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DanaC · 03-03-2009, 03:48 PM

We're arranging Dad's funeral for next Friday (a little later than might be normal, but there are several people who'd like to make it but wouldn't be able to if it was this week or early next). He's having a humanist service, and will be cremated in an eco-coffin. It's biodegradable thick cardboard which we're having painted with honey bees and hives, grass and flowers and a blue sky. His name will appear across a hive.

I think he'd have liked that. A gardener and a beekeeper is how most of us remember him.

Elspode · 03-03-2009, 06:25 PM

Well, here I am, massively late to an important thread as usual.

The loss of a parent is probably one of the most significant events in a person's life. At least, it was for me. It doesn't matter how old you ever get, you are always the child of your parents. You will always be the product of their wisdom and their ignorance, their joys and their pains.

I was incredibly fortunate to have had an absolutely wonderful mother. My dad...eh, not so much, but at least he was absent and dismissive instead of present and abusive. So I got lucky even there.

I wasn't able to be at my mother's side when she passed, and for that I will always be sad. I take comfort in the fact that our last hours together were familial and enjoyable as we celebrated her birthday before she left for her lake house, where she passed at the age of 56. I'll always miss her.

Dana, my deepest condolences on the loss of your father. It sounds like you're doing very well in the face of one of life's greatest adversities.

Aliantha · 03-03-2009, 06:32 PM

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Originally Posted by DanaC

We're arranging Dad's funeral for next Friday (a little later than might be normal, but there are several people who'd like to make it but wouldn't be able to if it was this week or early next). He's having a humanist service, and will be cremated in an eco-coffin. It's biodegradable thick cardboard which we're having painted with honey bees and hives, grass and flowers and a blue sky. His name will appear across a hive.

I think he'd have liked that. A gardener and a beekeeper is how most of us remember him.

That sounds beautiful Dana. I don't think we have those sorts of options here. What a wonderful way to show off someone's life.

I'll be thinking of you on the day. Are you doing a eulogy?

03-03-2009, 06:25 PM	#2
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Well, here I am, massively late to an important thread as usual. The loss of a parent is probably one of the most significant events in a person's life. At least, it was for me. It doesn't matter how old you ever get, you are always the child of your parents. You will always be the product of their wisdom and their ignorance, their joys and their pains. I was incredibly fortunate to have had an absolutely wonderful mother. My dad...eh, not so much, but at least he was absent and dismissive instead of present and abusive. So I got lucky even there. I wasn't able to be at my mother's side when she passed, and for that I will always be sad. I take comfort in the fact that our last hours together were familial and enjoyable as we celebrated her birthday before she left for her lake house, where she passed at the age of 56. I'll always miss her. Dana, my deepest condolences on the loss of your father. It sounds like you're doing very well in the face of one of life's greatest adversities. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

03-03-2009, 03:48 PM	#1
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	We're arranging Dad's funeral for next Friday (a little later than might be normal, but there are several people who'd like to make it but wouldn't be able to if it was this week or early next). He's having a humanist service, and will be cremated in an eco-coffin. It's biodegradable thick cardboard which we're having painted with honey bees and hives, grass and flowers and a blue sky. His name will appear across a hive. I think he'd have liked that. A gardener and a beekeeper is how most of us remember him.

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