Russ Weekley: “Caring Conversations”

       Rotarian Russ Weekley, senior pastor of Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church in Snellville, spoke to his Rotary colleagues about end-of-life planning at the noon January 13 meeting. He recommended “caring conversations” between family members and loved ones to make sure that important information is available when it is needed. He pointed out that a will is not sufficient to convey all that needs to be communicated and that Georgia has a new four-part form for such planning. He shared a 30-page handout that if filled out would provide all the information survivors would probably need. It covered such issues as an advance directive for health care, final funeral arrangements, factual information about a person’s life with needed identification numbers, and biographical information. In the question period, lawyers, financial planners, and insurance advisors in the group supported his recommendations and emphasized the necessity of having correct beneficiary information on policies and investments