Good Obituary

A good obituary needs to tell a story, commend an individual for the accomplishments during their lifetime. For instance, in our obituary assignment I chose to write about basketball coach legend, ESPY Award winner, and 'Jimmy V Fund for Cancer Research' founder, Jimmy Valvano. The man, the legend. I expressed his many accomplishments, quoted friends and family with their descriptions of who Jimmy was to them, what the country thought of this man and what many basketball coaches past and future aspire to be like. An obituary must encompass the name, age, cause of death, who the individual is survived by, and any information on services that is open to the public. In some instances, age may not be noted in the Obit, as well as the cause of death. Unfortunately, sometimes the details, even non-specific are too gruesome for the public eye.