Frankly, it depends on where their information came from. (pauses to read the article). Nope, sorry. It's a splendid biography, but there is nothing substantive about his death. Where did he die? How? Who reported this (agent, relative, friend, police?)? Who is he survived by? Will there be a funeral? Should we send flowers or donations? I spent a lot of time on newspapers writing obituaries, and that Locus blurb wasn't one, sorry.
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Date: 2008-06-11 06:24 am (UTC)Edit add Here's what a real obit looks like:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/services/newspaper/printedition/wednesday/metro/chi-hed-budrys-11-jun11,0,1972869.story
His hometown daily paper. Took them long enough.