Obit Example

The obituary that I choose for my example is the obituary of former Pantera guitar legend Darrell Abbott. I found the obituary on FOXNews.com

1) The article did a good job with the opening. Since this was an unexpected, sudden death they quickly go over the shooting that lead to his demise.

2) Since he was so important to the rock music genre they went around and caught the reactions of other musicans and I thought that worked really well. By showing what his colleauges thought of him one can gain a more in depth understanding of the life that he led.

3) The obituary did a great job of portraying his background. They mention all of the mandatory information, such as birth date, and then go into detail about how he became such an integral figure in the hard rock scene. They also included all the names and dates of the CD's his bands released.

4) The structure used here is different than the one we saw in class because of the unexpected nature of his departure. The obituary is forced to hold-off on the family details and biography until the death is explained and due to the nature in which he died there is little room for warm or humorous memories.

5) I thought this was a well-done obituary and they did a good job of handeling the unexpected structure. While he was a well-known figure in the rock world it still would have been nice to have seen more quotes from his family then from his fans.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,141009,00.html