Obituaries are an important part of the news. Sadly, we don't get to see that many of them and often the ones we do see are paid placements by families who write them themselves. So, getting to read the New York Times obituary of someone you knew, is special.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/08/us/08kreps.html?ref=politics
I see that the beauty of writing an obituary is that it is pretty straightforward in terms of structure. Curiously there are no direct quotes. I would think that Dick Brodhead, the president of Duke would have been easily reached for comment. Hang on, lets check and see how the Herald Sun or the News and Observer handle this.
Herald Sun has nothing but here is an article from the News and Observer which is the main paper in the area:
http://www.newsobserver.com/2010/07/08/570325/juanita-kreps-dies-was-outstanding.html#storylink=misearch
It has many direct quotes including one from Jimmy Carter.
I agree the Times article should have had more quotes!
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