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Handover — when Saxon has died

These pages are for family and Ryan in the days and weeks after Saxon's death. You do not need to understand computers to follow them.

Saxon was Saxon Brooker, born 30 April 2004, living in Sunbury, Victoria. He worked at McDonald's Sunbury as Product Quality Manager. He wrote these docs so someone could pick up where he left off.

Start here (in order)

  1. First 24 hours — what to do immediately. Do not wipe phones or computers yet.
  2. Read the will — Saxon's written wishes. The full text is in the will.
  3. Who gets what — plain summary: tech, money, and everything else.

Practical tasks (when you are ready)

Task Guide
Tell McDonald's Contact McDonald's
Tell banks and check money Contact banks
Stop recurring charges Cancel subscriptions overview
Tell insurers and utility companies Notify insurance and utilities

Before you touch passwords or tech

Do not guess passwords

Saxon kept login details in Vaultwarden at vault.saxobroko.com. You need a YubiKey to reach most important accounts. Read Where passwords live first.

Ryan inherits the tech

All technology goes to Saxon's brother Ryan. Ryan cannot sell any of it. He should learn to use it or keep it safely stored until he does. See Who gets what.

Money — important rule from the will

Saxon's money must not go to family members as inheritance. It goes to his children when they turn 20 (if they understand the finance docs), or to charity if there are no children. Details are in Read the will and Contact banks.

The home has a MyState mortgage with an offset account (target buffer around $31k). Long-term savings are in Vanguard. See Money overview for survivors when you are ready for step-by-step money tasks.

If you feel overwhelmed

  1. Breathe. Nothing on the computers needs to be fixed today.
  2. Focus on people first: funeral, family, McDonald's, banks.
  3. Come back to tech and subscriptions when you have energy.
  4. Ask Ryan or a trusted technical friend for help with Vaultwarden and the home server.