I will miss him and think about him with every tune I hum in my head.
Uncle Rob's Eulogy
Sorry if I seem a bit nervous... I read once that according to most studies, people’s number one fear is public speaking. Number two fear is death. Death is number two. Does that sound right? That means that if you go to a funeral, you would rather be in the casket than doing the eulogy… But there is no doubt in my mind that Dad is in a better place now. After the past several weeks I firmly believe that now, and so in knowing that, I am able carry on. When I was younger I was kinda trying to learn about life in a hurry, and so Dad and I did have our differences. He did well in keeping me from going to far. You may have heard the story of the 16 year old who thought that his Father didn’t know much of anything, and then when the son became 20, he couldn’t believe how much his Dad learned in four years. And then as Dad got older, and I got to know him more and more, and I really enjoyed our times together. Dad had his strong opinions on sports, on politics, on cars, on religion, well on most things, and both of us would love to argue about some of these issues – sometimes strongly, sometimes with Mom sitting by worrying about Dad’s blood pressure as he got heated. But I knew he loved these arguments and so did I. I think we would both walk away from these discussions with some new knowledge. I know that it got me more interested in these subjects. Those that knew him well would see that he was always humming, whistling or singing a tune. And his laugh! So infectious! But I always had a way of getting him to laugh even louder by imitating his laugh and it would sometimes become hysterical and crack us all up. Dad was a game player all of his life. A lot of my best memories are from these games – from family games early on like checkers, card games, charades, to the softball games with my brothers and friends, to playing pool and golf. Dad and I would play golf every week when he spent the winters in Florida. Right up until this past December he was still enjoying the game and still playing a pretty good game. I think that Dad lived in the best of times. A fairly simple man, a happy man, who loved his family and friends, and taught us about love and happiness.
Uncle Jeff's Eulogy:
My dad led a simple life - yet he was not necessarily a simple man: He had some strong opinions and loved to debate (especially about sports & politics). He had a great sense of humor and loved to laugh. He had a great attitude about life, and loved to whistle and hum (even while he worked). Although the last 41 days of his life were tough, we need to keep in mind that he lived a full life: Born in Berkley in 1922, he lived through the Great Depression, WWII, the Korean & Vietnam wars, and he put up with the Hippies and Disco. And yes, he even put up with me (I was the worse of five). The 90’s were good to him and he continued to hit the ball straight down the fairway as he made his way into the 21st Century. He lived 31, 281 days and he was married to his sweetheart for 22,166 days. He was a great dad, who yelled from the bottom of the steps to wake us up every Sunday for church. In doing so, he provided a great foundation for us; Christian principles and belief in Jesus Christ. He never had a lot of money, but his life lesson was more about living in the moment and enjoying the people that surrounded him… His wife of 60 years, 5 children, 14 grandchildren, 20 great grandchildren, and his friends & family will miss him dearly.
Jake’s Eulogy:
My Grandpa was a loving and caring grandfather, and he never gave up for what he believed in. He was the one who started this whole family, that’s why we love him dearly and very much. He was always a happy man – he was never mad. He always said “hi” to me. I will never forget those “hi’s”. Now he’s up in heaven where we love and miss him.
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