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Legal guilt was never demonstrated, but it feels very odd for me to see the obituary continue on with such a celebratory tone after mentioning that he was arres

• throaway526 5y ago
  It's an NYSlimes article.
• mdp2021 5y ago
  I am not sure how to interpret your sense of "oddity": if somebody is investigated for something, it does not mean they did it. The grounds to conduct an investigation are not necessarily good. Innocent until proven differently. You understand that some may find deeply disturbing that an employer ceased the relation because of «deeply disturbing» charges. Anyone can be subject to error or defamation. I read on these pages recently about Chris Avellone. Supposing it was a case of gratuitous defamation out of "I thought he was different" etc., what is the responsibility of the company which dismissed him?
• whoaisme 5y ago
  I am in total agreement. It's quite revolting.
• canucker2016 5y ago
  Major news organizations pre-write obituaries for famous people and update them occasionally if anything changes. see https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/539363/do-media-outlets-write-obituaries-old-or-ill-celebrities-advance https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/539363/do-media-outlets-... Most likely Mr. Shanahan's obituary had been written years ago and updated for recent events that happened to him and his family (his arrest, his son's crime). Another website mentions that his death was due to complications from surgery. see https://michaelmaslin.com/remembering-danny-shanahan1957-2021/ https://michaelmaslin.com/remembering-danny-shanahan1957-202...