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| The bones of Richard III, as they were found in August of 2012. |
529 years after his death, the coroner’s report on Richard III is in – via Agata Blaszczak-Boxe at CBS News
Physician
Ezekiel Emanuel believes medical advances have “extended the dying process,”
plans to refuse medical care at age 75 – interview with Ezra Klein of Vox
Journalist Carol Rosenberg writes about the
discomfort of being assigned to Tweet at a funeral – on Poynter.org
DEATH
On KevinMD, James C. Salwitz reports on what
happens when you don’t make end-of-life decisions
Tricycle editor Helen Tworkov interviews Andrew
Holechek on his new book, “Preparing to Die: Practical Advice and Spiritual
Wisdom from the Tibetan Buddhist Tradition”
In
Japan, karoshi – death from overwork – sparks a movement to lighten employees’
burdens – via Rowan Wolfe at Cyrano’s Journal Today
A
symposium on art and mortality – from Australian National University
MOURNING
A
mother’s orgiveness for a child’s murderer – from Robert Mann at
Something Like the Truth
“Museum
explores Victorian mourning customs” – via Bob Page at the Times Herald
Digital
mourning and online grief – from Carl Hoover of the Waco Tribune
FUNERALS
Mortician
Bob Dyer wins Embalmer of the Year . . . via Newsvine
12
of the worst things ever said at a funeral – via Caleb Wilde at Confessions
of a Funeral director
Funeral
potatoes: the recipe – from Barbara Schieving at Barbra Bakes (Editor’s
note: It is fairly common to share such recipes in the Midwest, where
post-funeral potlucks often take place in the church basement!)
Via Carol Hopkins at the Oakland Press – library
donates kids’ books to local funeral homes
Pastor Timothy Raymond on “The
Funeral that Was Almost a Fist Fight” in Credo Magazine
Five
Myths about Funeral Directors – from Confessions of a Funeral Director
(guest poster Pastor Dieter Reda)
Nightmare:
Funeral home loses baby’s body – from Fox Cleveland
Disabled
mortuary student not allowed to park her hearse at her apartment complex –
via Rob Hayes at KABC-TV