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Post by shemmy on Aug 6, 2009 8:35:35 GMT
Sadly a good friend of ours, was taken too soon and Monday we attended his funeral, to say our last goodbye. His family, informed everyone, that they wouldn't be in black, and it was personal prefernce as to what we wore. I think this is a good idea, as we came to celebrate his life. Also, that Alan had wanted a Humanist service. As this was my first Humanist service, I was intrigued as to what happened. It was absolutely splendid, and all credit to Jan, from the Humanist Society, who led the service. It all focused on Alan and his life achievemnets. His choices of favourite music was played, and you felt his presence completely. I felt it was a perfect tribute to him, and knew it was exacly what he wanted. It opened up a new experience to me, which greatly impressed me.
PS. I still said Amen at the end in my head, which put a closure, to me, on the service.
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Post by Eema Braazkumov on Aug 6, 2009 15:04:25 GMT
My father-in-law had a humanist service. It was lovely, and my then husband put together a CD with his favourite piece of music (Lark Ascending) along with the haunting whistle of his favourite steam train (he was a train driver all his working life). It was quite quite beautiful, with laughs and plenty of tears, and a Bagpuss toy wearing a train drivers hat on top of his coffin! It's what he would have wanted, which was the important thing. RIP Pops, still miss you. x
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Post by Glen B Ogle on Aug 6, 2009 20:04:47 GMT
I've not been to a "humanist" funeral as such, but a few years back I attended a green non-Christian funeral. After the "service" bit we jsut sat around singing - it ended up with me going to sleep (we were camping) to the sound of the deceased's own CD.
The coffin was cardboard, painted up as his narrowboat by his wife and young daughter, and he's now growing an oak tree.
The closure probably came when a rainbow appeared in the field during the service part.
RIP Buzz
Glen
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