Planning my funeral/Celebration of Life

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DarkJedi wrote:

I’m curious if part of your planning includes writing your own obituary, or at least the general outline. This is something I have considered so that things I most want to be remembered for are more highlighted. It might be interesting (although a bit morbid) to have someone very close write a version as well to see what they highlight.

I realize obituaries are not what they once were with the demise of newspapers, but they do still exist online and I frequently read them.

Yes, I wrote bullet points that I would like covered in my eulogy to give my sister some idea of what to say. But I didn’t make it comprehensive — just a couple key points so she can inject her own personality and ideas into the eulogy.

A main point was that I have always believed in dedicating part of my life to service in some format, with a list of ways I have done that. The first 20 years was easy because it was all in the church. The subsequent service efforts were in the community, and were a longer list as I moved around and interacted with different non-profits, including one I started myself.

I didn’t think about the obit — these are normally posted on the funeral home’s website now. Part of what I’m doing is easing the burden of the people left behind me — probably my sister and my brother and my wife.

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