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Originally Posted by GentleBen

And, you can finish it with:

And now, we do what has to be done with all good men, we have to give him back to God, with thanks for letting us borrow him for too short a time.

Originally Posted by DAB

in one sense, we are sad that dad is gone from us, but in another sense, we have cause to rejoice, as dad is now in the eternal presence of God in heaven.

Originally Posted by erickpl

When my mom passed last year, my Dad asked me to write something with my sister. She was drawing a blank. But I had one word in my mind for my mom and built something based on that.

Grace

I had a eulogy written and gave it to my sister and she liked it. She tweaked it here and there, but the guts of my eulogy were intact. And it said it well.

You have to write from your perspective. That's all you've got if you want it honest. Maybe ask your siblings for some input or thoughts and adjust as needed to accommodate their perspectives as well. You're off to a good start. Acknowledging their views will help make it a great statement for your dad.

We spread my mom's ashes back in July in Rocky Mountain National Park with all us siblings and our families present. Dad said a few words as well, but it was special and poignant.

And one of the toughest things I've ever done.

Thank you for the suggestions. Their cabin is near Cripple Creek, its a beautiful and peaceful place that he and mom built with their own hands. Mom hates funerals and basically everything about death so I doubt she will say anything. My sisters did not take the news well at all so I doubt they will speak and if I see my brother start to lose it, I will too. I think Ill keep it short and sweet. I was thinking Id write down every thought that came to mind and organize them into a speech and then condense it down to one paragraph for the service. I figure Ill just put the entire thing on FB as a tribute to him so people can see who he really was.