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Re: Obituaries vs Death Notices
Actually, the information most likely came from the family itself - the funeral home would have
given a family member a questionnaire to fill out regarding the deceased's personal, professional,
and social life, and any personal recollections that the family would want published. This would be
submitted to the paper, and a staffer would write up the verbiage. Or, a family member could have
written it up and submitted it and have it published verbatim. This is how it works in Alaska,
anyway.... ttfn - Jill.
RUSSELL A JOHNSON wrote:
> The tribute to Jon Reynolds was probably written by a
> staff member who made a couple of calls to his associates or excerpted
> a press release from Georgetown University.
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