By the Sunday before Memorial Day, my father would have already placed flowers on the family graves. He referred to the flowers as "decorations," as he knew the holiday by its old name, being an original Ozarker. Although the relatives buried in those grassy plots had passed away years or even decades ago, they remained alive in his memory.
A multitude of individuals gathered to commemorate the life of Barry Humphries, the renowned entertainer behind Dame Edna Everage, at a state memorial in the Sydney Opera House. Humphries, who passed away in April at the age of 89 due to complications from hip surgery, had built a global reputation over seven decades as a prominent raconteur and comedian.