Embalming is a personal and intimate act of farewell.

Evidence

I had the sense that I was doing something for him even though, now dead, he was beyond my kindnesses or anyone’s. — Lynch, Thomas, The undertaking-life studies from the…, 123

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Lynch, Thomas, The undertaking-life studies from the…, 123
• XREF: connects to: Funerals provide meaningful closure and expression of love. — Lynch, Thomas, The undertaking-life studies from the…, 626; Ending a ritual can be the final act of preserving its meaning — Jamal Awil, The Whispering Archive: The Complete…, 1423