For Paul Joseph Stankard · 1d ago
I don't really know what to say. My mom has one of his paperweights on the windowsill, a little flower stuck in glass forever, and I never thought about who made it until now. 83 years old. That's all I keep coming back to.
For Gwendolyn Barber · 14d ago
This one got me harder than I expected. My aunt went through chemo a few years back and the oncology nurses were the ones who kept her steady, people like Gwen at Cooper Green. Saw this on my phone during lunch and just sat there for a minute.
For Dennis Hastert · 19d ago
My mum called me about this, I'm in Lisbon and she still rings when anything Illinois happens. All I could think of was the wrestling coach part, 1976 state championship, and what came out later. Hard to hold both of those in my head at once.
For Carvin Jones · 20 Sept 2026
My dad had a Carvin Jones CD in the truck for years, The Carvinator, and we played it on every drive to church. Heard about Phoenix this morning and just sat in the driveway for a minute before going inside. Blues is very easy to play, but hard to feel, he said that once and I never forgot it.
For Noah Woods · 18 Sept 2026
The Church Times said the Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich was met with immense sadness at the news. Three years old. I read that line twice and just sat with it.
For Siddeque Ahmed · 13 Sept 2026
I read the piece about him staying loyal to his friends even when politics pulled them different ways. There's something beautiful in that.
For Karl Corino · 9 Sept 2026
A son of a farmer who understood that roots matter. He wrote like someone who knew the soil under the words, and he spent decades making sure we saw what was real and what was invented. That kind of care is rare.
For Monti Parungao · 6 Sept 2026
His faith through the illness showed me something about holding on and letting go at the same time. What a witness he was.
For Narana Coissoró · 6 Sept 2026
Professor at ISCSP for so long. Set aside his own customs to marry for love, then built a life that honoured both worlds. He showed you could do that.
For Willie Mays · 5 Sept 2026
Heard the news in my car this morning and just sat there. Ninety-three years old and still felt too soon. His artistry on the field was a gift to all of us who love baseball.
For Klaus-Michael Kühne · 3 Sept 2026
Watched him speak once about global trade. He didn't mince words, and you knew he meant every one of them. That's rare.
For Rudolph A. Marcus · 22 Jul 2026
102 years old and still in the lab. He showed us how to love our work.
For Tony Harrison · 28 Sept 2025
He wrote Bosnia into the news when the world needed to see it. Poetry as witness. I think of that often when I'm making work now.
For Jimmy Buffett · 24 Sept 2025
He wrote about finding joy in simple things. That matters. Rest easy, Mayor.