Unfortunately, many people are likely to have occasion in the days and weeks ahead to write a letter of condolence to a friend, relative, colleague or acquaintance who has suffered the death of a ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I was taught by my mother and grandmother, who practiced what they preached, that condolence letters are to be acknowledged. Their practice was to answer every condolence letter ...

Introduction : "a deep scar on our hearts" -- November 22, 1963 : "history jumping up out of history books" -- Politics, society, and President, 1963 : "he was born holding a flag" -- Grief and loss : ...