last nights memorial service
last nights memorial service
#0last nights memorial service
Posted: 3/10/06 at 6:52am
was truly inspirational, with lOTS of laughing, memories, and meeting many people I had heard of from her life. We found all her art, had much of it at the funeral home, in her day she was a top fashion illustrator....simply amazing. Steve gave the nicest memorial to his mom, truly touching.
The we brought her home, as she wanted to come home from the hospital, so he's honored that wish.....she's in a box on the table.....ashes are heavy. We leave in an hour for the actual funeral, just family.......that will be the hard part.....but this whole thing has taught me that death can be a celebration of life. I feel her here......
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Updated On: 3/10/06 at 06:52 AM
miss pennywise
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#1re: last nights memorial service
Posted: 3/10/06 at 8:15am
I couldn't help feel a strong connection here, Scott.
My dad was a fashion designer and we found scads of his illustrations when he died. He was a very modest person, so they were kept in portfolios, not displayed. They are treasures for me and my siblings.
Warm, warm wishes to you and Steve. It's wonderful that you can appreciate life through an experience like this. It says a lot about your spirit.
Peace.
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#2re: last nights memorial service
Posted: 3/10/06 at 8:37amMy thoughts are with you and Steve today.
"All I ask of you is one thing: please don't be cynical. I hate cynicism -- it's my least favorite quality and it doesn't lead anywhere. Nobody in life gets exactly what they thought they were going to get. But if you work really hard and you're kind, amazing things will happen."
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NYadgal
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/18/04
#3re: last nights memorial service
Posted: 3/10/06 at 9:24am
That sounds lovely, Scott! A fitting celebration which honors her, and gives you and Steve important comfort and understanding.
My thoughts are with you and Steve today.
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#4re: last nights memorial service
Posted: 3/10/06 at 9:28amashes are heavy. may today be another celebration of a life well lived that brings not sorrow but peace to the hearts of those touched by that life.
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pray to st. jude
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he was the gimmicky sort
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#5re: last nights memorial service
Posted: 3/10/06 at 9:30am
Elphaba, so wonderful that you saw in this time a chance to celebrate!
My father's brother (and my favorite uncle, but it's beside the point) died VERY suddenly of a heart attack a few days after Thanksgiving in 2005. It destroyed the family, especially my dad and my uncle's immediate family (my dad and he were EXTREMELY close).
My dad (who is a minister) led the funeral and turned it into a celebration, with stories, remembrances, quotes from other people. They laughed, they cried, they sang, and they were all unbelievably happy at the end of it.
That is a fitting way to say goodbye to someone, I think.
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Broadway Legend Joined: 5/11/05
#6re: last nights memorial service
Posted: 3/10/06 at 9:39amPeace and comfort to you and Steve today, and in the days to come. The memorial service sounds as if it was exactly as it was meant to be, a celebration of a life well spent, and a time for those still waiting here to find renewed connections with others who knew her. My thoughts are with both of you.
"And the postman sighed as he scratched his head, you really rather thought she ought to be dead..."
kissmycookie
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/21/04
#7re: last nights memorial service
Posted: 3/10/06 at 10:16amEchoing thoughts of comfort to you and your partner, Elphaba. A life well lived should always be celebrated.
#8re: last nights memorial service
Posted: 3/10/06 at 10:31am
Would it be asking too much for you to scan a piece of her fashion illustration and post it?
In ancient Egyptian culture, it was said that to speak the name of the dead was to make them live again for a moment. I'm sure many of us on this board would appreciate her talent.
My condolences to your partner.
SorryGrateful
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/10/05
#9re: last nights memorial service
Posted: 3/10/06 at 10:36amI am thinking of you still, Elphaba.
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#10re: last nights memorial service
Posted: 3/10/06 at 10:42amHang in there, Elphaba. I know it's not easy.
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Broadway Legend Joined: 3/29/05
#12re: last nights memorial service
Posted: 3/10/06 at 11:51amMy thoughts and good wishes are with you both today, Scott.
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Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted. - Randy Pausch
Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted. - Randy Pausch
#13re: last nights memorial service
Posted: 3/10/06 at 12:29pm
You already know how I feel. But, just a reminder that both you and Steve will be in my thoughts today.
I am glad that you were able to celebrate the life lived. Sometimes, memorials can be a way to recognize the humanity in all of us.
I hope you and Steve find comfort in remembering and relishing in the joy she brought to your and other's lives. Memories are a way to never let a person die. To me, knowing that others will think of you with a smile after you leave this earth is akin to going to heaven. You know you left the world a little bit better for the time you were a part of it. Clearly, this was true for Steve's mother.
Be well, be happy, mourn and celebrate.
#14re: last nights memorial service
Posted: 3/10/06 at 12:54pmElphaba know that my thoughts are with Steve and you today.
"To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
#15re: last nights memorial service
Posted: 3/10/06 at 1:42pmElphaba, both you and Steve are in my thoughts and prayers today. I love you hon.
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#16re: last nights memorial service
Posted: 3/10/06 at 2:39pmTo Scott and Steve: What a touching tribute to a remarkable woman that I feel I have gotten to know through you. May it be a comfort to you that she lives on your hearts.
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