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When Shay Bradley's coffin was lowered into the ground, mourners heard knocking and his voice yelling "Let me out!" The Dublin grandfather of eight had pre-recorded his final joke to give his family one last laugh.
When war disrupted flights and left an 88-year-old man's Irish family unable to attend his funeral, a Melbourne community responded with overwhelming kindness. So many strangers showed up to honor Michael Purcell that the chapel reached capacity.
A Tennessee Navy veteran died with no known relatives, but when the state asked for help, hundreds of strangers showed up to honor him. Lonnie Wayman's funeral went from "unclaimed" to completely packed.