Have you ever seen a Ghost?

[Cynthia]

Yes, my brother and I saw the ghost of our grandfather. He had committed suicide in the 'back bedroom' of our family's summer home in 1941 - my dad was a small boy at the time. No one used that room as a bedroom but some things were stored in that room that we might need during the summer. I was about 10, my brother about 9, when we were sent to get the fishing poles from the closet in that room. When we opened the door, a man was standing there, he looked very sad, then he disappeared.

Due to the stigma of suicide, all pictures of him had been removed many years before I was born. Neither my brother nor I had ever seen a picture of our grandfather but after seeing that ghost we were able to accurately describe him.

I have not been to the summer house since 1977 so have not had the opportunity to see him again. However, two friends of mine, who do not know each other and live on opposite coasts of the U.S. have spontaneously mentioned him. One friend described the bedroom (it's very unusual) and the weather the day grandpa died (which I confirmed by getting the weather report from the newspaper for that date). The other friend spontaneously, in the middle of an unrelated conversation, asked if I knew anyone named Charlie and then passed along a message from him.