My Big Fat Greek Funeral: Part IV

The Wake

Personal Photo By TS Stamos

The room felt eerie. We were the first to arrive. And front and center lay my father-in-law. And before the casket stood my wife, her cousin, Yianni, my mother-in-law, and my sister-in-law. Our children sat by themselves in the first row of pews. They had no desire to approach the casket. They couldn't confront to see their grandfather. He was full of laughter and jest; they were afraid to…