The Neon Nurse's Charting

OK, first I have to fill in the background a bit.

This was an actual obituary published in The Times-Picayune, New Orleans,
10/2/2003. I read it on a booksellers mailing list. It's the last line that's the kicker.

"Word has been received that Gertrude M. Jones, 81, passed away on August
25, 2003, under the loving care of the nursing aides of Heritage Manor of
Mandeville, Louisiana. She was a native of Lebanon, KY. She was a retired
Vice President of Georgia International Life Insurance Company of
Atlanta, GA. Her husband, Warren K. Jones predeceased her. Two daughters
survive her: Dawn Hunt and her live-in boyfriend, Roland, of
Mandeville,LA; and Melba Kovalak and her husband, Drew Kovalak, of
Woodbury, MN. Three sisters, four grandchildren and three great
grandchildren, also survive her. Funeral services were held in
Louisville, KY. Memorial gifts may be made to any organization that seeks
the removal of President George Bush from office."

I checked it out on Snopes.com, and it's for real! There is even a link to her online memory book:

http://www.legacy.com/Link.asp?ID=GB01445197

Of course I couldn't resist adding to the memory book. (I'm there on November 2) Just kind of a posthumous gesture of respect, you know. So imagine my surprise when I got a phone call this morning from a reporter from a New Orleans paper who is doing a follow-up story on Gertrude and her last request bequest!

I did a Google News search just now, and yep, there I am sound-biting my way through newsrooms all across the net! Amazing.