The Final Curtain

American Battle Monuments Commission

paulbearer — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 14:56:09 +0000

The American Battle Monuments Commission ABMC was established by Congress in 1923 to commemorate the service, achievements, and sacrifice of U.S. armed forces where they have served overseas since 1917, and within the U.S. when directed by public law.

http://www.abmc.gov/home.php

Posted in cemeteries, Uncategorized

What happens after I die?

paulbearer — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 13:49:47 +0000

What Happens After I Die?.

Posted in legacy Tagged: internet

Italian coffin company launches sexy calendar

paulbearer — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 13:23:16 +0000

To die for … a company that makes coffins has launched a sexy calendar with a host of scantily-clad female models posing with their products.

Italian coffin company launches sexy calendar – Odd News | newslite.tv.

Posted in funny Tagged: funny

Boyzone tattoo tribute to Stephen Gately

paulbearer — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 20:12:58 +0000

The remaining members of the band Boyzone have tattoos to commemorate their dead bandmate. They will sing at his funeral. A few weeks ago I saw a young woman with a tattoo at the back of her waist, commemorating a baby who died after a few days. This may be a popular activity, but I have not read about it anywhere.

Boyzone tattoo tribute to ‘friend’ and ‘brother’ Gately | Showbiz | STV Entertainment.

Posted in legacy Tagged: memories

Man dies after being given cancerous lungs

paulbearer — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 11:40:44 +0000

The Mirror reports that a soldier has died after receiving the lungs of a 50-a-day cigarette smoker. And reveals that 51 per cent of all transplanted organs are from smokers.

Soldier died after lung transplant with lungs of 50-a-day smoker – mirror.co.uk.

Posted in medicine Tagged: medicine

Tools for managing your online life after death

paulbearer — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 14:37:52 +0000

Time magazine suggests the best way of managing your – or a relative’s – online live after death.

E-Mail – Tools for Managing Your Online Life After Death – TIME.

Posted in legacy Tagged: memories

Advice on all aspects of a death

paulbearer — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 14:35:06 +0000

Lasting Post helps you make personal arrangements for use after your death, offers help after the death of a loved one, enables you to post a notice of death, and allows you to create tributes and enduring memorials.

Lasting Post – Advice on all aspects of a death: Funerals and Planning Ahead.

Posted in legacy Tagged: memories

Stumbling Blocks to Remembrance

paulbearer — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 14:20:53 +0000

From a small beginning, artist Gunter Demnig has built up a remarkable memorial to the victims of Nazism in over two hundred European cities.

Stumbling Blocks to Remembrance | Quazen.

Posted in legacy Tagged: memories

Practical things to do after a death

paulbearer — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 08:15:06 +0000

Cancer Research UK guide to what to do after a death.

Practical things you may need to do after a death: Cancer Research UK: CancerHelp UK.

Posted in Uncategorized

What to do when someone dies

paulbearer — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 08:13:45 +0000

UK government guide to what to do when someone dies.

What to do when someone dies checklist : Directgov – Government, citizens and rights.

Posted in Uncategorized