Funny Funeral Speech for a Friend

Eulogy for a friend: How You Can Easily and Quickly Write a Very Beautiful And Touching Eulogy That Will Praise, Bless, And Honor The Memory Of Your Best Friend even if you're not good with words or don't know how to begin...

I will never, ever forget about my friend Christy Lou Landrum. God used her to bless my life so much and when my beloved friend suddenly died from cancer this past winter, I was totally devastated.

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I remember her telling me in her last correspondence before she passed that it was okay if she died because she sure would find rest in the bosom of the Lord Jesus Christ.

If you had such friend in your life, then you will appreciate the true worth of eternal friendship.

Well, I really know how it feels like to lose a very special friend who holds a special place in your heart as I recently lost a very treasured friend and I would like to express my deepest condolences on the passing of your loving and close friend.

By the way, I know for sure you are looking for good words, ideas and examples to help you say something memorable at your friend's funeral and I am happy to share with you what you need to know so you can put together your exact thoughts and emotions into writing a touching eulogy that will truly praise, bless and honor the memory of your precious friend.

How To Make Sure This Doesn't Sabotage Your Efforts

Before we do, let's look at an issue that afflicts most friends before they speak at their friend's funeral and they often don't give it their best shot.

You see, our minds have a funny way of bringing back memories of events we failed to live up to expectation. I often wonder why this doesn't happen whenever we triumph in a given situation.

As you get all set to give your funeral speech about your friend, memories of past speaking failures will come back to haunt you and your heart might miss a lot of beats.

To regain your composure, you should constantly focus on this new task. As you keep at it, you will be putting the past behind you and putting yourself in a solid position to give a solid performance no matter what might be going through your mind.

How To Get The Right Words And Ideas

That said; let's consider how to get the good words for your friend's eulogy.

First, you have to put yourself in the mood for the clever expression of your ideas.

To do this, you have to watch a few video clips on your favorite video sharing platform.

Mine is youtube.com, so let's use it to give you an idea.

When you get to youtube.com, you can insert into the search box, keywords like eulogy for a friend, eulogy for a friend example, touching eulogy for a friend from best friend, eulogy for friend who died of cancer…etc….you just have to use one of them or variation.

Once, you pop them in, wait for a few videos to pop out and then watch a few of them.

As you do, please put down ideas, phrases, and words that touch your heart and you feel you can incorporate into your own speech.

By the way, this is a video example for a friend...Please enjoy and prosper!

This Is The Tool Best Friends Who Are Tongue-Tied Use…Have You Ever Considered It?

Did you know there's a very easy resource to help you come write a eulogy for your friend easily and quickly?

Do you have any idea what it is? You have only ten minutes to give me an answer…..

Ok…5 minutes to go… 3 minutes to wrap up…

Please stop…your time has run out! Don't worry; I am happy to help you out.

Believe it or not, it has been proven time and time again that eulogy for friend examples can help you to come up with a very beautiful and touching farewell speech for your friend in a relatively short amount of time.

Why?  That's because they contain so many ideas and examples you can model your speech after even if you're a very terrible writer or not too sure how to begin.

I really want to make this a breeze, so I am going to share with you an example. Then, afterward, we will review it so you can use the insights gleaned to effortlessly write something beautiful about your friend.

Here's An Entire Example For Your Friend

How can I say good-bye to someone who has been an integral part of my life for over 54 years? How do we reconcile ourselves to the heartbreaking reality that our beloved Sandra is no longer physically with us?

For months now, we have tried to prepare ourselves for this inevitability, but it was Sandy herself, with her quiet good humor, with her courage and absolute lack of self-pity, who made us believe that we might still have more time, that the void we have in our hearts today might be put off at least a little while longer.

For more than 35 years, ever since Sandy and Michael came back to New York from California, we lived in adjoining buildings.

My wife Jeanie and I knew when they were home, and they knew the same about us, from seeing the lights in the windows of our respective apartments.

Throughout the past months, since Sandy returned home from the hospital to be where she so desperately wanted to be, that light provided a reassurance, an artificial hope.

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Seeing it at night, I knew that I would speak with Sandy the next day, that we would see each other tomorrow. Since late Saturday night, her window has been dark, and a spark, a beautiful star that brightened and warmed our lives, has vanished to be replaced by memories.

Today, I speak not only for myself, for my wife Jeanie, Jodi, and Mike who considered Sandy part of our family, or for our classmates from Fieldston who grew up with Sandy.

As I gathered memories together in my mind over the past several days, I kept hearing my mother's voice, telling me what to say, what she would have wanted me to say.

Sandy was an extraordinary, truly wonderful human being. "She only hates not loving, and her passion is friendship," was the quote she chose to accompany her picture in the Fieldglass , our yearbook of which she was the business editor, when we graduated from Fieldston.

It captured her personality and her always gently expressed individuality. These words reflected two of her guiding principles perfectly.

Sandy loved her parents, her sister Janice, her brother-in-law Michael, and her nephews Mark and Matthew with her entire being. She adored and was completely in love with, her husband Michael in whom she found her spiritual and intellectual counterpart.

She loved Michael's brother Alan, her sister-in-law Joanne, and her niece Lauren, without reservation. And she was devoted to her friends with equal affection and sincerity that made us fully reciprocate the emotion. There was nothing in her power she would not do for any of us, and we knew it without Sandy ever having to put those feelings into words.

Sandy was turned off by anything crass, by anyone she felt was manipulative or insincere. When she was disappointed in someone or became disillusioned, she simply stopped talking about that person, and firmly, without ever raising her voice, instructed us to do the same in her presence.

I first got to know Sandy when I arrived at Ethical in fourth grade from Switzerland. Smart, funny, popular, she took the time to befriend an outsider who spoke little English and whose interest in sports lay in skiing, not baseball, and soccer rather than football.

Our friendship grew as we shared our childhood thoughts and aspirations. Sandy loved animals and wanted to become a veterinarian. She enjoyed formal dancing — the two of us came in second in a sixth-grade dance contest — and was drawn to art, to literature, to everything that reflected beauty and elegance. She was also drawn to sports, but always with a distinctive flair. At Fieldston she was on the girls' varsity hockey team and was co-captain of the cheerleaders' squad.

She never lost either her natural kindness or the moral compass that set her priorities. She was always elegant in an understated, non-ostentatious way.

Above all, she was a true friend, always prepared to extend a helping hand or listen to another's problems, without expecting anything in return.

Somewhere along the line, she developed a unique relationship with my mother. They were two kindred spirits who understood each other and enjoyed each other's company.

During our high school years at Fieldston, I would often come home to find Sandy sitting with my mother, absorbed in a discussion that was meaningful to them both.

Their bond continued and strengthened over the years, entirely independent of the friendship Sandy and I shared. After she introduced Michael to Jeanie and me, she next took him to meet my mother.

It was not that she sought her approval, but that she was certain that my mother would also appreciate all his exceptional qualities. After my father died, Sandy visited my mother regularly for over twenty years, sometimes with Michael, most often by herself, and they would play Canasta or discuss the latest art exhibit in town, or just talk about whatever was on their minds.

Sandy also had a very special relationship with our daughter, Jodi, which grew over family vacations, Canasta games at my mother's, and meetings in the neighborhood.

For Jodi's birthday, Sandy and Michael once bought her a beautiful leather-bound copy of Sense and Sensibility , which inspired Jodi to read the entire collection of Jane Austen novels.

To this day, Sense and Sensibility is her favorite book, and she thinks of Sandy every time she re-reads it. Jodi was truly inspired by Sandy's elegance, intellect and tenacity. When Jodi was 11, Sandy invited Jodi to visit her at the District Attorney's office. To this day, Jodi says that was the day she realized that a woman could be a brilliant, powerful and respected lawyer.

Now a lawyer herself, Jodi considers Sandy to be one of her most significant role models, for which Jeanie and I will be forever grateful.

As a child, I discovered paradise in the idyllic Royal Hotel in San Remo on the Italian Riviera. When Sandy went there for the first time with our family, she grasped its magic and it became her and Michael's escape from day-to-day reality as well.

Its timeless elegance fits her personality perfectly. In the late afternoon, she would sit in the hotel garden and silently absorb the Mediterranean's spectacular beauty. She loved shopping for clothes in its boutiques, and to visit art museums on the French side of the border.

But San Remo also engaged her culinary curiosity. In one of our last conversations last week, she remembered and laughed about the time she asked the chef to make a particular rabbit dish that required the hotel to purchase special ingredients from the market. In the mornings, before settling in the shade near the swimming pool with a book, she would instruct the maitre d' what she and Michael wanted for lunch that day, and it would always be both unusual and delicious.

Sandy was brilliant and always, always intellectually curious. She never thought that she knew everything about anything, but wanted to know more, to learn, to absorb what others knew. A voracious reader, as was Michael, he wanted to understand the thought processes behind the creation of any book in front of her.

And she wanted to use her knowledge, her many skills, and abilities, to help others, devoting herself to advancing the ideals she held dear.

After graduating from New York University Law School and several years in California, she became an Assistant District Attorney in Robert Morgengthau's office in Manhattan for 18 years, rising to become deputy chief of the special prosecutions bureau and assistant deputy chief of the investigation division, specializing in the investigation of complex white-collar crimes.

There, she mentored many of today's top litigators before teaching for several years at NYU Law School.

Sandy and Michael were always great fun to be with. Inseparable, they never made their friends feel excluded. San Remo blends in my memory with Chatham, Massachusetts, where Jeanie and I vacationed one summer with them.

 It was the year after my father had died, and they wanted to take us away for a break. Of course, Sandy made all the arrangements. And then there were the countless dinners at restaurants Sandy wanted to explore.

One of Sandy's greatest pleasures was to celebrate life. The party she organized for Michael's 50th birthday was spectacular, with her exquisite taste reflected in every detail.

None of us who were there will ever forget her happiness and pride when in 2007 the Mount Sinai Division of endocrinology was renamed the Hilda and J. Lester Gabrilove Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Bone Disease in honor of her father and in memory of her mother.

And after Michael died, despite her profound sadness, she threw a 60th birthday party for herself so that she could be together with her family and friends to mark that special day.

Sadly, tragically, the last 14 years were extremely difficult for Sandy. In 1997 she was diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome and had to stop working.

Eerily, her beloved mother died on December 25, 2002, exactly nine years before Sandy. Then Michael, whose health had always been delicate, became seriously ill, and Sandy took care of him with single-minded devotion until he succumbed in early January of 2008.

And just as she was beginning to get her strength back, to return to her old self, tragedy struck last year with the diagnosis of her final illness.

Throughout it all, Sandy never lost her spark, her wit, her thoughtfulness for her family and friends.

Until the last, she wanted to know about us, how we were doing, what was new and exciting in our lives.

This past summer in the hospital, Sandy was most concerned not by her illness but by the possibility that she might have to go to a strange place, and her one fervent hope was that she might be able to go home, to be in her room, surrounded by her treasured Japanese works of art, by her and Michael's books, and by the photographs that reminded her of happier days.

This wish at least was granted her, thanks for the most part to Janice's devotion and care.

Janice, you were the best sister anyone could have, and you provided Sandy with a unique reassurance and sense of comfort that allowed her to go on for as long as she could, and to live every one of her days in dignity, knowing that she was loved, knowing that she could remain at home until her strength at long last gave out.

There is much more to say, and we will have occasion to share our memories in the days, weeks and years to come. Last Tuesday, Sandy told me that her greatest fear was of being alone and that when she would be sedated, unable to react, the doctors had told her that she would still be able to hear us speaking to her. I promised her that I would visit her every day, a promise I was able to keep.

But now, we must continue to speak to her, if only in our thoughts, so that she will know that we remember her and all the happiness and beauty that she brought into our lives and that she is not alone.

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Eli, Eli ," wrote the young Jewish poet Hannah Szenes, " Shelo yigamer le'olam - Hachol vehayam, Rishrush shel hamayim, Berak hashamayim, T'filat ha'adam ."

"

My God, My God, may these things never end: the sand and the sea, the rush of the water, lightning in heaven, the prayer of man ."

Sandy would have identified with these words, with the sense of infinity in the elements of nature that surrounded her. Let us, in turn, add our promise that our memories of Sandy and our love for her will similarly never end….

Now, This Is How To Write Your Eulogy…

As I said, we are going to review this together. So, let's start by recapping a few lines from the intro….

Here you go:

'' How can I say good-bye to someone who has been an integral part of my life for over 54 years? How do we reconcile ourselves to the heartbreaking reality that our beloved Sandra is no longer physically with us?''

That really moved me…how about you?

Your opening remark is undoubtedly one of the pillars of what you say at your friend's funeral, so you should spend a great deal of time and effort into coming up with something heartfelt and memorable.

How To Make The Audience Applaud You And Love You Even More

My duty is to make things very easy for you, so let's look at some proven ways to easily coming up with one that grabs attention.

First, you can begin with a question as we saw in that extract.

Second, you can begin with a quote about friendship and connect it to your friend's life.

Let me use this beautiful quote: ''People come into your life for a reason, a season, or a lifetime.'' to give you an idea.

Some people come into your life for a reason, a season, or a lifetime. When someone is in your life for a lifetime, then he must be an angel.

I first met Mike some 50 years ago when we were at Washington State University…

Did you notice how I did that with that quote?

Third, you can start off with a poem.

Fourth, you can begin with an anecdote or story. Narratives like:

• How you became friends as recorded in that Washington State University example
• How your friend has been a blessing in your life

This Is What Everyone Expects You To Say

The body comes after the introduction and it's the heart of your story.

To write a good piece, you should jot down stories the deceased's relatives, loved ones, and other friends can relate to.

By the way, here are useful pointers for bringing back fond memories….

• When you did first met your friend?
• What brought the two of you together?
• How did your friendship blossom?
• What interests, hobbies, etc. do you share?
• What difference did your friend make in your life over the years?
• How did he or she inspire you in your own life, career, marriage and or even faith?
• How did you feel when you heard of his or her sudden death?
• What do you think life will be like without him or her?

Now, this is what I want you to do right away. Write answers to the questions above.

Then, use your responses to draft a very rough outline for your speech. You can go back to review it after a few hours and new ideas and insights will come to you, which you can use to embellish your words.

Do This And No One Will Ever Forget What You Said

Finally, the ending line of your speech is as important as the introduction.

Let's look at brief sections of our example

'' Sandy would have identified with these words, with the sense of infinity in the elements of nature that surrounded her. Let us, in turn, add our promise that our memories of Sandy and our love for her will similarly never end.''

Just as there are patterns for the content of the introduction and the body, there also are conclusion patterns and these include:

• Thanking God for blessing you with such a very wonderful friend
• Telling everyone why your friend will be missed…This is an example I wrote quite recently for my late Christian friend Chris.

Even though my heart is throbbing with pain and my tear-stained eyes are filled with grief, I take consolation in the fact that my precious friend died in the Lord and that's something I would forever be so proud of.

Church wipe your tears. Linny, Jaxon, (comment: insert here the name of your other brother), friends and family wipe your tears.

For sooner or later, we shall see our beloved sister, wife, mom, and friend again on that beautiful shore where God will make everything new and wipe away every tear.

I can only imagine how I will feel on that beautiful day when I get to hug Chris warmly and say: ''Thank you, Chris, for making such a big difference in my life.''

Chris, your portrait is proudly hanging on my office wall and I would forever keep it and even pass it on to my children and tell them about all the beautiful things you did for us.

God bless you Chris and God bless you Linny for your love and support.

Chris will want you to join her. So, let's follow the steps of Christ and we will see her someday. What a glorious morning that will be!

• Thanking the mourners for coming to support the family
• Encouraging people to emulate his or her fine attributes or even may let the tears flow as it makes you feel much better

P.S: Read the message below only if you're hell-bent on giving the best eulogy ever ...Ignore it if you think your friend deserves just an ordinary speech

Dear Loving Friend,

Let's face it…Putting together your thoughts and emotions into a very beautiful tribute without letting the tears flow isn't an easy thing and I experienced that recently when I wrote a eulogy for my close friend.

I really feel sorry for you for and I think you shouldn't struggle to come up with a very beautiful tribute family and friends of your best friend will never, ever forget.

Granted, writing a unique, memorable, and inspiring eulogy for your friend is not an easy thing at all at this painful time even if you're a very gifted writer.

I want to take this very heavy burden off your shoulder by helping you come up with a funny, inspiring, and memorable eulogy that truly captures your friend's life.

Just imagine how great it would feel when you give your speech with such ease and grace and everyone compliments you on a great job done.

Yes, that can be possible when you let me help you out.

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Read On To Find out How It Works

Ok, Is This Offer For Me?

• Yes, if you want to feel a great sense of warmth and relief without the pressure and stress of coming up with something at this incredibly difficult time of your life.

• Yes, if your friend died under circumstances like suicide, drug abuse, murder, cancer, didn't do much with his or her life, etc. and you really can't seem to put pen to paper because of the emotions involved.

• Yes, if you're simply overwhelmed with grief… and you have less than 24 hours to the funeral and have suddenly realized that you don't have written anything about your close friend

• Yes, if you are expecting nothing less than a very special, beautiful, unique and memorable eulogy speech that will bless, praise, and honor the memory of your precious friend.

• Yes, if you want to take the heavy burden of expectation off your shoulders so you can give a meaningful, uplifting and heartwarming speech that will warm hearts and bring your friend's admirable personality alive

• Yes, if you don't have much time to write a perfect speech because of the stress of preparing so many things for your friend's funeral arrangement so you can have your peace of mind

• Yes, if you're overwhelmed with work demands and other pressures of life.

Then, let's take care of it and the mourners will definitely sing your praises.

• Yes, if you want the funeral-goers to shower you with very sincere compliments…just imagine how you will feel….Your friend will be looking down at you and will be so proud of you too!

• Yes, if you are not good with words and you feel you're not a natural writer and you are struggling to find the right words but still want to give a great eulogy speech for your  friend

• Yes, if you get so scared anytime you're asked to say something before an audience and you really want to save yourself from any form of embarrassment at your friend's funeral…Remember, you can't wing it

• Yes, if you are not too eloquent or not too sure if you are on the right track and take out the guesswork…Remember, what you say will speak volumes about your love for your friend

• Yes, if you absolutely hate speaking in public or feel this is not your thing but you want to make your friend feel so proud of you

• Yes, if you have less than 24 hours to the funeral and you are really stressed out and scared you  might make some horrible mistakes

• Yes, if you are a good speaker but you still want someone to look over or review what you've come up with!

Just imagine leaving your entire presentation in the hands of skilled speech consultants who will take away your pain of spending hours thinking hard and long about what to say and what not to say.

Also, envision being patiently guided to say something the grievers will never, ever forget

And also imagine the peace of mind you will have when you relax and sleep well knowing full well that you have someone to hold your back so you can make your friend feel so proud

Won't you love that? I hope you will...

Funeral not too far away? Or happening in less than 24 hours?Trust me, we can deliver! it doesn't matter if your speech is today or  tomorrow we can make things work for you

Ok, I am Interested, What's the Cost?

You simply pay what you want after you've got your beautiful speech.

Why? As you know, the current health crisis has caused severe hardships for most people.

Precious lives have been lost, jobs wiped out and families displaced, leaving everyone wondering what the future holds.

Yet, a very caring friend like you has to speak at the burial service.

Nonetheless, not everyone could afford our services even before the pandemic suddenly hit us.

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Even though we are going through this crazy time, if you do a poor job at it, your speech will be captured on video and your family and other viewers will forever remember what you said and would not attribute your poor performance to the fact there was a deadly disease in town.

So, please take advantage of it now by simply paying what you want after you get your beautiful speech.

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4. If not, we will send you a wonderful draft in a couple of hours

5. Then, you look it over and tell us if you are okay with it or you want to amend it till you are happy with it--although we always get it right even with the first draft.

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Just a reminder of what our offer entails

You simply pay what you want after you've got your beautiful speech.

Why? As you know, the current health crisis has caused severe hardships for most people.

Precious lives have been lost, jobs wiped out and families displaced, leaving everyone wondering what the future holds.

Yet, a very caring friend like you has to speak at the burial service.

Nonetheless, not everyone could afford our services even before the pandemic suddenly hit us.

So, we have dropped our normal rates so you can simply pay what you want after you have got your beautiful speech.

Please note: When life gets back to normal, this offer will be scrapped for good.

So, please take advantage of it now.

Even though we are going through this crazy time, if you do a poor job at it, your speech will be captured on video and your family and other viewers will forever remember what you said and would not attribute your poor performance to the fact there was a deadly disease in town.

So, please take advantage of it now by simply paying what you want after you get your beautiful speech.

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All the best,

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Just see what someone said about that great tip that's proven to calm your nerves and help you speak with purpose, poise, and clarity!

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The speech went very well, I modified it a bit and practiced it as you suggested (great advice).  Thanks for all your help and if I need a prepared speech again I'll definitely contact you.

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