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.
Monday, February 11, 2013
Jake McNiece
Warrior -- via theworld.org. D-Day paratrooper who famously Mohawked himself and his men, specialists who dubbed themselves "The Filthy Thirteen."
Larry Selman
Activist -- via the Boston Globe. A disabled man who lived independently, he raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for others and for causes not related to himself. Immortalized in the 2002 documentary film "The Collector of Bedford Street."
Sunday, February 10, 2013
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