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<p>[QUOTE="Marko, post: 2407387, member: 210"]When my aunt passed away in 1986, she had my grandmother's jewelry. She never married, and one my other aunts went into the china closet after she died and stole some of it right in front of my sisters and me (she was going through the china closet and picking up china looking at it.) My father was livid because she stole my grandmother's heavy gold pocket watch. Fortunately, we kept most of the good jewelry with the costume jewelry in a jewelry box she missed. We gave the fine jewelry to my dad, and he allowed us three sisters to divide up the costume jewelry. I did get a pair of rose and white gold Persian turquoise earrings we all thought were costume. Nobody picked them after two rounds. </p><p><br /></p><p>Fast forward from 1986 to 2008, when my dad passed away. As responsible as I was and as much as I loved jewelry, my dad left it all to my little sister. She was his favorite daughter because she looked just like my mother (very long story there, my mother left my father.) My sister has addiction issues, but my father didn't know that. I love her dearly, but everything she owns, including the house my father left her, slipped through her fingers. My aunt who passed away wore a rose gold and single ruby ring, and even my cousins asked me about it. I am sure it is gone now. But I always help my sister out, and in return, she offered me some of the jewelry. I have my grandmother's unheated lavender star sapphire diamond ring set in platinum and a rose gold watch chain. </p><p><br /></p><p>I made my will out this summer due to the pandemic; my costume jewelry collection goes to my sister who gave me the jewelry. My safety deposit box and any other fine jewelry goes to my brother. It's best to lay it all out. My aunt had no will, and my dad left an unsigned, invalid will that we all honored.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Marko, post: 2407387, member: 210"]When my aunt passed away in 1986, she had my grandmother's jewelry. She never married, and one my other aunts went into the china closet after she died and stole some of it right in front of my sisters and me (she was going through the china closet and picking up china looking at it.) My father was livid because she stole my grandmother's heavy gold pocket watch. Fortunately, we kept most of the good jewelry with the costume jewelry in a jewelry box she missed. We gave the fine jewelry to my dad, and he allowed us three sisters to divide up the costume jewelry. I did get a pair of rose and white gold Persian turquoise earrings we all thought were costume. Nobody picked them after two rounds. Fast forward from 1986 to 2008, when my dad passed away. As responsible as I was and as much as I loved jewelry, my dad left it all to my little sister. She was his favorite daughter because she looked just like my mother (very long story there, my mother left my father.) My sister has addiction issues, but my father didn't know that. I love her dearly, but everything she owns, including the house my father left her, slipped through her fingers. My aunt who passed away wore a rose gold and single ruby ring, and even my cousins asked me about it. I am sure it is gone now. But I always help my sister out, and in return, she offered me some of the jewelry. I have my grandmother's unheated lavender star sapphire diamond ring set in platinum and a rose gold watch chain. I made my will out this summer due to the pandemic; my costume jewelry collection goes to my sister who gave me the jewelry. My safety deposit box and any other fine jewelry goes to my brother. It's best to lay it all out. My aunt had no will, and my dad left an unsigned, invalid will that we all honored.[/QUOTE]
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