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Writing a Eulogy
Place and Date of birth
Parents Names
Siblings Names
Where they grew up
Schooling
What they were like as a child (stories you may have heard over the years)
Sports as a child and teenager – hobbies
Leaving school – what did they do for work
What did they get up to as a young person
Meeting partner – marriage details and to whom
Where they lived
Children
What they were like as a parent
Holidays away
Hobbies
Sports / football team
Retirement – what did they do
Later years
Grand children / great grandchildren – what do they call them
Illness / last days
Any funny stories etc
Tips
Usually the best eulogies are when they are written as a story. You don't want to use too many dates and write it in a strict order of life sequences. Often a eulogy or story will jump from one period of life to another - such as you may cover where they were born and grew up and their schooling, what they were like as a young person. You may then cover all of their work history in one go before heading into marriage or family information. You will notice that once you start to write - things will flow; don't force things to come.
Please use the guide above to jog your memories.