On Sun 23 Nov 2008 05:23:43a, jmcquown told us...

> Thank you. That's beautiful. Fortunately, they don't ask you to speak
> at military funerals. And my mother will be cremated and buried
> alongside my father at Beaufort National Cemetery. Of course she won't
> have the 21-gun salute but she'll have a honor guard.

That is quite an honor in itself, Jill. And I’m sure you’ll take comfort
in knowing that your parents will once again be united. Oh, and I wasn’t
suggesting that you use that poem at the funeral, only to read for yourself
in thinking of your mother.

> I'm trying to write the eulogy for the newspaper. Unfortnately she
> wasn't involved in a lot of things. But the best thing I can say is
> she'd have done anything for anyone at the drop of a hat. She cared
> about people and about people's feelings. She was the sweetest woman I
> ever knew. And she had great fashion sense... except when she let me
> wear velvet in the 1970's LOL

Writing the item for the newspaper was also hard for me to do. Your mother
sounds similar to mine. Whatever you write from your heart will have the
most meaning, and it doesn’t necessarily have to be long. I’m sure the
words will come.

> I love my mother, and I'll miss my mother. And now I've got all this
> fur with eyeballs and claws and I'm not talking about my cat. Egads!!

My mother died 10 years ago and I still miss her very much. The pain and
grief have eased over the years, but I doubt I will ever stop missing her.
There isn’t a day that goes by that I don’t think of both my parents.

You gave both your father and your mother exceptional attention, care, and
love, and certainly eased their passing. Now it’s time for you to take
good care of yourself. You will always have them in your heart and memory.

--
Wayne Boatwright
(correct the spelling of "geemail" to reply)
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