Advisory for News Media covering death of Werner von Trapp

Sunday, October 14, 2007

Remembering Werner von Trapp

Legacy.com creates online Guest Book in memory of Vermonter whose family depicted in "The Sound of Music"

Oct. 14, 2007 – Legacy.com, which partners with newspapers around the country to create online memorials and obituaries, has created a special Guest Book for Werner von Trapp, one of the members of the original musical family made famous by the Academy Award-winning film, “The Sound of Music.” Mr. von Trapp died Thursday, Oct. 11. In the movie, he was depicted by the character named Kurt.

Mr. von Trapp’s online Guest Book on Legacy.com allows mourners to share memories of him or offer condolences to his family.

A link to the Guest Book is prominently featured on Legacy.com’s Home Page at: http://www.legacy.com.

You also may access Mr. von Trapp’s Guest Book directly at:

www.legacy.com/GB/Guestbookview.aspx?PersonID=96070402.

There is no registration required or cost to sign Guest Books on Legacy.com.

Please feel free to include the link in your news coverage. In the past, reporters also have quoted from Legacy.com Guest Books to provide insight into how an individual is being remembered.

Legacy.com creates online memorials and Guest Books for more than half of all people who die in the United States. More than 10 million people visit the site monthly.