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Henry wasn't surprised to hear that the family of career politicians like the Crawfords were loath to have his mother join their numbers. It was a bit strange too as he had gone to school with some of Art's children and never knew of his family's connection to them. It was also a nagging warmth that Henry felt that he couldn't ignore.  If he had been in her position, Henry knew that he probably would have acted much worse. His mother was respectful to not cause any more discord than she already had which was the opposite of what his father had done. She was a much bigger person than he'd thought in terms of emotional intelligence. Henry was more interested, "I know she passed not long after her lover, but what happened exactly?  I'd hope it's a gentle way as she was much more deserving of kindness than what my father told me. I hope she had good friends with her at least."