If you like reading obituaries, you are not alone..
Amy Hill Hearth justifies hers:
All writers have weird
hobbies and one of mine is reading obituaries. When I travel, I make a point of
buying a local paper and studying the obituary page. If I'm in a hurry I will
take a quick look but return later to read each one carefully. Obituaries tell
me everything I need to know about a town and its people. I love knowing that
someone had a nickname. I think it's sweet when a beloved pet is listed among
survivors. I study the faces in the photographs, especially when a youthful
picture (wedding, Army, graduation) is published with the obituary of an older
person. What was the person's life like? Did it turn out as he or she hoped? Sometimes
there are clues but often the reader is left to wonder. It's a reminder that
the old newsroom saying is true: Everyone's life tells a story.
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