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.

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.

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

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By the new york times.

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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);

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?