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A “Jackass” Perishes

June 20, 2011 urngarden.com

While it is often a more “respected” individual featured on this blog, this death is tragic and relevant to those of a younger generation who enjoyed many laughs at the “Jackasses” expense. In discussing this with a few of my peers this morning we came to the conclusion that what is more impressive is the fact that none of the Jackass crew has died before this. Below is more on the story from CNN. Side note: I’ve read approximately 5 news stories about Ryan Dunn’s death this morning and the CNN story is the only one not mentioning Ryan’s claim to fame being the fact that he once forced a toy car up his rectum. How do you want to be remembered?

via CNN

Ryan Dunn, one of the stars of MTV’s “Jackass” films and TV series, was killed in a fiery car crash on a Pennsylvania highway early Monday, police said.

A passenger in Dunn’s 2007 Porsche 911 GT3 was also killed, but investigators have not positively identified the body, according to the police report sent to CNN.

The red-bearded Dunn, 34, was famous for his pranks and dangerous stunts on the show, which evolved into a successful film franchise.

West Goshen, Pennsylvania, police were called to the wreck scene on State Route 322 at 2:30 a.m., the police report said.

“Upon arrival, police located one vehicle off the road and in the woods that was fully engulfed in flames,” the report said.

“Speed may have been a contributing factor to the accident,” police said, although the investigation is in its preliminary stages. Dunn was driving the Porsche, which was registered in his name, police said.

Filed Under: obituaries Tagged With: Car Crash, death, Jackass, obituaries, Ryan Dunn

Happy Coffins and Artistic Caskets

September 29, 2010 urngarden.com

happy coffin

This is the ‘Happy Coffin’ designed by Elsie Chua during her stay at a Hospice home in Singapore.

The Lein Foundation says the Happy Coffins project overturns the stigma of death and converts the coffin from a symbol of fear, dread and grief, into a positive and life-affirming expression of art.

See more of designer caskets.

Source: Lien Foundation

Filed Under: art, funeral service, Memorial Service Ideas Tagged With: caskets, coffins, death, designer casket, grief

Days of Our Lives: Romanian Folk Art

September 19, 2008 urngarden.com

I’ve been sitting on these Romanian tombstones for awhile, meanwhile it’s made the rounds on some of the funeral blogs and was featured on Coilhouse today.

These bright and cheerful, yet creepy grave markers tell the story.

Click pix for bigness:

Romanian Grave Markers

Filed Under: Advertising, art, memorial garden, Memorial Service Ideas Tagged With: cemetery, death, grave markers, memorial stones, Romanian Headstones, tombstones

Resurrected

March 21, 2008 urngarden.com

Easter postcard

What good could possibly come out of a drive-by shooting in Carmichael, CA?

A strong 22 year old heart.

The heart of that young man has been beating strong now for seven years in the chest of the recipient; a guy who was my age when he got the gift. The clock was ticking on his end and he was down to a few hours left on his life.

Later, the recipient hopped on an ATV and rode from Santa Monica to New York to raise awareness for organ donation.

Crazy!

organ donation

Filed Under: cremation, Memorial Service Ideas, organ donation Tagged With: death, drive by shooting, organ donation, organ donor

Life and Death in Deep Space

May 1, 2007 urngarden.com

How do you get rid of the body of a dead astronaut on a three-year mission to Mars and back?

When should the plug be pulled on a critically ill astronaut who is using up precious oxygen and endangering the rest of the crew?

NASA doctors and scientists, with help from outside bioethicists and medical experts, hope to answer many of these questions over the next several years.

One topic that is evidently too hot to handle: How do you cope with sexual desire among healthy young men and women during a mission years long?

Sex is not mentioned in the document and has long been almost a taboo topic at NASA. Williams said the question of sex in space is not a matter of crew health but a behavioral issue that will have to be taken up by others at NASA. Full story here.

Today’s tip for better living:  Invent a better jetpack.

Filed Under: ash scattering Tagged With: Add new tag, bio-ethics, death, death in space, jetpacks, NASA

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