<human>: Can you give me a shortened version of the text?

At 7:30 this morning my wife's uncle passed away from an OD. He was not well liked by his family and mostly abandoned his kids and stole from his parents (violently). It's still extremely sad because this guy is survived by his 6 kids. Some of them are still at the age where they just know to love their dad regardless of how much interaction they get to have with him.  
  
  
My selfish predicament is that I really don't feel the need for me to go to his funeral. Now, if I lived in the immediate area I wouldn't think twice, but I am an 8 hour drive or a couple of plane tickets I can't really afford away. The job I have right now can't really let me take off work to go. My wife also isn't comfortable driving the 8 hours herself to go to the funeral. Finally, she seems to really want me to go with her, so she doesn't have to deal with the stress and family sadness alone.
<bot>: Disliked step-uncle dies; still sad; I don't want to drive 16 total hours/spend more than I can afford on plane tickets to go to his funeral, but wife wants me to support her.