Post’s obits editor dies

Richard Pearson succumbed to pancreatic cancer.

As a teenager in Long Grove, Ill., he was awarded a 4-H grand championship for his chickens, which he later liked to describe as his “pulletzer prize.” He retained a lifelong interest in poultry, keeping up with the latest in poultry science and serving as adviser to his wife when she raised chicks and ducklings for her preschool students.

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