obituarists
Writers of farewells
Obituarists are writers who compose obituaries—the notices of death published in newspapers and other media.
The work requires condensing a life into a few paragraphs, balancing factual biography with some sense of the person's character or significance: The paper's obituarists covered everyone from Nobel laureates to beloved local figures.
Offering of respect
- summaryCondensed account of essentials
- legacyWhat's passed down
- narrativeAccount of events
- portraitArtistic depiction of someone
commemoration · remembrance · eulogy · milestone · achievement · anecdote · quotes · survivors
Text composition professionals
- journalistsNews gatherers and writers
- columnistsRegular opinion piece authors
- editorsContent revisers and correctors
- biographersWriters of life stories
chroniclers · memorialists · eulogists · reporters · correspondents · staffers · freelancers · contributors
tribute
Offering of respect
portrait · commemoration · remembrance · eulogy · milestone · achievement · anecdote · quotes · survivors · predeceased
writers
Text composition professionals
- journalistsNews gatherers and writers
- columnistsRegular opinion piece authors
- editorsContent revisers and correctors
biographers · chroniclers · memorialists · eulogists · reporters · correspondents · staffers · freelancers · contributors · wordsmiths
notable
Worthy of attention
- celebrityWidely recognized public figure
- dignitaryPerson of high rank
- statesmanRespected political leader
artist · author · scientist · veteran · philanthropist · pioneer · luminary · personality · newsmaker · ordinary