He had an impressive career, spanning ten newspapers, three magazines, and a radio station. Nicholson passed away earlier this year, leaving behind a legacy that could also be described as indelible. And, yeah, they’ll be around long after you and I are gone.” In fact, they’re even put into the inside coat pocket of the deceased. They’re hung on walls or in family Bibles. “ The greatest investigative piece I ever wrote when I thought I was really important never survived more than a few weeks in terms of being kept around. In an interview with NPR in 1987, Philadelphia Daily News obituary writer Jim Nicholson speaks to the indelibility of obituaries: It always seemed to me to be a great honor to commission a final tribute, preserve a person’s life story, and create tangible closure for the family and friends of the deceased.įor those reasons and more, obituaries hold weight. Maybe I’m something of an anomaly, but I’ve had a strange fascination with obituaries and the people who write them for as long as I’ve had an interest in writing professionally. “Obituary writing requires the ability to reframe tragedy…” Illustration by Josh Quick
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