President Trump is silent about the daily tragedy of COVID-19, but families who lost loved ones are turning their obituaries into pleas for others to take the virus seriously latimes.com/world-nation/s…
You might have read the viral obituary that Courtney Farr wrote for his father, Marvin. It’s part of a growing genre of writing rooted in private grief over a public health catastrophe latimes.com/world-nation/s…
Kristin Urquiza started the #honestobit hashtag earlier this year when her father died of COVID-19 and she wrote about her anger at public officials who downplayed the danger. “Obituaries are sort of an advertisement for the dead. I wanted the last word.” latimes.com/world-nation/s…
Richard Caddell didn’t know anything about hashtags or going viral when he wrote an obituary for his wife of nearly 53 years. He just wanted anyone who picked up the Courier & Press in Evansville, Ind. to know that the virus is real and deadly. latimes.com/world-nation/s…
Pamela Caddell was a nurse who spent decades caring for others. Maybe her obituary could help keep people safe too. “That’s the type of person Pam was,” Richard told me. “And people should know that. And she should not be dead. She should be alive.” latimes.com/world-nation/s…
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