Major news organizations pre-write obituaries for famous people and update them occasionally if anything changes. see https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/53936

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...