After work Tharp, 39, returns to his Acton, Mass. home and spends two hours on another job: He is the founder of year-old Otrib.com, a service that helps people plan funerals, send death notices and write tributes to those who have passed away.

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"With great sadness, we have to announce that Alvin unexpectedly passed away early this morning after unforeseen complications following a routine surgical procedure, " read the message on alvinlee.com.

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For Eliot, the concerts are a way to honour the memory of two of her sons who have passed away.

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Founder Victor Siaulys conceived of the resort as a place where one of his daughters, who was born blind, could come to have her remaining senses stimulated. (He has since passed away, and another of his daughters has taken over.) Not only did it become a place for her and her sightless friends, but he also created a foundation for the blind, as well as other philanthropic endeavors.

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Kekua was said to have died within hours of Te'o's real-life grandmother, who passed away on 11 September after a long illness.

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With bond investors scrambling for most any issue the market tosses in front of them, Wall Street is now even considering the possibility of some companies being able to successfully issue 100-year bonds, bonds that would mature in 2110, long after the buyers have passed away.

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Now that Jobs has passed away and there is heightened scrutiny of harsh labor conditions however, the company will have to shift its strategy.

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