The Death Kit
There's no right way to do this. Let's take only the very next thing, together.
Losing someone — the aftermath, carried gently.
Opening the kit…
This helps you organise and put words to hard messages. It isn't legal or financial advice — the attorney or executor guides those steps.
Draft this
Written in your own voice
A message for close family and friends
A starting point for an obituary
A note to their employer
A gentle away-message for yourself
What I’ll need
Kept once, reused across kits
Funeral home, attorney, clergy, the person handling arrangements.
Will, certificates, policies — just where they live.
One line each, ticked off over time.
So no one is missed, and no one is told twice.
Kits hold structure, not advice. Nothing here is medical, legal, or financial guidance.