The Obituaries That Made Us Think: Provocative And Thought-provoking Tales From The NYT

Webthe new york times obituaries and death notices:

Remembering lives that touched our own.

Webentrepreneur lux narayan’s breakfast reading of preference is obituaries.

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One day, as he read the new york times newspaper, he wondered how a person could.

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Webbut every day obituary writers around the world find the extraordinary in the lives of ordinary people.

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Here’s a sampling of some of the best obituaries we’ve read.

By the new york times.

Since 1851, more than 200,000 people have been the subjects of obituaries in the new york times.

Weban obituary tends to have three distinct parts:

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The beginning (name, age, date of death, cause of death [if possible to include], work, education);

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Webwe don’t know about you, but a good obituary can truly leave an impression on us.

And that’s why we’ve come up with our nine favorite obituaries ever written.

One common thread among them?