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				Death Question
			 
 I am not quite sure how to deal with this:
 I think my friend just lost his mother a few days ago, but he hasn't said anything to anyone about it.
 
 The story is:  my friend (we'll call him "Al") was picking up take-out and chatting with an acquaintance to him, who is a friend of mine (we'll call him "Bill").  Al's cell rang, he talked to his dad, turned to Bill and said:  "Wow.  My mom just died."
 
 Bill and I had drinks the next night and he asked if I'd talked to Al recently.  I hadn't talked to him since the call.  Bill told me what happened and said Al seemed a little strange about it and accepted it very calmly.
 
 I called Al's best friend who, after a general inquiry, received a cryptic message about possibly not being available for a party this weekend because he had to take care of something.
 
 Should I call him, or should I interpret this as someone who really doesn't want anyone to know?
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