How to write and publish a meaningful obit

Q. My aunt, a woman of great accomplishment, is dying. She was very good to me throughout my life, and as her closest living relative I want to write an obituary for her now and have it ready to send to our local newspaper when the time comes. How can I make the obituary as special as she is?



A. One of the best obituaries I’ve ever read was the one that appeared in the New York Times last June…