This cycle's obituaries cover a range of public losses and circumstances: a former sheriff's deputy who died in custody after a murder conviction and cancer diagnosis, a long-serving U.S. senator who died at 94, ZZ Top's drummer who died at 77, and an actress who died at 36 after being found in cardiac arrest. As readers reflect on these varied lives and outcomes, Christians are called to pursue truth and justice while extending mercy, dignity, and comfort to the grieving and vulnerable.