Am I retarded?

Current mood: disappointed

Country legend Porter Wagner, AKA the Grandfather of Country Music, passed away at a local hospice on Sunday due to a battle with lung cancer. Of course, living in Nashville, this has been all over the local news; and at the end of all the fond memories reported to the masses, the newscaster stated that memorial donations can be made to the hospice.

I don't get it. What's the need for memorial donations for someone who presumably has a small fortune in their bank account? Now, if the donations are actually to benefit the hospice & the services they provide, then I'm all for it, but shouldn't that be noted in the news cast? Or is that to be assumed? I guess I'm just not up to date the hospice memorial donations scene, but I assume that these donations are to go towards the health & funeral expenses of Mr. Wagner, which I think is just plain silly-ness.

Local people who are able could maybe make donations to the American Cancer Society, or maybe to the families of Chris Caris (age ) and Joshua Cole (age 18) who were, obviously unexpectedly, executed on Oct. 21st while at work, by disgruntled Jason Bobo, a former co-worker, who was fired from Bellacino's back in May for theft.

My heart goes out to Mr. Wagner's friends and family, as I lost my maternal grandfather to lung cancer in high school. I just think it's a little ridiculous to mention memorial donations for a well off musician when there are two local families suffering due to the unexpected murders of loved ones.

Donations for Joshua Cole can be made at Bank of America's Bellevue branch (per Harpeth Hills Funeral Home). I was unable to find mention of donations to be made in Chris Caris' name.