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Eulogies & Notices
font, or if it is hand-written leave a there is room for humor in your eulo-
few spaces between the lines. Keep gy. Fondly remember a story about
in mind your time constraints, it’s the person that everyone can relate
best to keep things on the short too. Keep it appropriate, there will
side, especially if there are other be children and the elderly there
speakers. that may not share the same sense
of humor. Laughter is truly the best
Review and Revise. Your first draft medicine, and some well placed hu-
will not be the last. When you think mor will help people cope, and will
you are done, sleep on it and look it bring back fond memories of the
over in the morning when it is fresh deceased.
again, that will be the time to make
any necessary revisions. Don’t be afraid to show emotion.
Funerals are an extremely emo-
Practice, Practice, Practice. Read tional event, nobody expects you
over your eulogy several times in or- not to shed a few tears. However, if
der to become familiar with it. Prac- you feel that you will be too strongly
tice in front of a mirror, read it over overcome by your emotions, have a
to some friends or family and have back-up plan in place where some-
them give you feedback. Become one you trust can deliver the eulo-
familiar with your speech so you gy for you. Give them a copy well in
can recite it without making it look advance if you feel this could be an
like you’re reading from a script. The issue.
more you practice the more com-
fortable you will be. Have a glass of water as well as tis-
sues handy.
Make them laugh, but be respect-
ful. A funeral is not a roast, however
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