November 2008 Weddings
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Interesting Funeral
DH and I went to the funeral service for my/our co-worker (DH used to work in the same department before DH got his current job). It was more like a celebration of life. Before it started, they played Tool, Metallica, and others over the speakers. People got up and told stories, most of them about drinking, ironically. First time I think I've ever heard anyone swear while they were speaking in front of people during a service, but I think it was befitting of kind of person Mike was. Sad, but I think it gave a lot of people some closure.
Re: Interesting Funeral
I've been to one like that before. Very fitting for the person too.
My ex that passed away had always said that he wanted a casual funeral. Everyone wore LSU clothing and they played the fight song and talked of good times while tailgating and drinking stories. He wouldn't have wanted it any other way. It certainly wasnt the norm but fitting.
Sorry for your loss btw.
First off- sorry for your loss.
I myself have never been to anything but a "standard" funeral but it made me think of the show "Six feet Under" which had a different funeral in pretty much every episode. All of the funerals were different and it just makes me think that this is probably how it should be, if a funeral is to celebrate a person's life and people come in all shapes and sizes then why wouldn't funerals come in all different shapes and sizes as well. Just a thought.
It is nice to know that your co-worker had a fitting funeral for the guy he was.
Interesting, I too have only been to a "standard" funeral, but I guess to each his own.
I guess it's more of a celebration of life than a mourning of the death.
Sorry for your loss too!
Yes, very sorry for your loss!
Wow... interesting! Someone (desi?) mentioned Six Feet Under. It made me think of Love Actually when they played The Beatles, I think? ...
I like the idea of the celebration of life. DH told me I'm not allowed to cry if/when he goes. yeah, like that'll happen.
That's an amazing way to honor his life.
I remember before my grandfather's funeral, my sister swore in front of the minister while telling him a story about my grandfather. My mother was horrified but the minister just shrugged and said, "Meh. I've heard that word before."
I also talked about a giant pile of camel crap during my eulogy to him. Grampie wouldn't have wanted it any other way! I've always heard the expression that funerals are for the living, but I never understood it until that weekend. It was a horrible, but very cathartic experience in the end.