One of the greatest ways to preserve the memory of someone you’ve lost is to do so with honesty — painting an accurate picture, portraying a clear image, telling a true story. Often, the first medium through which friends and family can do this is an obituary. As such, don’t copy what others have written in the past, but write something completely unique to the person you’re wishing to memorialize.
Bea Arthur, the extraordinary actress that brought us so many beloved TV and Broadway characters, died on Saturday, April 25, 2009 at the age of 86. She had been battling an undisclosed cancer for quite some time. Arthur was best known for playing dry-witted Italian Dorothy Zbornak in the 1980s TV sitcom, The Golden Girls and Maude Findlay in the 1970s sitcom Maude.
Smokey and the Bandit star and country music singer Jerry Reed died on Monday, September 1, 2008 at the age of 71 due to complications from emphysema. The star became a recognizable good ol’ boy and music legend during the 1960s and 1970s.
Actor Mel Ferrer, star of classic movies like “War and Peace” and “The Sun Also Rises” passed away in Santa Barbara at the age of 90. Well-known as a former husband of Audrey Hepburn, Ferrer had many starring roles in the 1950s one of the most highly-acclaimed as a disabled carnival puppeteer in “Lili.” He later left acting for work he loved more, directing and producing.
News just broke that Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Famer Bo Diddley has died today, Monday, June 2 due to heart failure at his home in Florida. He was 79 years old.
