Puzzling death circumstances in a family

[Aggie_Ama]

My friend was murdered at 30, his family chose to put no hint of cause of death in his obituary. The other thing is obiutuaries are generally not professionally written so some people don't know what to put, I struggled with this when writing one for Nanny and my degree is in journalism.

[Crankin]

Well, around here, obituaries usually state the cause of death. A few times, I have seen "took his own life," but usually it's a person who is well known. The obituary was well written, probably by his dad, who is an English teacher.
This person was 24, so within the age for increased suicide risk, but the reason I suspect this, is that there is a family history of stuff like this. Not that genetics determine everything, but from what I read, it seemed as if he had bounced around a bit; still in undergraduate school, although he started right after HS. It's just a feeling, maybe I am making too many assumptions. I can't go to the funeral, but eventually I might find out something.
The military has hardened my son to death, although I am pretty sure that most people think I am "unfeeling" about these matters, too. But, I explained to him that when it's the unexpected death of a young person, it's different than someone who is fighting in a war. That's bad, but not an unexpected surprise.

[ny biker]

The other thing is obiutuaries are generally not professionally written so some people don't know what to put, I struggled with this when writing one for Nanny and my degree is in journalism.

My aunt had 2 sisters and a brother, but her obituary only mentioned one sister (my mother). It's not like my cousins don't know the other aunt and uncle or don't like them, they just weren't thinking clearly and didn't get all the details right. I'm sure this is more likely when the death is sudden.

[Cataboo]

If it's a sudden death, I don't think the autopsy is done and the cause of death is always known at the point the obituary is written.

[Aggie_Ama]

If it's a sudden death, I don't think the autopsy is done and the cause of death is always known at the point the obituary is written.

In Texas there are various laws on when you are required to decline one and when it is not necessary. We went through this when my Pawpaw died of a heart attack in a hotel. The county wanted a document showing he had been under the supervision of a cardiologist before transferring his body because he did not die at home, in a hospital or accident.