Valley of Life | Online Memorial Blog

Norton Buffalo, the harmonica player who performed with the Steve Miller Band for over 30 years, died last Friday night. He was 58.

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The social networking site Facebook recently implemented a way to memorialize the profile pages of people who have passed away. While this is a noble gesture on the part of the Facebook team, these memorialized profile pages can’t come close to offering the richness and depth that the Online Memorials at Valley of Life provide.

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During the Baltimore Marathon on Saturday, 23-year-old Peter Curtin collapsed near mile 25 of the foot race. Aides from a nearby medical station along the route immediately rushed to help him, but were unsuccessful in their attempts to revive him. 

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I was reminded of the power of the spoken word this week. After learning of Valley of Life’s new affiliate, BroadcastBio, I spent some time on their web site reading content, but I mostly listened to their service demos. I was struck by how meaningful and moving a personally-scripted audio message could be, specifically a message like the one on the Memorials page.

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For many Americans, July 4th is a day of celebration. Yet, for others, it is another reminder of loved ones lost in service to our country. Like Memorial Day or Veterans Day, our Independence Day not only celebrates the freedoms we have here in the United States of America, but it also honors those who founded and fought for those freedoms.

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