Comment about timings of death notices

YOUR paragraph headed ‘Obituaries’ in a recent issue of Veterinary Record (VR, May 13, 2017, vol 180, p 478) indicates that you would like to be helpful to the families of those members of the profession who have died. In the case of Colin Bewsher, I notified you on April 28 and May 5. His funeral was May 12, the day his death was recorded in Veterinary Record and received by such as myself. It would indeed be helpful if notices of deaths were published at least one week before the funeral, in order to give friends and colleagues the chance to contact the bereaved and perhaps attend the funeral. Ian Geoffrey Newlands Smith, 7A Dryden Place, Edinburgh EH9 1RP
Source: Veterinary Record - Category: Veterinary Research Tags: Letters and Notices Source Type: research