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Is it proper to send a sympathy card to a relative? My aunt called me yesterday (she lives in another state) to tell me my cousin died on Christmas eve. I feel like garbage because I sent her a comical Christmas card (which I always do). They know of course that there was no way for me to know, but I don't think they liked the card (who can blame them knowing this now). So I was just wondering if it's proper to send a sympathy card or not. She's one of the types of persons who knows etiquettes, and I don't want her coming back at me. It truly saddens me about my cousin. He was like a little brother growing up. Came on our vacations and stayed with us a lot. I was told he had a lot of health problems over the past year or so and was suffering from depression terribly. He never married and broke up with his girlfriend a long time ago (more than a year - they were together for 18 years) and he never got over that. I am just truly saddened that his last years were so hard on him. He was an adorable little boy I used to play games with and he passed away in his early 40s. Just would like to know if a sympathy card is proper or just a regular note card with a letter.
Thanks, M
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