by Farkel 48 Replies latest jw friends
Farkel,
My sincere condolences to you and other family members for the death of your father.
Thank you for sharing your frank, but heartfelt eulogy with us.
Unlike others, including myself, you have enjoyed many decades of being the son to a father who was obviously a generous and upright man.
Treasure the memories and keep playing his song.
Uncanny
In other words, the odds are that the speaker will speak from a pre-printed outline and use his death and funeral as an agenda to promote the Watchtower Printing Corporation and its religious interests.
Doug, LDH suggestion is very good, also it's worth a try to prepare and present a general outline much like you wrote.
I wrote much the same for my father and my active brother submitted the outline for approval. The material was used within the standard JW outline and I felt the elder did a credible job with it. However, this PO had a heart, your dads PO may not.
There were some surprised faces at the Kingdom Hall when the congregation discovered that one of the most frugally dressed, unassuming brothers anywhere, had a WWII military record that made the Rangers of ‘Saving Private Ryan’ look like a Boy Scout troop.
Unfortunately you may have to work within the ‘comfort’ parameters of the presiding elder.
But I feel if the compromise is palpable, it’s well worth it so that as many people recognize the contributions your father has made for his family and community, Jehovah’s Witnesses or otherwise.
Flip
Doug,
K'lyn and I send you our condolences. If you should be here in SLC for your fathers funeral feel free to give us a call if you need a place to stay. It would be our pleasure to have you. Again you are in our thoughts at this time. Take care...
David P
Farkel, I'm sad to hear of the loss of your father, and I can relate to the pain you are experiencing as I'm one who is very close to my dad who is in his 70's. Losing a loved one is a heart breaking experience, and I've been through many of these amongst family and friends. We even cry for those on the net who have died as if they were our own family, as I cried for Joe Mesko, and Bruce Bainbridge, and others whose names will return to me the moment I hit "Reply To Topic" (!). All of these I consider friends whom I mourn, and I didn't even know your dad but mourn his loss. Death is a terrible loss, and even as one who professes belief as a JW, the pain of this loss albeit comforted with hope is still never diminished or lessened in my heart. And yet a parent or sibling seems to me the most difficult of all, to me it feels like having a part of my body amputated.
You are in my prayers. Like it or not I consider you as a dear brother and always shall. May you find the road to healing from this heart breaking tragedy. <a href=" http://www.aimoo.com/forum/postview.cfm?id=311102&CategoryID=2967&startcat=1&ThreadID=73291">Others have also sent you their love whom, as I, too consider you a beloved brother</a>.
Retrying the failed link in my previous post:
http://www.aimoo.com/forum/postview.cfm?id=311102&CategoryID=2967&startcat=1&ThreadID=73291
Doug, I am so sorry. I don't know what to say to make your pain any less. {{{{{{{{{{{{{{Doug}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}
Farkel,
Thank you for sharing your father's life story. I would like to extend my condolences to you. I wish you peace.
baja
Fark? You around perchance? luv,T
Carl Sagan on balancing openness to new ideas with skeptical scrutiny..."if you are open to the point of gullibility and have not an ounce of skeptical sense-you cannot distinguish useful ideas from worthless ones."
D., with all the 'other stuff' going on on the Board, I know it may seem like you've been forgotten in your grief. You have not. I am still 'here' for you... and still wish you nothing but love... and peace. Now... and to time indefinite. You are in my heart... and in my prayers.
I am, still,
YOUR friend, servant... and a slave of Christ,
Shelby
Doug,
I wish I had a brilliant bit of comfort to offer but I know that there is little comfort to be had in your situation. I send love and empathy to you my friend.
Julie
