Friday, May 1, 2015

Too soon: on not listing some of the young deceased

I've recently passed on posting obituaries on 22-year-old Peter Cronkite and 19-year-old Sawyer Sweeten. In general, I try to focus on obituaries overlooked by the mainstream media. This is not to say that these young men, and others who die tragically, such as recent progeria victim Hayley Okines, did not make significant and lasting contributions to humanity in their short lives. However, their stories are told far more eloquently on sites and via journalism that can adequately foreground and emphasize the issues involved with their deaths. They deserve better and more thorough attention than I can give them. Thanks for listening.