Birthdays of dead people

Cynthia Bluman died March 6, 2021 and Alvin Gelmon died March 9, 2019. That means there would have been two automatic birthday notifications for Cynthia Bluman after she died and three for Alvin after he died.

I’m not being critical or trying to get into a debate or complaining.

Just providing constructive FEEDBACK (not criticism) and wondering if there is a way we can do something about this. If I don’t say anything, how would anyone know or how would I know that anyone knows? I certainly am not saying anyone neglected to do something they should have done.

Unfortunately, I can’t know when everyone dies. But, when I know I of a death, for instance, should I notify someone at Geni?

I’m happy to help when I can and would like to know of who to contact privately for things like this or even manage things on Geni myself.

One great thing about Geni is it lets people know someone is alive after so many years. My great-aunt Ruth Knelman lived to be 5 days short of 112 (died May 16, 2022) for instance. Unfortunately she was on a different side of family and her birthday wasn’t registered with Geni. But my point is birthdays like that are fascinating, if person is alive.

This isn’t likely to happen, but IF I LIVE 50 more years I think it would be fascinating for people to see on Oct. 19, 2072 that « John Gelmon turns 107 today. »

And I’d also, if practical, have no problem with Obits or death notices being posted on Geni or even birthday notifications of a dead person if they say something like the person would be this age if still alive. Yahzreits might be a good idea too, if practical.

I also want to stress I NEVER said anything about it being distressing for family members of the dead to see notifications of their birthdays. That was not my point or concern. If they don’t tell you, I can’t see them getting too upset with Geni.

I just like seeing that a person is a certain age on a certain day, if he/she really is.

Unfortunately, I don’t think we can count on family members to always notify Geni of a death, especially when there are people like me who are uneducated on how to connect with Geni. Be nice, but won’t always happen.

One thing I can do is when I see a birthday is coming up Google their name and get back to you or another Geni manager. And MAYBE when I do that Geni can update the info by saying this person died?

It’s the reporting of accurate and updated information I’m talking about. Like my late father Joseph N. Gelmon, I was a journalist and strive for this.

Information will not always be entirely correct or up to date. But it’s always something everyone in the world can work on and I’m very happy to help.

Thanks! Who is considered a “user group in the family?”

Am I, for instance, considered a person in the family of any cousin?

If not, any way I can connect with managers of dead people?

I should tell you that my cousin David Kosatsky, DOB April 15, 1957, died on April 22, 2022.