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Funeral Eulogy - Putting Together A
Heart Felt One
By Aazdak Alisimo
If you are very close to a person who has recently
passed on, chances are you will be attending their
funeral. Close family members and friends are also asked
to speak on the subject, but may not know what to say.
Knowing how to put together a public tribute for a
funeral is a tough thing. A statement, also known as a
eulogy or a religious tribute to a deceased person, is
not easy for most people to write or think of. It
requires that you sit down and think about the person
who has passed on, and decide on the traits and stories
that you want to share about their life.
An important step is to consider the finer points of the
life history of the person. In this part of a tribute,
the deceased person's life is summed up in a few
paragraphs. It will contain highlights - perhaps about
the deceased's schooling and work careers, but
definitely something about their families. It will
detail whether the deceased was married, had children
and who survives them. The life history will also talk
about any achievements, awards or other good deeds the
deceased accomplished.
Another part of a good statement will describe some
shared memories of the deceased. This part can take the
form of a narrative, the way that the person's history
did, or several people can get up to talk about their
memories of the deceased. Here is a good place to talk
about the work that a deceased person did with their
church or other religious organization, and share how
they touched others' lives. If several people talk about
the deceased this area becomes even more poignant.
Finally, there are some general points on how to write a
resolution for a funeral. Make sure to jot down notes as
you think of them before writing the full eulogy. This
way, you can better organize your thoughts. Writing on a
computer can also help to accomplish this task. Make
sure that your resolution is short - especially if other
people are planning on giving separate eulogies. Focus
your writings on what the deceased did during their
lifetimes, and not on the sadness of their death.
Writing a eulogy for someone you knew well and probably
loved can be a difficult thing to do. However, if you
follow these tips on how to write a resolution for a
funeral, you will be able to stay strong and write your
eulogy.
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