Category: rites of passage

Eulogy – Cheri

Among the e-mail and notes of condolence that have arrived in the last several weeks, one friend sent this passage, a poem called “Living Eulogy” by Maryanne Radmacher, which she said put her in mind of Cheri: She danced she sang, she took, she gave. She served, she loved, she created, she dissented. She enlivened, …

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Eulogy – Gordon

I am presented today with the rather daunting task of trying to paint a picture of Gordon’s life for you. Earlier this week, someone mentioned to me that Gordon was the photographer in the Keating family, so there are plenty of pictures taken by him, but very few with him in them. I thought that …

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