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Some Victorian families hired professional mourners to attend a loved one’s funeral. Their loud and public wailing would encourage others to weep.

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Milwaukee, WI

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Each person must live their life as a model for others.
-Rosa Parks

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Did You Know?

To prepare it for burial, Muslim tradition requires that same-sex family members wash the body an odd number of times before covering it with a shroud.

Funny Obituaries

Obituaries usually inspire tears, but a few unique souls would rather make us laugh.

INSPIRATIONAL LIVES

William "Bill" Covington

One of the first African Americans to integrate the Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Force.

Mary Louise "Lou" Rodeen

The first woman to be accepted into the Northwestern University Band.

William Ziegler

Former New Orleans firefighter whose humorous obituary went viral

Joyce Brock

Created one of the first modeling agencies and schools for African-Americans

Mary Crocker Fassett

An accomplished artist whose work has been featured in galleries in America and France

Anne Jennings

First African-American registered nurse to graduate from Hartford Hospital School

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Where there is love there is life.
-Mahatma Gandhi

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