a very close relationship with a man, “Douglas,” for many years, although they were just friends when Dad died.