This article explains why you might want to write a condolence letter, offers basic guidelines to follow, and includes a sample note that you can reference when writing your own condolence letter.

The following letter of sympathy has been sent to the parents of the late Theodore Gooding '05: Dear Mr. and Mrs. Gooding: The class of 1905 of Harvard University extends its deepest and most ...

After my grandmother had had official notification of my grandfather's death in the First World War she received this 3 page letter from ... to offer you my sincere sympathy in the bereavement ...