A Whimsical Notion

Do people chat with each other in the queue to the Pearly Gates? This is a whimsical thought, considering I don't even believe in said Pearly Gates, however it is an image that I have often pictured when I hear that two people I know or have heard of, have died around the same time. A famous example of deaths occurring on the same day is C.S. Lewis and J.F. Kennedy in 1963. Kennedy's death was such a world shattering event that it totally eclipsed the other, and Lewis' death slipped past almost unreported. But although they never met in life the two men are, for me, somehow linked in death. In the same way, I always remember that Princess Diana and Mother Theresa died one day apart in 1997 - and on a personal note, also that our first cat Tess died earlier that August. Did Mother Theresa pick up Tess for a cuddle as she exchanged pleasantries with Diana? 

This past week has seen the death of Ed "Stewpot" Stewart, the radio presenter of Children's Choice in the 1970s. I remember him fondly from Crackerjack. It has also seen the deaths of Rock legend David Bowie, and of one of the most aged of our elderly neighbours. She was a chatty and friendly lady so I should imagine that she would get on fine with the other two. I wonder who I'll be standing next to in the queue when my time comes?