David Alfonso, 1948-2021

David Alfonso was the quintessential sportswriter, working at the Clearwater (Fla.) Sun and the Tampa Tribune. He spent the last 25 years fighting chronic lymphocytic leukemia, and he died in hospice in the last week. But not before writing his own obituary, a 30-inch novelette that was published Sunday in the Tampa Bay Times, which wrote a story about the obit on Monday.

Former Tampa Tribune sports reporter’s last piece was his own obituary

 

That was a well-done obituary that apparently gave the dying writer a brief jolt of happiness in a rough final few days. Good for him, and RIP.

 

Thank you for sharing.

 

I liked the last line the best.

RIP

 

I didn’t know his work at all, but judging from his obit, he must have been a fine journalist and a wonderful person. RIP

 

I just read his obit, and I'm sitting here with tears in my eyes, and I never met the man (and I'm sorry that I didn't.)

"Kindness is free. Sprinkle that stuff everywhere."