James R. Hagerty

James Robert Hagerty is an author and journalist who has worked at The Wall Street Journal for nearly forty years. He is the paper's only fulltime obituary writer. His article "An Obituary Writer Writes One for Himself" drew an outpouring of reader responses, which inspired this book. A graduate of the University of North Dakota, he lives in Pittsburgh, PA. Visit him on Facebook or Twitter @JamesRHagerty or learn more at http://yours-truly.jamesrhagerty.com/