[NFHale]

Condolences and prayers up to Justice Alito.

Never easy to lose people you love.

[SeekAndFind]

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:

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/24/us/state-of-the-union-can-be-a-trial-for-supreme-court-justices.html