Hundreds gathered in a Greenwich Village church to pay their respects to the transgender activist Cecilia Gentili, who died this week at 52.
Category: Funerals and Memorials
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F.T.C. Warns Dozens of Funeral Homes to Provide Accurate Costs to Callers
The agency said an “undercover phone sweep” of more than 250 homes found that 38 failed to provide prices or supplied inconsistent prices in separate calls.
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New York Food Delivery Workers, Overlooked in Life, Are Honored in Death
A Facebook page chronicles the deaths of dozens of bike-riding workers who delivered food in New York City, lionizing them as fallen heroes.
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Melania Trump and Other Living First Ladies Pay Tribute to Rosalynn Carter
Melania Trump and Michelle Obama were seated side by side.
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Former President Trump Attends His Sister’s Funeral
The former president went unmentioned during the memorial service for Maryanne Trump Barry, seemingly in accordance with her wishes.
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Ireland Says Goodbye to Sinéad O’Connor
In the coastal town of Bray, south of Dublin, the site of Ms. O’Connor’s last Irish home, mourners prepared to pay their last respects to the singer.
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A Vigil for O’Shae Sibley
“Vogueing is not a crime,” an activist said, before the crowd danced through the city streets in honor of the slain dancer.
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‘Por eso elegí a un hombre más joven’
No se suponía que mi padrastro muriera antes que mi madre. Ni yo tampoco.
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Mourning Jewelry Leaves the Victorian Era Behind
Lab-grown diamonds made with cremation ashes are just one way people are honoring their loved ones.
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‘That’s Why I Picked a Younger Man’
My mother’s second husband wasn’t supposed to die before she did. And neither was I.
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Tori Bowie’s Hometown Celebrates Her Life Amid Mystery of Her Death
Mourners at a visitation and funeral in Mississippi remembered Tori Bowie as an inspiration on the track while also searching for answers about how her life ended.