In the latter case the donor provides the family's name and address to the charity at the time the gift is made. Even if you don't make a gift, a note or card to the deceased's family expressing your thoughts of the deceased is a welcome gesture, especially if you weren't able to attend the funeral.
If the pedal is still mushy or slowly sinks under pressure, with the outlet ports blocked, the master cylinder is bad. With the ports plugged, if the brake pedal is very high and firm, the problem is not with the cylinder.
This causes the engine ticking sound that you heard coming from the engine. If the dipstick reading is within the full line this means that the oil level is enough and bring us to the next possible reason of engine ticking which is a low engine oil pressure inside the engine.