Yes this old guy was what I would call a comfortable person to be around. When we would visit my wife’s grand parents he would sit in a rocker on the back porch smoking a cigarette. I would often go sit beside him. He didn’t say much unless you asked him but if you did he was interesting.
He was also good at remembering things past. I got the impression that his large number of siblings were a little bit ashamed of him. My wife said he had been a genuine skid row bum, living homeless and drunk. He did look like he had led a tough life, was small and looked a bit worn out.
Like I said to start with, he was a pleasant guy to be around.
I think the relations that were ashamed of him are likelier to be rotting in Hades once it comes to their time.