Elvis Presley Died...again

As I grow older I find myself reading the obituaries more than when I was younger. If you find yourself in the same predicament and you've read all the obits in your local paper, you may want to try: The Blog of Death. It sounds gruesome, but is actually a nicely done collection of obituaries of famous and not so famous people who deserve to be remembered.

Elvis A. Presley, a Wisconsin resident with a passion for the king of rock 'n roll, died on April 26. Cause of death was not released. He was 67.

Born Herbert A. Baer, Presley legally changed his name in 1978 to honor his idol, Elvis. He spent 27 years working at the Neenah Foundry Co., a supplier of gray and ductile iron castings, until his retirement in 1998. In his spare time, Presley was an Elvis impersonator.

Also interesting, anyone can leave tributes and comments about the deceased.

While I was thinking The Blog of Death was a unique site, a little googling on my part found some other sites as well: Legacy.com, Internet Obituary Network and the International Association of Obituarists, all sporting famous and not so famous obits. I also learned from both CBS and Newsweek that there is a growing interest in obituaries. Who'd of thunk it?

Posted 220 words by A.J. on May 9, 2004 05:50 PM