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Bill Rossi Globe Obit

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Wonder why it took so long for the obit?
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A few years back the Globe changed the way they write obits and death notices. Death notices, the paid small type (agate) listings, are were traditionally restricted to the details of the deceased person's services, the relatives that he or she left, etc. In recent years, they have become "mini obituaries", in that they often include details of a person's life that use to only be found in a full obituary. A picture of the deceased that appears above the death notice is a fairly new concept as well. Obituaries that appear in the Globe now are often not published for days, weeks, or even months after the person's date of death.That is what apparently is the case with Bill Rossi's obit. It wasn't always like that at all. if you look at old editions of the Globe, you will find that obituaries were published very shortly after the death of the person. The Globe also used to publish many more obituaries of average citizens...those that were mechanics, postal workers, bus drivers, etc. Now it seems that they only write obits about individuals who are prominent for one reason or another, often not even with connections to the Boston area.
 
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