The last couple of weeks there has been a HUGE rise in the number of dead people. I don't know why. Maybe it is true that people die more frequently around the holidays? No, that is worded ALL wrong! People don't die more frequently, more people are dying is how that should read. We have had 3 full pages of obits each week is the thing. That is a lot of death and dying.
There was one tiny baby girl who died and it's just the saddest thing to see their little teeny pictures. God bless her and bless the family as well.
In the running for Top Notch Obituary and Memorial to a Loved One is the mostly well-written one for Stanley Lee Davis. (I am not going to say a thing about his parents choice of middle name being the last syllable of his first name even though it really irritates me.) This was a really nice tribute to him and his life. Really nice. The only issue I had with it was this "passed away suddenly at the VA hospital". Seems to me that if you are in the hospital already, it might not have been so sudden. But that might just be me.
There were the usual causes of death; cancers, Alzheimer's and complications thereof, heart problems, Parkinson's and this is the first time I have seen "after a long battle with diabetes". Mostly people just don't put cause of death in the obituary.
Best names for a couple: William Clyde and Edna Ethalyn. Runners-up are Hildegardo and Mary Lou.
No homeless veterans this week or last week come to think of it.
This is just going to have to be short. I have to hurry and get to a meeting with a new client. Enjoy your Monday!
Glad to see I'm not the only one who reads the obits. Every so often there's a really good one that says a lot about the person instead of just the usual list of survivors.
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ReplyDeleteHave you been checking death dates? Do you think that the economy has perked up and maybe people have discretionary incomes to catch-up on their overdue obit submissions?
Stanley Lee. My cousins named their daughter Hailey Leigh. Jerks.
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