I wrote hundreds of 500-word feature article obituaries for the Orlando Sentinel newspaper, which means that I am highly skilled at holding safe space for the bereaved to remember, share, and honor their late loved ones. I am trained to seek the small details that illustrate the subject’s personality, life, and impact. And I’m a highly sensitive, compassionate human, who is deeply passionate about portraying the beautiful lives and legacies of those who left their families, friends, and communities better people and places.
Featured Obituaries
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ISABEL SHAUGHNESSY: DAY-CARE OWNER TURNED HUGS INTO LONGEVITY
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NORMAN LESSARD: NAVAL AVIATOR WAS PRECISE IN ALL ASPECTS OF LIFE
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MARY LOU GHEZZI: LIBRARY ASSISTANT GOT TO KNOW PATRONS' LIKES
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LOIS GODBOLD: LATE AIR FORCE NURSE WAS STRICT, CARING TEACHER
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NORRIS FANNING: OF ALL ENGINEER BUILT, FAMILY WAS MOST IMPORTANT
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DAVID ROBINSON: DOCTOR TREATED AND PRAYED WITH CANCER PATIENTS
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WILLIAM TAPLITZ: ATTORNEY DIDN'T DISCUSS WHAT HE DID FOR A LIVING
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PATRICIA LOUISE SKAGGS: PERFECT PITCHER OF SWEET TEA WAS HER LABOR OF LOVE
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PAUL JOSEPH KUCZYNSKI: PRESENCE IN MOMENT WAS KEY TO BALANCE
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JOHN EDWIN GUENTZ: BUSINESSMAN FOUND RESPITE IN REMOTE CABIN
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MICHAEL LEE SMITH: THERAPIST KNEW LOSSES WERE AS CRUCIAL AS WINS
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MALCOLM REEVES II: NAVAL OFFICER TOOK OVER FAMILY ANTIQUE BUSINESS
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WILLIAM BEN PEARCE JR.: CIVIL ENGINEER LEFT HIS LEGACY ON LANDSCAPE
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EMMETT LEN WILLIAMS: FORMER EUSTIS MAYOR WAS WARM WITH OTHERS
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MYRTLE ALEXANDER: APOPKA TEACHER BROUGHT LESSONS OF LOVE, LANGUAGE
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ELIEZER BARRIO-RODRIGUEZ: VETERAN SOUGHT LIFE OF TRAVEL AT EARLY AGE
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ED KNIGHT JR.: FROM REGISTRAR'S OFFICE, HE REACHED OUT TO STUDENTS
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BERNARD DEMPSEY JR.: ATTORNEY WAS DEEPLY INTRIGUED BY CLIENTS
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BEN HOLLAND GRIFFIN: ANNOUNCER NEVER MET MIKE HE DIDN'T LIKE
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PATRICIA CHILDERS: MOTHER MADE IT FUN FOR HER KIDS NO MATTER WHAT
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FRANCIS ‘BUCK’ BLANKNER: FOR LATE LAWYER, MONEY WAS SECONDARY
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ROGER NEWBERRY BLUNT: BARITONE TOOK SINGING-CHORUS IDEA TO HEART
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MILDRED TORRES UMPIERRE: ELEMENTARY PUPILS CALLED HER 'GRANDMA'
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ROBERT MICHAEL MASSEY: HIS LIFE WAS ABOUT FISHING, HELPING OTHERS
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MICHAEL MOORE: DOCTOR SOUGHT BALANCE IN AND OUT OF THE OFFICE
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EDWARD JOSEPH OVERMAN: POLICE CHIEF VALUED INTEGRITY, MENTORSHIP
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JOSEPH ARNOLD STERLING SR.: HE WAS FATHER OF SEMINOLE STATE ATHLETICS
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AMY RAE LAYNE MOREHOUSE: HER PURPOSE IN LIFE WAS TO HELP OTHERS
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GLENN ALFRED LINGLE: GROVE OWNER HARVESTED LOVE FOR OUTDOORS
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JOSEPH FRANCIS BELLOCHI: RETIRED COLONEL TAUGHT HUMILITY BY EXAMPLE
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WILLIAM C. KELSEY: TEACHER DIDN'T LET STUDENTS SLIP THROUGH CRACKS
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LULA MAE GALLON KEGLER: LONGTIME TEACHER NURTURED STUDENTS, FAMILY, FRIENDS
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PAUL ANTHONY PIRKLE: DENTIST'S SKILL, COMPASSION PUT PATIENTS AT EASE
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ROBERT FREDERICK MOHR SR.: PHOTO ENGRAVER FAVORED FAMILY, KEPT ROUTINES
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PATRICK EDWIN STOVER: MAITLAND POSTMASTER TAUGHT QUIET DEVOTION
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CHARLES 'BILLY' GOODSON: SOUTHERN GENTLEMAN 'BUILT PEOPLE UP'
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DONALD EUGENE SCALETTA: JAZZ PIANIST SAW MUSIC AS ART, NOT ENTERTAINMENT
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SHERRA GAIL MCNAIR HEDRICK: FRANCHISE OWNER'S FOCUS WAS ON FAMILY
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RICHARD BYRON HOWARD: HE WAS KNOWN AMONG LOCALS AS MR. SEAWORLD
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ROGER D. COVERLEY: LIFE FILLED WITH PRIDE FOR JOB, SUPPORT OF GOP
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RICHARD HELLINGER SR.: ORLANDO DOCTOR FOLLOWED HIS FAITH TO INDIA
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MARK V. BARKER JR.: HE WAS PIONEER OF BROADCAST JOURNALISM, AD AGENCY
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EARL L. BURDGE: HIS REWARD FOR LIFE WELL-LIVED WAS LONGEVITY
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BRUCE GREGORY LARSON: WITH CAMERA, HE RESTORED INDIVIDUALITY
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KENNETH HOUSTON KRAFT JR.: BUSINESSMAN SAW BEAUTY IN ALL PEOPLE
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JEANNE RODRIGUEZ: IN ALL FACETS OF HER LIFE, SHE WAS 'FIERCE'
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WILLIAM GLENN ‘BILL’ ROY: HE CAPTURED WWII, WORLD TRAVELS WITH HIS CAMERA
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CHRISTOPHER LANCE CARTER: MECHANIC WAS DEVOTED TO HIS FAMILY
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GORDON AMBROSE SWEENEY: BUSINESSMAN BELIEVED IN FRIENDSHIP FIRST
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WENDEL ALBERT MURRAY: 'IRISH MARINER' RELISHED 30-YEAR NAVAL CAREER
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BENJAMIN LOUIS SMALLEY: ON TRUMPET, HE PLAYED JAZZ TO CLASSICAL
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NORMAN C. HORTON: STORYTELLER SOUGHT MATERIAL FROM HIS ROOTS
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JAMES BEST: HE PLAYED SHERIFF ROSCO P. COLTRANE, TAUGHT AT UCF
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BRIDGET TERESA WOODS: SOCIAL WORKER HAD HEART FOR MARGINALIZED
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HUBERTINA SCHROEDERS HAMBUCH: QUILTER BLENDED COMPASSION WITH ARTISTRY
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DANIEL ALLEN BOWER: AMID HARD WORK, ELECTRICIAN PUT FAMILY'S JOY FIRST
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CAPT. THOMAS T. COLE: FLIGHT SATIATED PILOT'S PURSUIT OF ADVENTURE
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ANDREW ERNEST CHANDLER: GENEROSITY WAS KEY TO COACH'S METHODS
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SEMIE L. DESCOPAIN: HAITIAN STYLIST WAS CURIOUS ABOUT THE WORLD
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NICHOLAS CORRADO RECANATI III: FIGHTER SOUGHT TO BE ROLE MODEL FOR CHILDREN
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ARTIE GRINDLE JR.: 'JACK OF ALL TRADES' MIXED BUSINESS, ADVENTURE
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JENNIFER PAQUETTE HENEGHAN: FORMER TEACHER OF THE YEAR WAS 'OUTSIDE OF BOX'
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RAYMOND E. CUSTER: WWII VETERAN DIED MONTHS AFTER LOSING WIFE
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WILLIAM CHARLES SHELDON JR.: HIS FIGHT FOR COUNTRY NEVER ENDED
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WINIFRED KATRINA MOUNT: ADVENTUROUS SPIRIT EXTENDED TO STAGE, SONG
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HOMER ALEXANDER COLLEY SR.: HE LOVED CONVERSATION OVER COFFEE
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RUTHERFORD “RUDY” D. ROGERS: HIS PASSION WAS TO HOUSE THE NATION'S LITERATURE
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JOHN ALTON REED JR.: RESPECT, DETAIL CARRIED FORMER JUDGE, LAWYER
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ROBERT LOWELL WISHART JR.: CULINARY SCHOOL FOSTERED ONE OF HIS GREAT LOVES
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EARLE W. MITCHELL JR.: HISTORY BUFF RESTORED LOCAL BUILDINGS
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NORMA KATHRYN SEAGRAVES: SPORTS FAN WAS HER KIDS' BIGGEST CHEERLEADER
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PHYLLIS JUNE HOLVEY: MAITLAND LEADER NURTURED FAMILY, FOSTERED RESPECT
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WILLIAM CHARLES SHUFFIELD: LAWYER LENT LEADERSHIP, STAYED HUMBLE
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JOHN “JACK” STANTON: CENTRAL FLORIDA ORTHODONTIST WAS FATHER OF 14
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WILLIAM HAUVER: ROLLINS STUDENT JUGGLED ARTISTRY, ATHLETICISM
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DR. THOMAS DICKINSON: CARDIOLOGIST PRACTICED TOUGH LOVE ALL HIS LIFE
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LAVOND CLAYTON: 'NOT A STANDOUT, SHE JUST STOOD UP' FOR OTHERS
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J. LESTER DABBS JR.: PRINCIPAL OF PRINCIPALS WAS FINE TEACHER
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MARY ALICE STEFFANCIN: HER LOVE OF LANGUAGE MEANT A ZEST FOR LIFE
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MICHAEL ROGER HOWARD: WORKAHOLIC HAD THIRST FOR FRESH AIR, STORYTELLING
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LAURA FLOYD LYTLE: LAWYER'S FIERY PASSION FOR HER WORK ENDURED
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WILLIAM AND JO ANN TAYLOR: COUPLE MARRIED 60-PLUS YEARS DIE WEEKS APART
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SARA 'SANDY' MCCALL: RETIREE USED HER TIME, ENERGY TO HELP HOMELESS
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BERNARD DELOACH: PASTOR ALLOWED OTHERS TO 'SPILL THEIR GUTS'
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ALBERT EWING FORD: VETERAN USED FREQUENT MOTTO: 'DO IT MYSELF'
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EARL FERNANDO BRADY JR.: ETERNAL STUDENT NEVER STOPPED LEARNING
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LORI PAULUCCI NASRALLAH: CULTIVATING FOLIAGE, CUISINE AMONG HER GIFTS
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CHARLOTTE MAGUIRE: MEDICAL PIONEER BLENDED LOVE INTO WORK ETHIC
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PORTER PEADEN: ATTORNEY MARKED START OF CHRISTMAS IN ORLANDO
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MARGEE MCKINNEY: FLORIST SPLASHED WEDDINGS, LIVES WITH COLOR
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GERALD MEYERS: SIMPLE THINGS BUILT RICH LIFE OF FAMILY, WORK, LOVE
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CYNTHIA BEARD: MOTHER KNOWN FOR SKILLS WITH FOOD, HAIRSTYLING
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DOUG CHATBURN: PERSONALITY, WORK ETHIC BUILT SOLID REPUTATION
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LOIS KUYKENDALL HILD: LIFELONG TRAVELS LED WIFE, MOTHER BACK TO ORLANDO
 
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