Online Guest Book Created for Art Buchwald by Legacy.com

Nation’s leader in online obituaries offers a place to express condolences.

(PRWeb) January 18, 2007 -- To mark the passing of Art Buchwald, Legacy.com has created a Guest Book where friends, family members and admirers can offer their condolences.

The Guest Book for columnist and author Art Buchwald, who for over four decades chronicled the life and times of Washington with an infectious wit and endeared himself to many with his never-say-die battle with failing kidneys, is available at http://www.legacy.com/Link.asp?ID=GB86044546, and through the obituary sections of Legacy.com’s 350 newspaper affiliates.

Legacy.com (www.legacy.com) posted Guest Books for almost 1 million Americans last year, including well known figures such as Rosa Parks, whose Guest Book 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 350 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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