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By Anita Garner<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Nostalgia is a favorite part of Facebook for me. I’m a lifelong broadcaster and we’re fraternal. When we leave microphones and cameras behind, we don’t necessarily leave each other. I belong to several Facebook broadcast groups, at least one for every station where I’ve worked.\u00a0 Then there are school groups and groups with\u00a0 special musical interests and groups that celebrate places we once lived.\u00a0 Bonds form, sometimes with people we’ve never met.\u00a0 We stay in touch enough to feel like a neighborhood. Most of the time I scan updates but always stop long enough to remark on milestones.<\/p>\n

There’s more to each of us than our closest relatives and friends know about.\u00a0\u00a0 My nearest and dearest couldn’t know of conversations on Facebook with people they’ve never heard me mention, chats with Facebook friends I’m by now genuinely fond of.\u00a0 Nothing wrong with a bit of mystery but it can also be a downside to all this fraternizing.\u00a0 If our families don’t know the people in our chats, they can’t let them know when we’re gone.\u00a0 More than once I’ve started to wish a Facebook acquaintance a Happy Birthday and find a comment from someone else a while back, indicating the friend has died.<\/p>\n

A suggestion:\u00a0 When Facebook knows a person has died, they should say so.\u00a0 An icon on the page of the person who’s passed away would suffice.\u00a0 Adding it near the profile picture or the friend’s name would give us a chance to decide whether we\u00a0 want to say something personal about the departed.<\/p>\n

I appreciate knowing when a Facebook friend has passed away. Some families announce it on a Facebook page, but many others don’t know how to gain access.\u00a0 Perhaps for a year the page could remain open with the icon indicating the person has died, giving everyone a chance to comment there.<\/p>\n

How about a small wreath? It doesn’t have to be black, though that seems to be acceptable in most cultures.\u00a0 Or maybe green would be nice? Just a little something saying this Facebook member is now eternally emeritus.\u00a0 Here are a couple of ideas –\u00a0 not my designs.\u00a0 I found them online.<\/p>\n

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And dear Facebook, please don’t worry about your aging demographics. We’re living longer, we’re spending longer, and many of us consider a little Facebook time a bright spot in the day.\u00a0 I hope you’ll accept this icon suggestion as a nod to certain courtesies and rituals many of us embrace.\u00a0 We celebrate our lives on Facebook and we appreciate the opportunity to pay our respects to the departed.<\/p>\n

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