Thank you for your sincere efforts. Apart from our desire to preserve
Don's disk collection and documents, I'm sure his wife is still dealing
with grief and associated connections to all of his "stuff" being around.
I am sure you can imagine that she may not be able to voice the feeling
that if all of his stuff goes, it makes more concrete his absence.
If there's any route to her slow reassurance and eventual willingness
to pass along these possessions to others, it might be through her kids or
other relatives. Did she have any? Are there other local or
close friends who might be able to lend her advice?
- John