Leroy Bill Black
Leroy Bill Black, a 55-year-old New Jersey man died on Tuesday.
But due to dueling obituaries for him — one apparently submitted by
his wife, the other apparently by his girlfriend — the whole thing has
got people talking.
Both obituaries were published in The Press of Atlantic City, one
on top of the other, and both included the same photo of the deceased,
who lived in Egg Harbor Township.
The first obituary identifies the man as Leroy Bill Black and says
he was survived by "his loving wife, Bearetta Harrison Black and his
son, Jazz Black." It says Black died at home on Aug. 2 surrounded by his
family. No cause of death is given.
The second obituary identifies him as Leroy "Blast" Black and also
says Black died at home — but makes no mention of any family being
there. It says in addition to his son, Jazz, Black is survived by his
siblings, other family, friends, and his "longtime girlfriend, Princess Hall."
That obituary also says he was a fiberglass technician who died of lung cancer due to fiberglass exposure.
According to NBC News, neither the wife nor the girlfriend could be reached.
A viewing is set for Saturday afternoon and Black's funeral is
scheduled for Sunday at Greenidge Funeral Homes in Atlantic City. A
staff member at Greenidge who did not identify herself told NBC News
that she had received a phone call from a mourner "asking if there's
going to be a problem between the wife and the girlfriend" at the
funeral.
Joseph Greenidge Jr., the funeral director at Greenidge Funeral
Homes, told KYW Newsradio in Philadelphia it isn't unheard of for there
to be multiple obituaries written from different perspectives. But, he
said, they took direction from Leroy's wife regarding the funeral
arrangements.
"We follow the state law, which is that there is one point of
contact. And in this case, as in any case, it would be the spouse, and
so we followed the direction of the spouse," he told the station.
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