Sample: Remembrance Article

(Written while in high school, for school newsletter. Later revised for local paper.)

Life is precious...
By: Emily Schooley

On November 9, 1999, the students and staff of Port High lost someone who was very dear to many of them. Chad Simon had his life tragically cut short when he was involved in a fatal car accident. Chad had graduated from Port High several years ago, but was planning on returning next semester to be a student teacher in Mrs. Kramer's class. He had been studying at Brock University, and was on his way there when the accident happened. Chad was also a great athlete, with both excellent skills and sportsmanship. He played minor hockey in Port Colborne and Welland, as well as playing lacrosse with the Pelham Raiders, and he also played baseball with the Port Colborne Recreational Slo-Pitch Association. Chad also had just been appointed to serve on the Youth Judicial Committee, which is a community agency that attempts to reform first-time offenders. Mayor Vance Badaway said of Chad: "He comes from a great family and was a really great guy. This is a great loss to the community." Truly it is a great loss, and Chad will be sadly missed and remembered by family and friends. His funeral took place on November 13th, and he was buried at Oakwood Cemetery. There is a memorial fund set up in is honor, and all proceeds from it go to our school's library.