This obituary is truly something else.
A woman in Ontario, Canada, wrote her own obituary, because … why not? At least she had a sense of humor about it.
“It hurts me to admit it,” Sybil Marie Hicks wrote in her pre-written memorial to …
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Obituary goes viral for its powerful honesty about opioid addiction
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An obituary has gone viral for its poignant candour about the subject’s cause of death — opioid addiction.
30-year-old Madelyn Ellen Linsenmeir from Vermont, U.S., died on Oct. 7 from opioid addiction. Her family have shared the story of the devastation wreaked on their lives by opioid addiction in a powerful obit.
“While her death was unexpected, Madelyn suffered from drug addiction, and for years we feared her addiction would claim her life,” reads the first paragraph of the obit. “We are grateful that when she died, she was safe and she was with her family.” Read more…
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Aretha Franklin, the queen of soul, dead at 76
Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin died Thursday at the age of 76, the Associated Press reported.
Known for hits such as “Respect” and “Chain of Fools,” the icon influenced artists for decades, making hits for long after she got a foothold in the mu…
Casio Chairman Kazuo Kashio dies at 89
Casio Chairman and CEO Kazuo Kashio passed on June 19, 2018 at the age of 89. The cause of death was pneumonia. Kashio was the third eldest of the four brothers who founded Casio Computer in 1957. Their first product, the all-electric 14-A calculator, led to the release of the Casio Mini calculator in 1972, […]
View More Casio Chairman Kazuo Kashio dies at 89Legendary ‘Amadeus’ director Miloš Forman is dead at 86
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Miloš Forman, the Czech American filmmaker who may have been best-known for his Oscar-winning work on Amadeus and One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, is dead at 86.
Forman died on Friday after a brief, unspecified illness, his wife, Martina Zborilova-Forman, told the Czech News Agency (h/t Variety). She said in a brief statement that “his departure was calm, and he was surrounded the whole time by his family and his closest friends.”
One of many directors making up film’s “Czech New Wave” of the 1960s, Forman’s first appearance on the Hollywood radar dates back to the middle years of that decade. His early works Loves of a Blonde and The Firemen’s Ball both scored “Best Foreign Film” nominations at the Academy Awards. Read more…
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View More Legendary ‘Amadeus’ director Miloš Forman is dead at 865 things I’m glad I learned from Stephen Hawking
Famed cosmologist Stephen Hawking, who passed away early Wednesday at the age of 76, was a unique public figure, one who straddled the line between scientific authority and celebrity with deft, savvy care. He was the closest the world had to a scienc…
View More 5 things I’m glad I learned from Stephen HawkingStephen Hawking has died at 76
Stephen Hawking, whose work advanced the state of physics as much as the popular understanding of it, has died at the age of 76, his family has said. Hawking’s brilliant intellect and unflinching personality famously contrasted with the wasting disease…
View More Stephen Hawking has died at 76Stephen Hawking has died at 76
Stephen Hawking, whose work advanced the state of physics as much as the popular understanding of it, has died at the age of 76, his family has said. Hawking’s brilliant intellect and unflinching personality famously contrasted with the wasting disease…
View More Stephen Hawking has died at 76Stephen Hawking has died at 76
Stephen Hawking, whose work advanced the state of physics as much as the popular understanding of it, has died at the age of 76, his family has said. Hawking’s brilliant intellect and unflinching personality famously contrasted with the wasting disease…
View More Stephen Hawking has died at 76New York Times writes obituaries for heroic women they never recognized
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Women are fighting for equal representation in every public domain — including the New York Times obituary page.
In celebration of International Women’s Day on Thursday, the paper published a series of obituaries for famous women who should’ve received obituaries on its pages when they died, but didn’t.
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“Since 1851, The New York Times obituary page has been dominated by white men. Now, we’re adding the stories of 15 remarkable women,” Amisha Padnani and Jessica Bennet wrote.
Ida B. Wells
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View More New York Times writes obituaries for heroic women they never recognizedEd Lee, SF mayor who had a close relationship with the tech world, has died aged 65
Ed Lee, the mayor of San Francisco who worked closely with leaders in the city’s tech industry, has died after a heart attack aged 65. A statement issued by his office confirmed his passing after multiple media outlets report the news (via CBS).
It is with profound sadness and terrible grief that we confirm that Mayor Edwin M. Lee passed away on Tuesday, December 12 at 1:11 a.m. at… Read More
Jim Nabors, TV’s Gomer Pyle and baritone singing star, dead at 87
Jim Nabors, whose wide-eyed character Gomer Pyle was so popular on The Andy Griffith Show that he got his own spinoff and whose surprisingly sonorous baritone singing voice made him a successful recording artist, has died. He was 87.
“Golll-ly!” was …