Posted on 08/15/2019 6:52:05 PM PDT by BenLurkin
The family of the Dayton, Ohio shooter have apologised for releasing an "insensitive" obituary that fails to mention the "terrible tragedy".
Connor Betts, 24, was a "funny, articulate and intelligent man", the tribute said.
The killing of his sister and eight others in a shooting on 4 August was not acknowledged.
Conner & Koch, a funeral home in Bellbrooke, Ohio, posted the obituary to its website on Tuesday.
A separate obituary posted on the website for their 22-year-old daughter, Megan - who was among her brother's victims - did not mention the shooting either. Friends of Megan say she identified as male and went by the name Jordan Cofer, according to US media reports.
What did the obituary say?
"A funny, articulate and intelligent man with striking blue eyes and a kind smile, Connor Stephen Betts, age 24, of Bellbrook, passed away Sunday, August 4th, 2019," the obituary said.
He was an avid reader, enjoyed swimming, was a Boy Scout, was in his high school marching band, played Xbox games and loved watching the Fox animated show "Bob's Burgers", the posting said, according to US media reports.
He "will be missed immensely by his friends, family, and especially his good dog Teddy" the tribute said.
(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...
Teddy was so distraught he put himself down
Why even publish an obituary?
Xanax is anti-anxiety not an anti-depressant. But it is too much to expect urinalists to get the correct facts.
Perhaps Im an outlier, but personally I think the parents can write anything they want and others should leave them alone. Whatever mistakes they made, an obituary isnt the place to publicly apologize for them. Others should mind their own business and let them grieve.
They actually published an obituary.
I checked legacy.com and, yep, it used to be there.
I wonder if it said, “he was preceded in death by his sister Megan”?
It just goes to show, sometimes people see only what they want to see.
We never want to believe the worst about our loved ones.
Her parents posted an obituary for her under the name of Megan Betts.
https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/dayton/obituary.aspx?n=megan-betts&pid=193635354
Havent found one for Jordan Cofer yet.
“He will be missed by those of us he didn’t kill”.
Death is private. Murder is Public. This person was a mass murderer. If the parents want to lie about him by omission in their stupid obit. fine We the public can make up an alternate obit with a bit more honesty. His wiki entry will not be emphasizing that he was a bleeping boy scout.
These people need to be sterilized and kept away from children. Raises one as a tranny and the other as a pscycopathic murderer and worshiping satanist, but what a nice smile and could make you laugh....when he wasn’t shooting at you!
Most funeral home obits say nothing about the deceased’s negative moments. That’s considered bad form. You woudn’t see:
“Joseph Bates Arsehole, 25, died on August 15. He was a foul, racist man of hate who abused puppies and raped women. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to...”
A media obituary, on the other hand, would report what was newsworthy about the person whether good or bad.
That puts the FU in FUnny...
There’s no “E” at the end of “Bellbrook”.
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Yeah, by about 45 seconds.
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I read alcohol, cocaine and Xanax, didn’t hear anything about anti-depressants.
Priceless!
If the victims responded by killing the parents I would have to acquit. Maybe that’s what’s really needed to stop the problem - all these shooters have been made crazy by the parents. Decent families don’t produce mass killers.
Accommodate? You must CELEBRATE them, comrade!
In some places, it is required (presumably in the county’s paper of record for claims against the estate).
OMG!! And he even killed his sister and they wrote this CRAP!!!
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