Giovanna was born in Rome, Italy and currently resides in South Salem, New York. In her free time, she likes to cook with her children and grandchildren.

Well, this is awkward.

Leroy “Blast” Bill Black of Egg Harbor Township, NJ, died of lung cancer at just 55 years old on Tuesday, August 2, 2016.


News of his passing was published in the Friday, August 5 edition of The Press Of Atlantic City… twice. The two obituaries appeared one on top of the other.

Readers at first assumed it was an accidental double printing — but then they realized the subtle yet important differences between the two obits: one was published by his wife, and the other was published by his girlfriend. And they were both slightly different.

The double obituary was no accident.


The Philly Voice reported that a funeral home spokesperson said that the newspaper determined that two obituaries were necessary because “the wife wanted it one way, and the girlfriend wanted it another way.” Rather than fight with the two women, who were already grieving, the paper decided to say yes to both of them.