Next week is the 11th anniversary of my mother’s death. It seems like yesterday, but a decade has passed. In that decade, my father Frank, my aunt Alberta, my wife’s mother Mahin, my good friend Carl, and many others have died: an entire generation has fallen. Those of us still alive have also changed. My … Continue reading Evelyn’s Death
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Evelyn’s Eulogy
Last Saturday, May 11, 2013, I attended my mother's funeral and gave this short eulogy. I will start with an apology. I hope to make it through this without crying. There is a reason husbands, sons and daughters are not encouraged to give eulogies; we don’t always make it through them. Never-the-less I am going … Continue reading Evelyn’s Eulogy
