I recall a cousin being around prior to 1957. In 1997, I was at my parents grave and noticed a nearby family grave with a 12"x12" stone slab on it saying; ''In Memory of Lionel, ashes scattered in Australia''.
A few years later, a letter arrived from Australia asking for contact with other members of my family. It was from one of Lionel's children who informed me later that her dad (my cousin) had committed suicide. A lot of emails followed explaining the years of grief endured by Lionel's children. I learned also that Lionel's mother had taken her own life back in the early 1950s.
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