Deadbook®

After Tripp found his mother, Susan, dead in her kitchen, his world crumbled into pieces. As an only child, he was not only in the midst of grieving the death of his mom, but also having to plan her celebration of life, close her credit cards, ensure her bills were paid, do her taxes, sell a car and so many more tasks that seemed so trivial given what had happened. That's the part they don't tell you when a loved one dies. The world keeps turning and the administrative items have to be taken care of, yet they can be difficult to navigate. With his mother's Deadbook, Tripp had an effective framework to begin addressing Susan's estate. He spent hours on the phone per day and completed endless pages of paperwork, sometimes multiple times. As executor, most institutions would only speak to Tripp. The information the book contained allowed his wife and co-founder, Jessica, to help with simple things, taking some of the administrative load off of Tripp, and allowing both more time to grieve. The more the couple talked about The Deadbook, the more people asked them to see it so they could do this for their loved ones. And so The Deadbook was born, with the goal of helping others who are trying to balance grief and loss with everything that comes with administering an estate.