COLUMNISTS A great, good man
Posted: September 26, 2009 at 5:42 a.m.
After the plain pine box is lowered into the grave, the mourners are asked to come forward-immediate family first-and shovel dirt onto the casket. Only when it is fully covered, only when all that can be seen is dust, is the ceremony complete.
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Editorial, Pages 18 on 09/26/2009
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