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.
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Bob Shaw
MLB pitcher -- via Bill Schenley, groups.google.com/group/alt.obituaries and the Palm Beach Post
Friday, September 24, 2010
Grace Bradley Boyd
Actress, fifth and final wife and true love of actor William Boyd, and keeper of the flame for his most famous characterization, that of fictional Western hero Hopalong Cassidy -- via the L.A. Times
Holly Eley aka Holly Mary Belinda Urquhart-Pollard
Writer, editor and gamekeeper -- via the Independent
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Eddie Fisher
Singer -- via Deadline Hollywood. He will perhaps be better remembered as the father of author and actress Carrie Fisher; he famously left wife Debbie Reynolds, Carrie's mother, for Elizabeth Taylor; his three subsequent marriages included one to singer Connie Stevens.
Al Pilarcik
MLB outfielder -- from the intrepid Bill Schenley,groups.google.com/group/alt.obituaries and Northwest Indiana Times. He played outfield for the Yankees, Orioles, White Sox and the Kansas City Athletics. A member of the Indiana Ballball Hall of Fame.
Kenneth Franklin Weaver
Writer for National Geographic for 30-plus years, who specialized in stories on the space program -- via warrenmcelwain.com
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Fud Leclerc aka Fernand Urbain Dominic Leclercq
Pianist and singer -- via esctoday. He is remembered for being the first person to acquire no points at all in the Eurovision Song Contest -- but I don't think he sounds that bad. Besides, what a great name -- Fud Leclerc.
Jennifer Rardin
Author best known for her work in the spy-fi/urban fantasy genre -- via expressionstributes
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Ray Coleman
Outfielder for the Browns, Athletics, White Sox and Dodgers -- via the amazing detective abilities of Bill Schenley; groups.google.com/group/alt.obituaries and the Oklahoman. Also, here's a nice profile of him from Gary Bedingfield's baseballinwartime.com.
Jimmy McMath
Outfielder with the Cubs in 1968 -- via the indefatigable Bill Schenley, Tim Copeland, and http://groups.google.com/group/alt.obituaries
Funerals go online: the coming rush of Web obituary and rememberance services and sites
A well-done piece by David Elbert in the Des Moines Register talks about online funerals, Web sites devoted to commemoration, and more.
Obituary analysis: how do we define our feelings?
New Indian Express film critic Baradwaj Rangan analyzes the difficulties inherent in obituary writing -- via Blogical Conclusion.
On obituary writing: do's and dont's
A nice little editorial by Cathie Rov at the Coast Reporter that meditates on the do's and dont's of obituary writing.
Monday, September 20, 2010
A. Ronald 'Ron' Menchine
He was the last radio voice of the Washington Senators, but so much more! He acted in films, collected baseball and football memorabilia, and wrote as well. Via Bill Schenley, and Frederick N. Rasmussen at the Baltimore Sun.
Buddy Collette
More than just a top-notch jazz multi-instrumentalist and bandleader. He worked hard to integrate the West Coast music scene, fought for the musicians' union, and served as a fount of information on the history of music in the area as well. Quite a guy!
Dig his beautiful tone . . .
Dig his beautiful tone . . .
Irving Ravetch
Wonderful Hollywood screenwriter and producer -- via Deadline Hollywood. Often collaborating with his wife, Harriet Frank Jr. (both pictured above), Ravetch wrote some of my favorite films: "Vengeance Valley," "Hud," "Hombre," "The Reivers," "The Cowboys," "Norma Rae" and "Murphy's Romance," among others.
Leonard Skinner
High-school gym teacher whose name was the inspiration for the name of rock-band great Lynyrd Skynyrd -- via the New York Times.
Can 'old age' again be listed as a legitimate cause of death?
Increased longevity is making it more difficult for physicians to identify and differentiate among immediate and underlying causes of death, as well as significant factors contributing to death. An excellent story by David Brown at the Washington Post.
More Mexican journalists killed: paper pleads with cartel for mercy
The second journalist in two years is killed at El Diario, the newspaper in Ciudad Juarez. The editorial staff writes an op/ed addressed to the drug gangs, asking them for a solution. It seems that law and order is out of order in northern Mexico. An excellent story by Nick Valencia at CNN.
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