Originally Posted by
mooper
2) I wonder how it would go over if asked, "how much did you pay for this flight" and you responded, "my dead grandmother used her miles for me".
"The ticket was paid for using miles from the account of my dear _____ [relation]."
Originally Posted by mooper
3) Knowing your love for Delta, wouldn't you consider your intended donation of DL miles more like torturing a relative from the grave rather than being kind to them?
You left out the word SkyMiles after "Delta", but the answer remains this: no, as there would be no intended donation of DL miles. Rather those whom are likely to have put thought into this aspect of their own such accounts and kept me in mind too have already been informed about DL and the exit strategies relevant to the situation with SkyMiles.