obit

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Crafting your obit forces you to reflect on your priorities, values and legacy.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

His obit, after all, refers to a lack of resolution around both his death and his legacy.

From Salon • Aug. 30, 2024

Binkley was one of a gaggle of admirers who wrote to [email protected], the address given in the obit.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2023

In his memoir, he offered a succinct, if incomplete prediction: “I suppose the headline of my obit will read ‘Publisher of ”The Da Vinci Code” dies’.”

From Seattle Times • Oct. 14, 2023

“A deer this time,” I said, and passed him my hand-written obit.

From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos