TASK/ASSIGNMENT: Write your own obituary of
about 300 words. There are Samples from the newspaper are attached (see the file attached). An
obituary is a newspaper story written when a person dies. A funeral home
or relatives inform the newspaper of the death and supply facts about a
person’s life. A journalist then writes up a short account of the
deceased person’s life. Obituaries (Obits) have a matter-of-fact tone
although they often recount a person’s achievements and sometimes a person’s beliefs.
You are to decide when your death will occur and what you will have done to
that point. For example.. Im now a student and my major is accounting (22 years old).. and I’m going to graduate in 2018 .. and my goals is to be a very successful women, having my own business, being a millionaire and very well known from my work.so, lets say its now 2047 and I I died at the age of 52 .. write an imaginary achievements and good things I would’ve done at this time in my obituary. It should be from 250-300 words (Just one page)
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Charles Daugherty, Episcopal priest
Published: November 7
The Rev. Charles Daugherty, 92, who spent 34 years as the parish priest of the Church of Ascension, an
Episcopal church in Lexington Park, died Nov. 2 at the Hospice of St. Mary’s in Callaway, Md.
He had complications from cerebral palsy, his daughter, Anne Miles, said.
In 1952, Rev. Daugherty was ordained an Episcopal priest at Washington National Cathedral. He then
became a parish priest at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in St. Mary’s County, with chapels in
Leonardtown and Lexington Park.
He was the minister to both congregations until 1964, when he devoted full time to what became the
Church of the Ascension in Lexington Park. He retired in 1986 but continued to lead Bible study groups
until shortly before his death.
Charles Raymond Cotton Daugherty II was born in Rapid City, S.D. After the death of his father in 1930,
he moved to Washington with his mother and brother.
He was a 1938 graduate of the old Central High School. He held clerical jobs with the Reconstruction
Finance Corp., Commerce Department and other federal agencies during World War II.
He received bachelor’s and master’s degrees, both in foreign commerce, from George Washington
University in 1944 and 1949, respectively. He was editor of the GWU student newspaper, the Hatchet,
and was elected president of the student council.
He ran an export business while attending graduate school.
In 1952, Rev. Daugherty graduated from the Episcopal Theological School in Cambridge, Mass. He spent
a year studying at St. Augustine’s Abbey in Canterbury, England, in 1962 and received a master’s degree
in sacred theology from Sewanee, the University of the South, in Sewanee, Tenn., in 1967.
He spent 1972 on a ministerial exchange at an Episcopal parish in Burscough, England.
Rev. Daugherty sang in men’s barbershop groups throughout his life, enjoyed international travel and was
known for his sense of humor. He lived in Leonardtown and received awards for his longtime service to
the Lions and Rotary clubs.
A son, Michael Daugherty, died in 2008.
Survivors include his wife of 55 years, the former Jessie Turner Wise, of Leonardtown; two children,
Anne Daugherty Miles of Hollywood, Md., and Charles R.C. “Ray” Daugherty III of Latham, N.Y.; six
grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
— Matt Schudel
Charles E. Castle Jr., owner of Ace Fire Extinguisher Service, dies at 73
Published: November 6
Charles E. Castle Jr., 73, who built Ace Fire Extinguisher Service into one of the largest fire extinguisher
sales and service companies in the country, died Nov. 5 at Suburban Hospital in Bethesda after a stroke.
He was a Rockville resident.
The death was confirmed by his son Daniel Castle.
Mr. Castle was a loan officer for Maryland National Bank in Washington before buying Ace Fire
Extinguisher Service in 1968. The College Park-based business was then a two-truck operation.
Mr. Castle later brought his three sons into the business, and the family expanded Ace Fire into a fullservice fire protection company through a sister company, Castle Sprinkler and Alarm, which started in
2004. Mr. Castle remained involved in the businesses until suffering a stroke last month.
In addition, Mr. Castle purchased and developed real estate in Prince George’s County, including office
and retail space and a warehouse.
Charles Earl Castle Jr. was born in Takoma Park. He was 1957 graduate of Montgomery Blair High
School in Silver Spring, where he played on the basketball team. He was 1970 graduate of the University
of Maryland and was a member of the Terrapin Club, a U-Md. foundation that raises athletic scholarship
money.
Mr. Castle was a Scottish Rite Mason and past president of the Lions Club chapter in the Mount RainierBrentwood area of Prince George’s County. He received a Lions Club award for 20 years of perfect
attendance.
He was a past board member of Citizens National Bank and a past member of the board of regents for the
University of Maryland’s extension school, called University College. His other memberships included
St. Elizabeth Catholic Church in Rockville and Burning Tree Club and Congressional Country Club, both
in Bethesda.
He did volunteer work at the James E. Duckworth Regional School, a special education public school in
Beltsville.
In 1995, Maryland Gov. Parris N. Glendening (D) named Mr. Castle to a Montgomery County
commission that nominated lawyers for judgeships.
Survivors include his wife of 47 years, Elaine Pratesi Castle of Rockville; three sons, Charles “Chuck”
Castle III and Patrick Castle, both of Potomac, and Daniel Castle of Washington; a sister, Noel Oliff of
Davidsonville; and six grandchildren.
— Adam Bernstein
Robert W. Barrie, lobbyist and federal official
Published: November 5
Robert W. Barrie, 87, a former federal official who specialized in international trade and a retired lobbyist
for General Electric, died Oct. 27 at Rejuvenation care facility in Silver Spring. He had Alzheimer’s
disease, his daughter, Julie Buchanan, said.
Dr. Barrie, who lived in Washington, was a Democratic Party political activist who worked on the
presidential campaigns of Hubert Humphrey, Walter Mondale, Michael Dukakis, Bill Clinton and John
Kerry. He was coordinator of speech and research in the 1960 vice presidential campaign of Lyndon B.
Johnson and was executive director of the parade committee for the Kennedy-Johnson inauguration in
1961. Dr. Barrie also served on support committees for Democratic senators.
He worked for General Electric from 1972 to 1995, when he retired as senior manager for legislative
affairs, having specialized in international trade issues. He continued to represent GE as a consultant in
retirement.
Robert Wesley Barrie was born in Lester Prairie, Minn. His family said he joined the Navy in 1943, at 17,
and that he missed his high school graduation, where he had been scheduled to deliver the valedictory
address. He served in the Pacific during World War II.
He graduated in 1948 from the University of Minnesota, where he also received a doctorate in political
science in 1968.
In the 1950s, Dr. Barrie was an assistant at the Mutual Security Agency, which coordinated foreign aid to
U.S. allies, and then an aide to Rep. Harrison A. Williams Jr. (D-N.J.). In 1961, he joined the Commerce
Department as a specialist in international trade, then became director of trade development for the
Committee on American Steamship Lines in 1965.
During the Carter administration, Dr. Barrie was a presidential appointee to the advisory committee for
trade negotiations.
His first marriage, to Frances Clark Barrie, ended in divorce. Survivors include his wife of 45 years, Paula
Brodie Barrie of Washington; two children from his second marriage, Julie Buchanan of Chevy Chase
and Robert W. Barrie II of Denver; and a granddaughter.
— Bart Barnes
Charles D. Grinnell, longtime District volunteer and civic activist, dies at 89
Published: November 6, 2012
Charles D. Grinnell, 89, a longtime District volunteer and civic activist, died of kidney failure Oct. 12 at
his home in Washington. The death was confirmed by a great-niece, Caitlin Werrell.
Mr. Grinnell was an advisory neighborhood commissioner in the 1970s and ’80s. He chaired the
Committee of 100 on the Federal City, a nonprofit organization concerned with civic and planning issues,
from 1983 to 1987. As chairman, he advocated the preservation and restoration of Glover-Archbold Park.
He volunteered and wrote the newsletter from 1988 to 1998 for what is now the Drug Policy Alliance.
Mr. Grinnell also received recognition for his volunteer work with various groups, including the
American Civil Liberties Union and Americans for Democratic Action.
Charles David Grinnell was born in Dover, Mass. During World War II, he served in the European theater
in the Army Air Forces. He received the Distinguished Flying Cross.
He was a founder and vice president of Universal Dynamics, a company that designed, manufactured and
marketed machinery for the plastics industry. He worked there for 10 years before the company was sold
in 1965.
His interests included tennis and sailing.
His marriage, to the former Alice “Tip” Manahan, ended in divorce. Survivors include a brother and a
sister.
— Megan McDonough
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