The best obituaries, those that are most enjoyable to read, juxtapose obvious public accomplishments with the sheer ...

Bobbye Pratt, who spent 16 years as a news researcher on The Washington Post’s Metro Desk ... correction A previous version of this obituary incorrectly said that Mrs. Pratt's stepfather ...

“Ex-presidents are always at the top of the advance obituary list,” the elder Eichel told The Washington Post in a phone interview. “These are important people, major historical figure ...

In 2018, the family sold a 41.2 percent stake to the Italian investment fund FSI but maintained majority control of the house. Washington Post staff contributed to this report.

Barbara Stern and Roger Stern; his father and stepmother, Scott Baena and Michele Baena; a brother; and two stepsiblings. The Washington Post contributed to this report.

“In this memorial, St. Florian got the fundamentals right,” Washington Post architecture critic Benjamin Forgey wrote in a review, adding that “you come away convinced that the World War II ...

Harrison Smith is a reporter on The Washington Post's obituaries desk, where he has worked since 2015. He covers people who have made a significant impact on their field, city or country — a ...

Matt Schudel has been an obituary writer at The Washington Post since 2004. He previously worked for publications in Washington, New York, North Carolina and Florida. In addition to writing ...

Emily Langer has been a reporter on The Washington Post’s obituaries desk since 2011. She previously worked for the Outlook and Local Living sections. Before joining The Post in 2007 ...