Funeral and Memorial Thoughts - Trevor Hayley

Who are funerals all about?

Trevor — Sat, 13 Mar 2021 04:13:40 +0000

Who are funerals for? The one who has died or those remaining?

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Nobody’s Perfect

Trevor — Tue, 17 Dec 2019 06:20:38 +0000

Frustrating qualities may become endearing qualities in eulogies, and maybe what we remember the most, with fondness and a smile

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Funerals and memorials – the words we use

Trevor — Thu, 10 Oct 2019 01:40:27 +0000

Why do we use the word wake? It seems quite a strange word to use given the circumstances. The funeral industry, like other industries, has a language all of its own.

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Should we bring the children to the Funeral?

Trevor — Thu, 03 Oct 2019 06:37:38 +0000

Should we take children to funerals? I did no get to go to Grandpa's, and although I have fond memories, I still wonder the wisdom of my parents in the 1970s.

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Memorialising a loved one

Trevor — Wed, 18 Sep 2019 07:39:49 +0000

How do we memoralise someone who has died? Burial plot, mausoleums, ashes? Is there a further way to memorialise, and leave a positive legacy?

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Our Carbon Footprint when we Die

Trevor — Wed, 29 May 2019 11:07:35 +0000

Can environmental impacts and our carbon footprint be considered at the end? Absolutely!

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