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Hagerty's forte is writing about people most of us do not ... Hagerty imbues his obituaries with more than a chronology of achievements or underachievements. Instead, he embellishes them with ...

They are about the same age as us, late 60s. I was talking to my friend’s wife, and I mentioned that I had started to write my own obituary. She was impressed and thought it was a good idea.

My own father had a heart attack the day after his retirement (though he thankfully survived). It makes me realize: I don’t ...