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Dad's Eulogy and Funeral
Jul. 23rd, 2007 08:43 pmIt's over. The funeral was today and very well attended, I'm happy to report. The last two days have been a marathon of old friends and relatives turning up to bid farewell to my father.
My mother and sister are well, but relieved it's all over (as am I). I even managed to slip a few coins into my father's breast pocket so that he could pay the ferryman on his journey. I wonder what will happen to them during the cremation process.
I spent the last few days writing my father's eulogy (you'll notice I recycled some of what I posted previously), which I delivered during the mass blessing and honoring my father. I managed to keep my composure through the entire reading, only getting a little choked up at the end. I even pulled off an impression of my father, which got a few laughs from the audience (and comments later).
One of our family friends offered to print the eulogy as a souvenir to those who attended. Although I found this to be a little overboard, she insisted, so I emailed her the eulogy the day before the funeral. She printed 50 copies, rolled them up, and tied a bow onto each one. All but 10 of them were taken, to my great surprise.
Now I'm just enjoying a quiet evening on the patio at my parent's house and I'll be heading home soon. Must get back to the life I left behind.
Because some people have requested it, I'm posting Dad's Eulogy. I think I managed to capture his essence, but I can only hope I did his memory justice.
My mother and sister are well, but relieved it's all over (as am I). I even managed to slip a few coins into my father's breast pocket so that he could pay the ferryman on his journey. I wonder what will happen to them during the cremation process.
I spent the last few days writing my father's eulogy (you'll notice I recycled some of what I posted previously), which I delivered during the mass blessing and honoring my father. I managed to keep my composure through the entire reading, only getting a little choked up at the end. I even pulled off an impression of my father, which got a few laughs from the audience (and comments later).
One of our family friends offered to print the eulogy as a souvenir to those who attended. Although I found this to be a little overboard, she insisted, so I emailed her the eulogy the day before the funeral. She printed 50 copies, rolled them up, and tied a bow onto each one. All but 10 of them were taken, to my great surprise.
Now I'm just enjoying a quiet evening on the patio at my parent's house and I'll be heading home soon. Must get back to the life I left behind.
Because some people have requested it, I'm posting Dad's Eulogy. I think I managed to capture his essence, but I can only hope I did his memory justice.
( Dad's Eulogy )
