[Rhodes22-list] Life Imitates Art (Was this the Griswold family?)

[Rob Lowe]

At least they didn't strap her to the roof! - rob

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From: "Brad Haslett" <flybrad at gmail.com>
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Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Life Imitates Art (Was this the Griswold family?)


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http://www.nwcn.com/statenews/oregon/stories/NW_011408ORN_grandmother_roadtrip_LJ.215623a7.html#
> **Family continues Oregon-bound roadtrip with dead grandma in RV * *02:32
PM
> PST on Monday, January 14, 2008* *By JENNIFER IVESON / KGW*
>
> HILLSBORO, Ore. - A bizarre investigation is underway in Hillsboro, after
> police said they were contacted by a family whose grandmother died during
a
> recent road trip, yet they decided to keep driving with the body in thier
RV
> until they reached Oregon.
>
>  Family drives over 1,000 miles to Oregon with dead grandma in RV.
>
> Their trip began in California and they first headed to Arkansas. It was
> meant to be a special trip for the 79-year-old woman to see loved ones
> before she died. She was suffering from renal failure but was expected to
> live long enough to complete the trip.
>
>  After Arkansas, the family began driving the RV toward Oregon but their
> grandmother died in Wyoming.
>
>  However when she died, the family decided to keep driving and transported
> the body more than 1,000 more miles, until they reached Hillsboro.
>
>  "They said a Dr. had told them, based on her condition that if she did
die,
> they should continue to drive to their destination," said Lt. Michael
> Rouches with the Hillsboro Police Department. "She had a personal
physician
> here in Hillsboro and the idea was that the physician would have her
medical
> records and information about her condition."
>
>  Police were investigating but said it did not appear that anyone
committed
> a crime. One of the family members told KGW that the grandma had told the
> family it was her wish to be in Oregon for her final days.
>
>  Even so, the Office of the Medical Examiner is helping with the
> investigation. Lt. Rouches said, "Their intentions in starting this thing
> were good."
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