http://219mag.com An online journal of issues and ideas Sat, 17 Dec 2011 15:47:49 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://219mag.com/2009/06/10/video-planning-your-own-memorial-service/ http://219mag.com/2009/06/10/video-planning-your-own-memorial-service/#comments Wed, 10 Jun 2009 16:43:09 +0000 Brian Winkowski http://219mag.com/?p=470 A growing number of people who are still hale and hearty, many of them Baby Boomers, do not want someone else to someday plan and carry out their funeral, wake or memorial service. They want to be in control, even after death, so they leave instructions, down to the play lists, for a “celebration of life” that sounds a lot like a party.

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