How to Be a Good Executor of a Will or Estate What to know about managing someone's final wishes by Sharon Waters, AARP, May 7, 2021 | Comments: Chris Gash En español | The wave of people prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic to write their wills is creating yet another wave in estate planning: all the people being asked to one day put those wills into effect. They are the executors — the relatives or friends designated in a will as the final administrator of a deceased person's estate. If you have agreed to serve as an executor, you likely know the outlines of the task you face: c...