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When I walked into the funeral parlor this evening, the the card on first flower arrangement I looked at was from "Your Friends at Legionworld.net"
I suspect Quis, and I thank all of you.
I'll find better words to post later...
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From: Westerly Rhode Island | Registered: Aug 2003
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This is the Eulogy I gave yesterday at Alice's funeral.
Alice's Body will go to it's final resting place today, but she hasn't left us.
She lives on. In all of us.
Her legacy is sitting in this room, her family, her friends, the people whose lives she touched.
She will be with us for the rest of our lives. Every time we hurt she will be there to comfort us. When we think we are alone she will be with us. When we fall she will be there to help us back up. When we think we can't do something she'll be there to tell us we can and if we fail she'll find a way to convince us to try again. And most of all, when I get too full of myself she will be there with a pin and a grin to burst my bubble.
It's hard to believe that as we look at her body, cold and lifeless, ready to be interred.
But the body isn't what matters, the spirit and love of the person in in the body are what really matters. And she enriched each and every one of her family and friends with her spirit and love in more ways than I can count.
She loved all of us and that love will live on as long as long we keep her spirit in our hearts. I see her spirit and love in our sons and grandchildren. I see her spirit and love in our daughters-in-law and nieces. I see her spirit and love in her brother and sisters and and their families and in my family.
But most of all I see her spirit and love when I look in the mirror. The man standing here today was molded and shaped by that spirit and love.
That spirit and love will remain with me forever.
I love you Alice, I will always love you.
-------------------- Just an Old, Broke-Down, Drunk, Bum!!
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From: Westerly Rhode Island | Registered: Aug 2003
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Abin, reading your Eulogy reminded me of one of my favorite David Gray songs. Music choices during times like this are very personal. I hope I'm not crossing any lines by sharing. Even the songs that make me feel sad somehow manage to make me feel better.
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