Eulogy For Dummies

Hello my name is charles monroe sheldon and I was born on february 26,1857, at wellsville, new york. My father was a minister,and because of it my family and I moved frequently until, in 1869,where we stayed in a frontier tract and lived in a log cabin in the Dakota territory for several years.I went to school at phillips academy, brown university, and andover theological seminary, I completed my theological degree in 1886. then I became a pastor in a congregational church at waterbury, vermont, but I only stayed two years since I desired a new church that I could help direct from the beginning. A visitor from kansas introduced me to his granddaughter Mary Abby Merriam, and encouraged me to come to topeka. The central congregational church

Ruth sat quietly as a tear trickled down her cheek, Carl her 20 year old son, held her hand firmly as minister continued reading eulogy. It was cool, crisp day as family and friends had gathered to lay Donald to rest…..

I was in second grade and we were at the library. I had some extra time because my sister was playing in the ship that I thought I was too good for. I wandering in the nonfiction section and I found the shelves filled with books about countries. I was excited and decided to check out thirteen. We were in the car driving to Vermont and I was reading one of them. I was “really bored” because I had accidentally checked out a book from the “wrong publisher.” (Now I realize it was probably just the different names for the same company over time.) I finished about an hour before we arrived and so I was excited that I could read something else.

Family and friends, we have gathered here this saturday in loving memory of fishy. As you all know fishy was a goldfish who was only six years old, he had a WHOLE life ahead of him! Why oh why did he have to die so young! Ah, I'm sorry this has been quiet on me. I know that fishy wasn't as important to you as he was to me but I hope you all can understand my pain. To make this more bearable I have prepared a feast for you all, so please be kind. I know that people see Fishy as only a fish but he was so much more to me, he was a friend.

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This little family lived in the capital of Haiti. Their daughter Jayny started attending school at the age of three in an Adventist Kindergarten near their home. When their daughter turned two, they welcomed another baby boy named: Claudeny. Jayny was smart and outstanding and amazed all of her teachers to how well she performed in school. She was able to even read a Bible at the age of four and preached her first sermon at church when she was six. Even when she was young, she was always ambitious and very competitive. Throughout Elementary and middle school, she was always at the top of her class and never needed to be reminded of her homework. She skipped the sixth grade. At the age of ten, she visited the United States for the first time in the summer and learned English very quickly. One thing

As I mentioned in my previous reflection I had originally wanted to give a eulogy as my ceremonial speech. After a lot of thought I decided against it and instead decided to give a speech on something more achievable, a maid of honor speech. This seemed as if it wouldn’t be that hard to write because I can base it off of an actual person, my best friend Ashley. Giving this type of ceremonial speech would allow me to incorporate what I wanted to in the eulogy, but in an easier and more effective way. By giving a maid of honor speech I could be humorous, serious and emotional throughout different parts. It kind of all came together because my best friend is engaged and I might have to one day give this speech at a wedding. Thinking of things

How do you write a eulogy when you don’t even know the definition of one? I was ten years old at the time and life had just gotten a lot harder for me. How can someone expect me to write a eulogy to read at my grandmother’s funeral when prior to that my biggest life decision was what to wear to school everyday. I am now seventeen years old and still to this day that was the hardest thing and one of the most stressful things I have ever had to do. At this point in my life I am having to sit down and decide what I want to do for the rest of my life, but that isn’t the hardest thing I have ever had to do. My parents left it up to me, whether or not i wanted to write a tribute to read at my grandmother’s funeral. I said i would do it but i kept putting it off until I got fed up with myself. I was putting it off because every time i sat down to begin writing i would get overwhelmed with emotion and memories. My mom was sitting with my trying to help, she and everyone else kept telling me to remember the good times, but at my age there weren’t that many that i could remember. All I could think is that this isn’t fair. I was too young to have lost such an important person in my life. I kept asking myself: Why me? Why her? Why now? I was ten years old, i had just lost my best friend, and i was writing a eulogy; little did i know that it would change my life.

One day my mother brought home a chandelier from a local store to be hanged in the dining room. My entire family disapproved of the style of the light fixture but my mother liked it so that is all that matters, her opinion trumps all. Originally my father was supposed to take down the old one that was still hanging and put up the new one, but he could not find the time to get it done so that meant the responsibility fell to me. Although I am the youngest of four by six years I am the only boy, so when my dad is not around I am the man of the house. This is new to me because that right only came as I became a teenager. My father taught me how to fix a light switch and a toilet, how to change a tire and replace brake pads, and any other thing he thinks that a teenage boy should know, but he has does it in a very unique way. Anytime my father wants to teach me something he’ll show me once, if that, and then he will throw away the

When we arrived, we made sure everything was set up for our mentees, so that they would have a super awesome Christmas Party. As they arrived we were greeted with huge smiles and hugs from our mentees. Ms. Autumn was wearing a snowman shirt with blue jeans and a cute scarf; she explained to me that she was going to wear a longer one but it would take away from others seeing her snowman. She was excited as always to have me in her presents she smiled and laughed with me as she was explained she didn’t see me when she first walked in. My client said she thought I was late like her parents usually are and she laughed and I told her she would never have to worry about that. As we were talking she told me that she had my gifts, in which she gave to me she stated that she had made the card herself which was a very beautiful and what she wrote in it made me cry. She even gave me a necklace and a of hers which I adore. She decorated her ornament that they are suppose to put on their trees at home. My client asked me about the other UNA students and about my friends in my class I explain to her that all my friends were scattered out with their mentees. And she asked me will they all be

Alvira! You are one of the craziest people I have ever met (hint hint the photo). You are so kind and deal with my 6:30am wake ups and my sharp midnight bedtimes. You make fun of my crazy happiness as we enter any big city, and my love for long bus rides. You want to be anarchaeologist (like Indian Indiana Jones AND Jackie Chan). And with your love of old rock bands I know you'll go far. I loved spending with month with you and if you are ever in the east cost give me a call! - your bathroom buddie for life, Megan

The baby and I are doing well the doctor told me to relax for two week, I have had a little bit of a rough recover but I will be able to return to my normal routine on Monday March 14th. I was able to finish and access the practice midterm but I did not realize that I would not be able to access the midterm because it was past the due date. I was wondering if you would still allow me to take it and if not I understand. Thank you.

-Nadia follows me everywhere I go. It has become a list of accomplishments and attributes that people associate me with and that I associate with myself. I make sure to work hard so when people hear my name they think I am a trustworthy friend, a dedicated student, and at times a reserved person.

As I stand here, with my hand resting on your coffin, breathing in the scent of lilies and of wood-polish, the congregation is watching and waiting. The guests file into the church with the cool, morning, Melbourne breeze sending shivers down everyone’s spines. All the other guests greeted each other with upturned brows, watery eyes, forced smiles, and lingering embraces. The occasional person comes up and embraces me and tells me “everything is going to be okay," when they know its quite far from it. The crowd was growing quickly as more people flowed through the front door, all of them dressed in monotone fashions. Staring at me through the tears that fill their eyes are the people who cared and still care about you. I’m taking these few minutes to prepare myself, before I have to deliver your eulogy.

The “Funeral Exercise” helped me to tap into my deep, fundamental (core) values. In this exercise, I would have to imagine a scene when I have past away and all my families, friends, colleagues, and co-workers from volunteering activities have come to my funeral. Each one of them from the four groups (family, friend, colleagues, co-workers) will present an eulogy for me. Here are the eulogies I have written after mimicking their eulogy for me based on my experiences with these groups of people.