[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by Gravdigr

I once heard a 'eulogy' delivered in straight biography fashion. They guy walked up there, and just started like he was telling you about someone you never met.

Originally Posted by DanaC

The eulogy for my grandfather was like that and it really helped contextualise his life and who he was for those of us who hadn't known him as a young man. I found out things I didn't know about him and about my family...

Hmm... interesting, that's a couple of good experiences having the history of the deceased filled in. Maybe because I avoid funerals like the plague, I've only gone to ones for people I knew really well.