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Grandmother died; speech for her funeral
HELP!
I've had 5 relatives die on me the last week.
And I've given speeches on 4 of their funerals so far, and they've all been..awful.
Tomorrow I'm giving a speech on my grandmother, so please help! What can I say? I really have no personal memories of her!! But I have to do this - I promised!! please please help me.
Any nice heartwarming speeches you've heard of that I can use as inspiration ?? or any special websites for these kind of things?? thaank you!
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well i don't want to flat out give you a speech, but i can certainly give you a small example one with some ideas and points you should definitely cover.
On *INSERT DATE OF HER BIRTH HERE* my grandmother was born in *WHERE SHE WAS BORN*. She lived a happy life, married *HUSBANDS NAME IF SHE HAD ONE*, and had *NUMBER OF CHILDREN IF ANY*. Unfortunately, my grandmother was taken from us on *DATE OF DEATH*. (Here you can say something about how she died) I know everyone will miss her a great deal, but we will see her again one day. (only say that second part if your family's religious like that or whatever) One of the few positive things I have to say is that at least now, we won't have to anticipate her death, and she's in a better place. To my misfortune, I don't have many memories with my grandma. But her death has taught me that I should make time with all my family, because they could be gone in the blink of an eye. I found a quote on the internet that seemed appropriate for this day: "It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth -- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up, we will then begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." - Elisabeth Kubler-Ross (expert on death and dying) (then write what that quote means to you and how it relates to the situation.) I know that for many of you, it will be hard to get over the fact that *Insert grandma's First Middle and Last name here* isn't here anymore, but she would want us to continue on with our lives, and stay happy and remember her at her best, instead of grieving. Thank you.
***try not to use the exact words, but something close would probably be good. Also;; do some family research of what she was like and incorporate what your family tells you into your speech, and you shoudl be set ♥
ps. sorry for your losses =/ best of luck to you & your family!! ♥
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ok the funeral may have already passed..but i'm not sure. here's a good speech;;
My grandmother ________ was a very kind lady. I really don't have any heartwarming memories of me and her, but I do have to say she was a great lady, and we were very lucky to have her in our lives. She was a kind, thoughtful, and generous grandma and I really am going to miss her, probably along with everybody else.
Thank you.
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cliche but true, it should just be from the heart.
even if you dont have any memories
talk about that
just say something like
"These past weeks have been very tough on all of us, taking from us 5 members of this amazing family, and now <insert what you/your famil calls her>.i didnt know her very well. and i dont have any good memories of her. That makes me really sad though, because from what i heard, she was an amazing women. I wish that i had been able to spend more time with her, and get to know her. Unfortuantly, <insert how she died her, example:cancer took her too soon; God took her from us blah blah> so i never got the chance. Many of you in this room have so many great memories of her, yet there are many like me with none. It is now that i will say Rest in Peace and move on to Heaven (or whatever you and your family believes in) to my grandmother."
I am terribly sorry for your loss, and i hope that no more come of these next weeks. :)
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