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Post by fauxmaha on Jan 10, 2020 14:06:32 GMT -5
"In lieu of flowers, Ken asked that everyone wear black armbands and wail in public during a one-year grieving period. If that doesn't work, how about donating a book to the public libraries in Granger or Indianola?" Ken Fusion, formerly of the Des Moines Register. |
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Post by Marty on Jan 10, 2020 14:09:11 GMT -5
Yup! Damn fine obit.  |
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Post by millring on Jan 10, 2020 15:02:55 GMT -5
My obit:
Who?
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Post by TKennedy on Jan 10, 2020 15:03:52 GMT -5
That is good. I was cleaning my office yesterday and unearthed my Dad's funeral card.  IMG_3387 by Terence Kennedy, on Flickr |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2020 15:23:20 GMT -5
I love a well-written obit that actually tells you something about the person. And it is hard to beat writing your own. I suggest everyone give it a try. In four decades as a reporter, I have no idea how many obits I wrote, but I know I always worked hard on them because I knew families would be cutting them out and saving them for decades. The job (done properly) was hard enough, but that's a lot of pressure.
The last story I wrote for publication was my late brother's obit. Seemed like an appropriate way to close out a career.
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