Funeral Today

My CO's (commanding officer) daughter died in a car accident a few days ago. She was headed here from New Orleans with 3 friends. The driver fell asleep at the wheel and the car crashed. The driver was uninjured. They were only 2 hours away. It is only an 8 hour drive from NO to Jax.

His daughter was the topic of his conversation almost every day. He was so proud of her. She was 18 and a senior in high school. She was on the golf team and had a scholarship to come here to Florida to play. Evidentally she was really good. I chose to not attend the service because I do not know the girl that died and I hardly know the CO, other than he is my boss. I don't believe it is my place to be there. Family and friends are who I want at my funeral, not friends of friends and co-workers of friends. That's just me, though.