Interesting, overlooked, and significant obituaries from around the world, as they happen, emphasizing the positive achievements of those who have died. Member, Society of Professional Obituary Writers.
Wednesday, May 28, 2014
Tuesday, May 27, 2014
Monday, May 26, 2014
Jeff Kruger aka Jeffrey Sonny Krugeroff
Club owner instrumental in bringing jazz and R & B to Britain -- via the Independent.
Martin Dent
Educator and activist who advocated cancellation of third-world debt -- via the Guardian.
Sunday, May 25, 2014
Friday, May 23, 2014
READER: This week's assortment of curated death stories
Some stories on death, dying, mourning, and end-of-life issues:
Tomb markers of the Netherlands, a photo essay from Morbid Anatomy.
How did Michael Jackson perform after death, and to whose benefit? -- from The Legal Geeks.
And what about the persistence of your online identity after death? -- from Tyler Jett at the Chattanooga Times Free Press.
Via KevinMD.com, Craig Chen on dealing with the reality of death, in the interest of public health
From BosNewsLife, a story that asserts that, in Uzbekistan, rival religions are fighting over who gets to be buried where --
In Salon, Prachi Gupta talks to David Uhry, who has made a living out of dying on screen (yes, even more than Sean Bean!)
From TIP News, the top five expressed regrets by people on their deathbeds.
Tomb markers of the Netherlands, a photo essay from Morbid Anatomy.
How did Michael Jackson perform after death, and to whose benefit? -- from The Legal Geeks.
And what about the persistence of your online identity after death? -- from Tyler Jett at the Chattanooga Times Free Press.
Via KevinMD.com, Craig Chen on dealing with the reality of death, in the interest of public health
From BosNewsLife, a story that asserts that, in Uzbekistan, rival religions are fighting over who gets to be buried where --
In Salon, Prachi Gupta talks to David Uhry, who has made a living out of dying on screen (yes, even more than Sean Bean!)
From TIP News, the top five expressed regrets by people on their deathbeds.
Suman Mahanta, 10 fellow bandmembers
Singer and musicians who perished in a bus crash -- via the Times of India.
Thursday, May 22, 2014
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