What reading about dead people tells us about life
The best obituaries, those that are most enjoyable to read, juxtapose obvious public accomplishments with the sheer ...
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They wrote obituaries about Jimmy Carter — but died before he did
“Ex-presidents are always at the top of the advance obituary list,” the elder Eichel told The Washington Post in a phone interview. “These are important people, major historical figure ...
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Rosita Missoni, who helped bring zigzag style to fashion, dies at 93
In 2018, the family sold a 41.2 percent stake to the Italian investment fund FSI but maintained majority control of the house. Washington Post staff contributed to this report.
Pete Medhurst, the ‘Voice of Navy Athletics,’ dies at 55
The longtime radio voice lost his brief battle with cancer. He had broadcast 240 consecutive Midshipmen football games until ...
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Friedrich St. Florian, designer of World War II Memorial, dies at 91
“In this memorial, St. Florian got the fundamentals right,” Washington Post architecture critic Benjamin Forgey wrote in a review, adding that “you come away convinced that the World War II ...
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Jeff Baena, darkly comic writer and director, dies at 47
Barbara Stern and Roger Stern; his father and stepmother, Scott Baena and Michele Baena; a brother; and two stepsiblings. The Washington Post contributed to this report.
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Emily Langer
Emily Langer has been a reporter on The Washington Post’s obituaries desk since 2011. She previously worked for the Outlook and Local Living sections. Before joining The Post in 2007 ...
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Matt Schudel
Matt Schudel has been an obituary writer at The Washington Post since 2004. He previously worked for publications in Washington, New York, North Carolina and Florida. In addition to writing ...