[moose-matson]

Then why tie the article to the boy attending the funeral?

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Here's a wild guess.....

Because that's where he went.

[SkyDancer]

Well ya - so the father was a jerk as I said. It would be one thing if the kid went to some wild party but instead he went to the funeral of a fire fighter who died in the line of duty. The father is a jerk as I said.