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No... It Really is Something in My Eye

As an employee of Independence Professional Fireworks, Brian Kelly lived fireworks. He died fireworks, too: his will instructed that his body be cremated, and his ashes packed in a shell and shot into the sky. His was the grand finale shell at a convention of fireworks technicians last weekend in Pennsylvania, producing red and green stars above two silver comet tails. (AP) ...Of course, most men want to go that way.


Publication Date: 21 August 1994

This story is in True's book collection, Volume 1.
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