Condolences and prayers up to Justice Alito.
Never easy to lose people you love.
Mu condolences to Justice Alito on the passing of his mother.
Now, having said that, even if his mother were alive and healthy, I doubt if he would attend.
Alito has not been attending the SOTU for sometime and for good reason.
See here:
http://news.msn.com/politics/alito-again-absent-from-obamas-state-of-the-union-speech
and here: