Online Guest Book Created for Bob Mathias by Legacy.com

Nations leader in online obituaries offers a place to express condolences.

(PRWEB) September 4, 2006 -- To mark the passing of Bob Mathias, Legacy.com has created a Guest Book where friends, family members and admirers can offer their condolences.

The Guest Book for Bob Mathias, a two-time Olympic champion in the decathlon and former U.S. congressman, is available at www.legacy.com, and through the obituary sections of Legacy.coms almost 300 newspaper affiliates.

Legacy.com posted Guest Books for almost 1 million Americans last year, including well known figures such as Rosa Parks, whose Guest Book http://www.legacy.com/Guestbook.asp?Page=GuestBook&PersonId=15504723 drew notes from more than 45,000 admirers.

Others who have been honored through Legacy.com Guest Books include:

Soul singer Wilson Pickett

Country legend Johnny Cash

President Ronald Reagan

Hall of Fame outfielder Kirby Puckett

Pope John Paul II

Civil War historian Shelby Foote

R&B legend Luther Vandross

About Legacy.com

Described by CBSMarketWatch as the granddaddy" of online obituary companies, Legacy.com powers obituary sections for almost 300 U.S. newspapers, providing monitored Guest Books, archive services, and other features for one in two people who die in the United States. Investors include Tribune Company.

Contact: Media relations 888.397.9494

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