By WENDY HOLDREN
The Register-Herald
(Register-Herald photo by Jenny Harnish)
BECKLEY, W.Va. — When Sarah Wood sat down to write a final tribute to her brother, she considered omitting the cause of his death.
As his little sister, she wanted to commemorate him. She wanted to highlight his successes. She wanted to bury any of his perceived failures.
But her words were printed Nov. 27, 2017, in The Register-Herald obituaries section as follows, “Michael Shane Moody, known to most as ‘Shane,’ passed away in his home on Friday, Nov. 17, 2017, of an accidental heroin overdose after a long, brave battle with the disease of addiction.”
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