text: Patton Oswalt paid tribute to his late wife, Michelle McNamara, on Twitter today. 
   
   McNamara, a crime writer, died last week at home in Los Angeles, the Associated Press reported. 
   
   No cause of death was given. 
   
   "She wrote lines that stung & hummed. 13 years in her presence was happily humbling. #RIPMichelleMcNamara," Oswalt wrote. 
   
   Oswalt, 47, and McNamara, 46, were married in 2005. They had one child, daughter Alice, who was born in 2009. 
   
   The actor also retweeted a link to 826LA, an arts organization accepting donations on McNamara's behalf. 
   
   "826LA encourages young writers to explore their creativity and improve their writing skills, and helps teachers get their classes excited about writing. A donation to 826LA in Michelle’s honor helps push forward her creative legacy," reads the website. "On behalf of Michelle, Patton, and Alice, we thank you for your donation." ||||| "When your mom dies you're the best memory of her. Everything you do is a memory of her." -- Alice Oswalt, 7 ||||| Loving wife to Patton Oswalt and devoted mother to Alice Oswalt 
   
   Michelle McNamara loved writing. Best known as a crime writer, she turned her passion into a unique, smart, and valuable resource for underexposed cold cases. Her affection for writing was contagious and inspired many writers, and people who care about writing, to pursue their creative outlets. Michelle graduated from the University of Notre Dame and received a Master’s Degree in Creative Writing from the University of Minnesota, where she delighted in helping young writers pursue their craft. Her interest in researching unsolved criminal cases sparked her to launch the website True Crime Diary. One case in particular, “The Golden State Killer” — a term she coined — resulted in a hugely successful article for LA Magazine that she was turning into a book for Harper Collins. 
   
   826LA encourages young writers to explore their creativity and improve their writing skills, and helps teachers get their classes excited about writing. A donation to 826LA in Michelle’s honor helps push forward her creative legacy. On behalf of Michelle, Patton, and Alice, we thank you for your donation. 
   
   Click below to make a donation to 826LA in Michelle’s name. 
   
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   You can add location information to your Tweets, such as your city or precise location, from the web and via third-party applications. You always have the option to delete your Tweet location history. Learn more ||||| On Sunday, comedian Patton Oswalt shared some very wise – and heartbreaking – words of wisdom from his 7-year-old daughter, Alice, about the sudden death of her mom, and Oswalt’s wife, Michelle McNamara. 
   
   “When your mom dies you’re the best memory of her,” Alice said, according to a tweet from Oswalt. “Everything you do is a memory of her.” 
   
   "When your mom dies you're the best memory of her. Everything you do is a memory of her." — Alice Oswalt, 7 — Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) May 1, 2016 
   
   Oswalt, 47, who has been largely silent on social media since McNamara’s death, posted Alice’s quote two days after he remembered her and her work. (The two wed in 2005.) 
   
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   “She wrote lines that stung & hummed. 13 years in her presence was happily humbling. #RIPMichelleMcNamara,” he tweeted, along with a link to make donations to 826LA, an organization that helps students strengthen their writing skills. 
   
   She wrote lines that stung & hummed. 13 years in her presence was happily humbling. #RIPMichelleMcNamara https://t.co/bSYWFFD8NY — Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) April 29, 2016 
   
   McNamara, a true crime writer, died in her sleep on April 21 at age 46, Oswalt’s publicist told PEOPLE. 
   
   Her death “was a complete shock to her family and friends, who loved her dearly,” Oswalt’s publicist said, though no cause of death was given. 
   
   In addition to these remembrances of McNamara, Oswalt has been sharing multiple moving obituaries of her life and work. ||||| Tweet with a location 
   
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target: – Comedian Patton Oswalt hasn't said much online about the sudden death of his wife, true-crime writer Michelle McNamara. But when he posted, People reports, it was a doozy: "When your mom dies you're the best memory of her," Oswalt quotes his 7-year-old daughter Alice as saying. "Everything you do is a memory of her." In another tweet, 47-year-old Oswalt says "she wrote lines that stung & hummed. 13 years in her presence was happily humbling. #RIPMichelleMcNamara." Oswalt also retweeted a link soliciting donations to the arts organization 826LA, which encourages young writers to improve and teachers to get students excited about writing, ABC News reports. McNamara, 46, died of unknown causes in her sleep on April 21 at home in Los Angeles.