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More of us now mourn by message: Social media a new frontier in condolences

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photo Mourners leave messages on a Web page for Renee Card Monroe.

“The world will miss this man.”

“My heart breaks for your family.”

Words of comfort, whispered during a lingering hug, inscribed in a funeral home guest book or mailed in a personal note.

And now, posted online.

Add mourning customs to the list of American habits and rituals forever altered by social media.