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“Soul With Me” by DePeche Mode:
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Our Monthly Tip: Make A Keepsake Pin to Honor Your Loved One:
A meaningful memorial favor for guests to wear during a service -
Death Culture in America is Demonstrably Changing:
Funeral practices and cultural expectations have been gradually changing, showing signs of greater acceptance and different priorities
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Tag Archives: New York Times Death
When A Daughter Has Had More Than Enough of Her Father – Even in Death
We reprint a New York Times story from the Metropolitan Diary Column
Dear Diary: My sister and I were tending plants at her Manhattan community garden when a woman approached and asked whether the ashes of her recently deceased father might be spread in the garden. Before my sister had a chance … Continue reading
“A Good Death” by Joshua Bright
The New York Times photographer learned many things from the dying John R. Hawkins -- among them, what it means to have "a good death"
“I had never looked closely for a long period at a dying person,” writes photographer Joshua Bright of The New York Times; “I had never listened to the strained breathing of a body barely functioning and had never put my … Continue reading