Originally Posted by
Henry Whalley
I knew a Hungarian family who lived in Delray. The air always had a heavy sulfurous or underworldly quality. This family's home was a few doors down from a funeral home that hosted gypsy funerals. What follows may be apocryphal or not PC, but I was told that gypsies would come from all over the country to pay their respects; that these funerals could last for weeks; and often an observance ended only when one of the attendees was knifed or shot. They told me that not many funeral homes allowed gypsy funerals.
I don't mean to offend anyone by this story, but it's my favorite legend from the days of Delray.