@SadieMartinPaul That’s what Miss Manners says about it, but who the Hell listens to her anymore? In our family’s case, Sr., Jr. and III were all living at the same time. When my dad passed away, I didn’t rush out to change all my IDs. One by one, as they came up for renewal, I dropped the Jr. but I did not assert Sr. My grandson retained the III. That’s just fine with me. Personally, I think Miss Manners and the crew that insist on constant name changes are a bunch of ninnies.
@Smitha That’s got to be close to a record. Would Miss Manners have all of them drop their name by 1 number for clarity’s sake when their father dies? Ridiculous.
@augustlan It’s interesting that there were and still are lots of royal ladies who retain their numbers. In royalty, though, there are no Juniors. Imagine Queen Elizabeth, Jr. Silly.
@amujinx I expect my grandson will retain his III and probably name a son the IV. I’m fine with that.
@srmorgan So far, that’s the high water mark.