Zuckoff, an author and accomplished former Globe reporter, gives the same assignment to every student on the first day of feature writing class: write your own obituary. Christopher completed his on Sept. 5. It’s an exercise that allows the students to express themselves and the professor to learn about his students. Nobody could ever have imagined it to be real.It's a very touching obituary, giving a glimpse of a young man with a lot of promise, cut down, unfortunately, when he was struck on his bike in the designated lane by a semi-truck doing a wide turn. RIP, Christopher Weigl.
Christopher’s was an expansive, fascinating journey that never should have ended when it did. His self-penned obituary is below. It’s included in the hope that every motorist might think about his life and slow down. It’s included in the hope that every cyclist might think of Christopher and tame the urge to rush. It’s included because nobody knew Christopher better than he knew himself.
What would you write in your obituary?
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