Clarence died back in 2017. I just found his obituary today. His is a great example of why I started paying more attention to obituaries in 2018. My position at Frazer Consultants started this journey, and once I embarked on this odyssey, I quickly discovered why so many people are so fascinated with obituaries. For me, it's the chance to gain inspiration from someone who until now, you may not have even known existed. In cases of familiarity with the deceased, the experience is still very similar. In that moment, where their life story is revealed to you, their legacy becomes part of you. Sometimes this cathartic engagement is more profound than others. The important thing is that in their death, you have connected to their legacy, which inspires the life you're still living in meaningful ways.
-John
Clarence Beavers, the last surviving member of a groundbreaking group of black paratroopers deployed during World War II against what were described as the world’s first intercontinental-range airborne weapons — giant bomb-laden balloons launched from Japan and aimed at North America — died on Dec. 4 at his home in Huntington, N.Y. He was 96.
Source: Clarence Beavers, Last of a Black Paratroop Unit, Dies at 96 - The New York Times
