A short interview clip from Chris Collins featuring Tembi Locke discussing fulfilling a deceased loved one’s last wish—transporting his ashes to his hometown—and her emotional resistance to undertaking the journey. The exchange centers on grief, obligation, and how honoring a partner’s request felt both difficult and ultimately meaningful.
This time on books. That changed my life. So he passes away, and now what happens?
That's exactly the question I had. What the hell happens? He asked me to take his ashes to his hometown. So he gave me a call to action that I did not want to answer. I thought, I can't do that. Like, I don't want to do that. I couldn't even imagine. It was hard for me to drive to Trader Joe. The idea of getting on an airplane and flying halfway around the world. To her, his ashes just seemed like beyond beyond.
But because he wanted it, you were doing it.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Which was.
Probably a blessing.
Exactly. Exactly.
