Dearly Departed

Dearly Departed
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A man placed some flowers on the grave of his dearly
departed mother and started back toward his car when his
attention was diverted to another man kneeling at a grave.

The man seemed to be praying with profound intensity and
kept repeating, "Why did you have to die?  Why did you have
to die?  Why did you have to die?  Why did you have to die?"

The first man approached him and said, "Sir, I don't wish
to interfere with your private grief, but this demonstration
of pain is more than I've ever seen before.  For whom do you
mourn so deeply?  A child?  A parent?"

The mourner took a moment to collect himself, then replied...
"My wife's first husband."