Obituaries

Pluto
Pluto, the ninth planet from the sun, passed into obscurity Wednesday during perihelion after a long battle with planet definition.
Pluto, billions of years old, is a retired asteroid from the Kuiper Belt.
Pluto leaves behind 8 brothers, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, along with dozens of niece and nephew satellites and loved relatives still in the Kuiper Belt. Plus a very special friend, Voyager VII.
Pluto toiled in obscurity for most of his life, but recently enjoyed the spotlight. Gravity drew it into the path of his brother Neptune, which both brought him much fame and status, but eventually lead him to pass. He served during the Korean, Vietnam and both Iraq wars helping to light up the night sky. He is perhaps best known for, and was most proud of, being the namesake of Mickey Mouse’s non-talking dog and having the longest year of any of the planets. He enjoyed being Pizza in a mnemonic device.
Services will be held nightly, weather permitting, in backyards and observatories for the next week.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks for donations to schools for new textbooks.