My brother's son just texted me - my brother passed away quietly last night at nine-thirty. He knew it was coming and emailed me a couple of weeks ago. He was against doing any kind of radiation or treatment. While we were certainly at odds for all of my childhood, in later years, starting in the 70s, we became closer and friendly - didn't see him that much because he wasn't in California anymore. But we lunched earlier this year and that was fun.