I'm utterly heartbroken, a friend of 20 years died at the weekend less than a year after his wife. His funeral will be on the 1st anniversary of his wife's passing.
They leave together 2 kids in their early 20s who I have known since toddler group. They are obviously broken right now, the grief is magnified because they didn't get to say goodbye to their dad and can't have a proper funeral or wake. The funeral procession will pass through the village and I will stand and bow my head like they have asked.
They have been inundated with flowers and balloons, I want to send them something different, possibly something practical.
I had thought of offering to send some money, I'm sure they could do with some financial help right now. A local pub is putting together packages of meals they can just bung in the oven or microwave.
Do any of these options sound ok or can anyone recommend anything else?