A collection of lines from obituaries that enlarge our appreciation of the human spirit.
Thursday, December 10, 2020
Christine Tampellini, 40, "avoided COVID and somehow managed to get “Carcinomas of unknown origin” instead."
NAUGATUCK — Christine (Chris) “Peaches” Tampellini, 40, of Naugatuck, took her last great adventure on Dec. 4, 2020, after successfully beating the odds of taking a selfie with a buffalo from the sunroof of an SUV in South Dakota, as well as surviving an assault by a chicken being pursued by a love-struck rooster in Hawaii.
Sunday, October 18, 2020
Dan Blackstone, 93, hiked off into the great unknown
Pawcatuck - On Oct. 12, 2020, Dan Edward Blackstone, 93, adventurer, explorer, photographer, poet, sailor, flyer, hiker, good Samaritan, husband, father, grandfather, uncle, teacher and friend, put on his knapsack and hiked off into the great unknown.
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Wednesday, October 14, 2020
Georgia May Adkins, 93: Don't vote for Trump
A Celebration of Life will be held 11:00 a.m. Friday, October 16 at St. Stephen's Lutheran Church, 1575 Charlton Avenue, West St. Paul, MN 55118. All COVID-19 protocols will be observed. No gathering will be held afterwards. Memorials preferred by the family to the church. In lieu of flowers, Georgia preferred that you do not vote for Trump. (H/T Peter Elikann)
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Tuesday, September 1, 2020
Holly Blair exploded into glitter and bats
Holly Blair exploded into glitter and bats on Aug. 17, 2020. She is survived by four spoiled cats, two stinky dogs, three bad birds, a turtle and an utterly useless frog named Fred, as well as three children and a husband of little to no importance.
Thursday, July 23, 2020
Leslie Ray Charping, 74, dies. Good riddance.
Leslie Ray "Popeye" Charping was born in Galveston, Texas on November 20, 1942 and passed away January 30, 2017, which was 29 years longer than expected and much longer than he deserved.
(H/T Margaret Menzies Farley
Sunday, May 24, 2020
Thursday, May 14, 2020
Randall Jacobs, 65, told his last joke on May 4, 2020
Uncle Bunky burned the candle, and whatever else was handy, at both ends. He spoke in a gravelly patois of wisecracks, mangled metaphors, and inspired profanity that reflected the Arizona dive bars, Colorado ski slopes, and various dodgy establishments where he spent his days and nights.
(H/T Lisa Scott)
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Saturday, April 25, 2020
Jan Lindberg, appreciated fresh corn on the cob
Stonington -- Of all the things you should know about Jan F. Lindberg, who died suddenly from a heart attack on Jan. 6 at the age of 78, this will get you started: Nearly every summer day during sweet corn’s peak ripeness in Connecticut, he would head out to the nearest stand then call home to get the water boiling and return for a feast with his wife, Susan (Fletcher), who survives him.
Friday, January 10, 2020
Ken Fuson, 63, 'never one to be guided by wisdom'
In his newspaper work, Ken won several national feature-writing awards, including the Ernie Pyle Award, ASNE Distinguished Writing Award, National Headliner Award, Missouri Award (twice) and Distinguished Writing Award in the Best of Gannett contest (five times, but who's counting?). No, he didn't win a Pulitzer Prize, but he's dead now, so get off his back.
(H/T Marianne Lentini-Bernaduci)
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