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Originally Posted by pocon1
That is why the Irish have wakes to celebrate life.
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Damn is that why my people have wakes... All these years I thought it was just a good excuse for people to get rip-roarin' drunk
/me has been to entirely too many wakes and funerals...
I really do hope that the memorial service is one of laughter rather than sadness... When the memorial service was held for my best friend, his parents asked a few of his closest friends to speak...
The question was how do you sum up 30 + years of friendship in 10 minutes... I am not good at public speaking, I had some notes prepared the day of the service... Had never consulted wiht any of the other guys speaking... and just kinda ad-libbed the whole thing.. and started telling stories... Some of which his family never knew (ooops - umm -- sorry dad, he's dead you can't ground him now)... Then I finished with the Little Prince quotes...the other speakers did the same thing...
What started as a day that I know I was dreading because I didn't want to deal with having to cry, was a day that ended up full of laughter and really good memories.. His father said that the laughter helped the family immensely... and brought them some joy...