The significant irony to retiring from the obits department is this: I may be going but you're not quite rid of me.
从讣告部门退休这件事最具讽刺意味的是：我可能是走了，但你们却不会完全摆脱我。
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Obituary writers tend to be older people, at least at The Times, where the average age of the reporters and editors on the obits desk is higher than that of any other department.