"Dear friends and family: Tonight I sit by the fireplace of Garden Court, the McGarrigle family ancestral home in St-Sauveur des Monts, Quebec. On one hand I am utterly devastated by what's happened to my mother, but on the other I am so incredibly inspired and in awe of the love and support our family has received from all over the world. (...)" Go to Rufus' website to read his letter written shortly before his mother's funeral.

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