October 1, 2007
Congratulations!
An epitaph is an inscription on a tombstone or monument in memory of the person buried there. It's also a summary statement of commemoration of a dead person. For the Final Farewell Contest, we asked our readers to give us their preferred epitaphs in 15 words or less.
The winners are:
Kathy Beth Quintalino Buchsbaum
Wife, Mother, Librarian
Permanently Checked Out
--Kathy Buchsbaum, Sherman Oaks, Calif.
Here lies the winner of Blog of Death's Final Farewell Contest.
--Danny Groner, Silver Spring, Md.
Quiet Neighbors at Last
--David Warde-Farley, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
She loved bad dogs, good coffee, writing well, and making trouble. In exactly that order.
--Martha Garvey, Hoboken, N.J.
Decidedly Uncommon.
--Tiffany "Gwyn" Hope Cox, Des Moines, Iowa
Each winner will receive:
* "The Portable Obituary: How the Famous, Rich and Powerful Really Died" by Michael Largo
* "Final Exits: The Illustrated Encyclopedia of How We Die" by Michael Largo
* Skeleton lollipops
* Published epitaph on The Blog of Death
Congratulations! You will all be remembered forever.
Posted on October 1, 2007 6:23 AM