Alana Baranick, who wrote obituaries for the Cleveland Plain Dealer for more than 16 years. Based in Cleveland, she currently is director of the Society of Professional Obituary Writers (www.ObitWriters.org) and chief author of Life on the Death Beat: A Handbook for Obituary Writers(Marion Street).
A touching tribute to a departed loved one An obituary in a widely read newspaper is a touching final tribute…
