Reference and Education16 Jul 2010 03:43 am
Remembering My Dad with a Little Humor
Two years ago, my father was on an expedition studying polar bears in the arctic. This is a trip he has made many times over the years. This past year was to be his last year making this trip as he was about to retire. One night we got a call with the terrible news that my dad had fallen into some icy water and died of hypothermia. We held a service for him this past Saturday and I used an example eulogy to say something special about my dad. I wanted it to be touching and moving but also humorous as my dad would have wanted his funeral to be light hearted instead of so somber. It really was a great service.