Washington dad’s family writes viral heartfelt obituary that internet declares as ‘best ever’
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- nypost.comseen 31 Aug, 10:46headline rewritten
Washington dad Michael De Simone writes his own heartfelt obituary as tribute goes viralWashington dad’s family writes viral heartfelt obituary that internet declares as ‘best ever’ - today.comseen 2 Sept, 19:53headline rewritten
People Are Calling This Washington Dad’s Obituary ‘One of the Greatest Things I’ve Ever Read’Washington Man’s Obituary Called the ‘Best Ever.’ What It Means to the Family Who Wrote It
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What it is about
Mark CampanellaFacebookAntarcticaMaryland, United StatesMichael QuanDaniel ShultsTerry PratchettDouglas AdamsMichael KuernerRuth WeberWashington, United StatesCalifornia, United StatesCentralia, Washington, United StatesFlorida, United StatesSouth KoreaHagerstown, Maryland, United StatesArizona, United StatesOlympia, Washington, United StatesTexas, United States
Who published it, and when
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29 Aug, 07:59over 2 days31 Aug, 19:16
How it spread - 2 original reports
Sat, 29 August 2026
1 report- nypost.com07:59first to reportedited after publishing
previously
Washington dad Michael De Simone writes his own heartfelt obituary as tribute goes viral
Mon, 31 August 2026
1 report- today.com19:16edited after publishing
previously
People Are Calling This Washington Dad’s Obituary ‘One of the Greatest Things I’ve Ever Read’Daniel De Simone tried to capture what his brother Michael might say, if he were still around to say it.