Some ideas on death and record keeping

I'm very curious to see what happens with the Mitch McConnell situation. If he is deceased, and people are hiding it, I'm betting Washington, D.C. has a few laws on the books that could come into play.

I've been writing up the history of a local man who died in 1944. As part of my research, I went to the cemetery to take a photo of his grave, but couldn't find it. There's a website called "Find A Grave" which listed it as being in Section F but, despite a lot of walking around in what I thought was Section F, it remained elusive.

So, I called the people in charge of the cemetery. I gave one of the directors the name of the deceased, the date he'd been buried and the information from 'Find A Grave.' "I believe he's in Section F," I told him, so that's where he began looking. After a few minutes he asked me if the man had died a pauper.

"No, he died a millionaire."

That's when I heard the panic in his voice. He couldn't find the name or the location of this prominent citizen and said he'd call me back. Two hours later he did which just happens to be how long it takes to drive from Philadelphia, where his office is located, to our town. The grave was actually located in Section K. He gave me precise directions and even sent me photos.

After my casual inquiry about a man who'd been dead for 82 years, the director of the cemetery jumped in a car and drove 2 hours to find the grave. I got the impression that the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania doesn't look too kindly on the misplacement of a buried corpse.

If Washington, D.C. officials are being less than forthcoming about the potential death of a senator, I'm pretty sure someone will be going to court.