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obituary

noun as in notice of person's death

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She recounts the time an aunt surprised her family by disclosing their Chumash heritage through an email that contained old maps and newspaper clippings of an ancestor’s obituary.

His obituary ran in the New York Times in September 1956, which means she would have been born in 1944, a year cited in early biographical references.

The agency couldn't find any obituaries for her, which I tried to take as an encouraging sign.

From Salon

In 2017, Wheeler received the Living Legend Award from the National Black Theatre Festival in Winston-Salem, N.C., which he called a “tremendous honor,” according to his obituary.

According to Mr Abraham’s obituary, the victim was a “licensed professional counsellor, motivational speaker, recording artist, author and teacher”.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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