Tag Archives: Death



”Everything I Own” by Bread

This heart-wrenching ballad captures what it feels like to lose a parent

Music has the uncanny quality of reaching inside of us and yanking out the emotions no human being could ever touch. As a teenager, I remember sitting in the passenger’s seat of a car with my mother. We had watched … Continue reading

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Kazimir Malevich: Reflections on Tragic Loss

"Simultaneous Death in an Airplane and at the Railway" by Kazimir Malevich offers an empathetic vision regarding tragedy

Kazimir Severinovich Malevich (1879-1935) was a geometric “Suprematist” abstract artist whose work helped spearhead the avant-garde movement in Russia and Eastern Europe in the early 20th century. His illustration “Death of the Man on the Airplane and on the Train … Continue reading

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Our Weekly Tip: Decorations for Ash Scattering

Decorate the receptacle of your loved one to create a beautiful, personal memorial experience

Our Tip of the Week: Funerals, memorials, celebration of life ceremonies — they may be difficult to get through, but eventually you will be able to remember these events and take comfort in the love and support that abounded from … Continue reading

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 Dreams of a Life by Carol Morley

Why did it take three years for Joyce Vincent's family and friends to notice she had died?

Joyce Vincent was 38 years old when she died in December 2003. Not a single human being noticed that she was gone until January 2006. It was only after bailiffs broke into her London flat to collect years of unpaid … Continue reading

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“I love you simply, without problems or pride: I love you in this way because I do not know any other way of loving but this, in which there is no I or you, so intimate that your hand upon my chest is my hand, so intimate that when I fall asleep your eyes close.”

- Pablo Neruda
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The Rebirth of the Luz Cemetery

Pedro Pacheco and Marie Clément modernize the Portuguese cemetery — but don't lose sight of its history

How do you go about updating and displacing an entire cemetery? Architects Pedro Pacheco and Marie Clément completed the task in four years (1998-2002) with their revitalizing design for the Luz Cemetery in Portugal. Their efforts have brought a bright, … Continue reading

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