In a moving and unusual farewell, Massachusetts resident Linda Brossi Murphy wrote her own obituary months before her death, blending humor with grace. Murphy passed away on September 21 at the age of ...
As chief obituary writer, Gayle Ronan Sims writes the life stories of interesting people. She believes that some of the most ordinary people have lived the most extraordinary lives. Talk to her about ...
Bob Retzlaff will have to forgive the tardiness of his obituary. As longtime news editor and former reporter, Retzlaff lived on deadlines and asked reporters working under him to do the same, his ...
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Actor Gary Oldman ranks his ‘Slow Horses’ character Jackson Lamb among the top roles of his career
Gary Oldman calls the physical changes he lives with to play Jackson Lamb a “small price to pay,” as he returns to screens for Season 5 of "Slow Horses." ...
In the days after her death, Murphy’s obituary has been shared far and wide online, drawing attention both locally and nationally. In addition to penning her last words, the comedic writer also picked ...
A Massachusetts woman wanted to leave the world laughing. Linda Murphy’s humorous and heartfelt obituary went viral after she diedat 60 years old following a three-year battle with Bulbar ALS.
Tony Harrison, who has died at 88, was an acclaimed and erudite poet and dramatist who brought the authentic, left-wing voice of working-class Yorkshire to the theatre, film and TV.
Anthology of Women in Riverside” has 64 contributors and 100 articles in its 400 pages, columnist David Allen writes. It debuts Sunday at the Local History Book Fair.
A Massachusetts woman’s witty and heartfelt obituary has gone viral, touching hearts around the world with her humour and positivity despite a devastating ALS diagnosis.
How many funerals have you been to where the eulogy has been a wild mismatch with the dearly departed? When they die, everyone becomes a goody-goody. It’s time to seize control.
ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, is a rare condition that destroys nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord that are needed to talk, walk, swallow, and breathe. There is no cure for ALS, and ...
Linda Murphy has become a posthumous viral sensation for a tongue-in-cheek self-obituary that has been published in Massachusetts and around the nation.
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