Post #293911 by bamalamalu on Thu, Mar 22, 2007 9:34 PM

I don't think it's as sad as it might initially seem. Jack Lord & his wife left a TON of money to a bunch of Hawaiian charities. They didn't have kids and the collection of stuff now being auctioned is part of what they donated. I remember hearing when she died that there would be a big auction/sale at some point, so this is it. I'm sure wedding rings are probably something that'd usually be kept in the family, but I think there just may not be family left for them to go to (and I believe they were both cremated, rather than buried wearing them) (OK, now I'm getting a little creeped out.)

Here's an article from last year that I found about the estate/endowment:

http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2006/Jan/22/ln/FP601220358.html

I'll pass on the rings myself, but I did score one of his signed serigraphs!