Dear family: when I’m dead, make sure these clichés are not in my obituary

FIRST PERSON Dear family: when I’m dead, make sure these clichés are not in my obituary MARGIE TAYLOR CONTRIBUTED TO THE GLOBE AND MAIL PUBLISHED 15 MINUTES AGO Open this photo in gallery: ILLUSTRATION BY MARLEY ALLEN-ASH COMMENTS SHARE SAVE FOR LATER First Person is a daily personal piece submitted by readers. Have a story to tell? See our guidelines at tgam.ca/essayguide. Having written several obituaries for family members over the years, I’m not interested in writing my own. I would, though, like to share the following for anyone who takes on the task of writing mine when the day comes…