So as some of us have commented, some of the language in EG's obituary seems very awkwardly written, almost as if it were written by someone whose native language was not English.........(eg: "growing-up achievements", "cancer operation")
I find the same sort of thing in WM's Obit:
"What few words could make comment here" (WTH, this doesn't even make sense?)
"He saw a future for mankind where we do not pollute our environment or
subjugate animal lives to our industry. (bolded part doesn't even make sense to me??)
I sense that DM had such an air or arrogance that he thought he was some Pulitzer Prize winning writer, so much so that he tried too hard to sound so well written...or I don't even know what the term is, not sure how to describe it.
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thestar/obituary.aspx?pid=161695472