Eulogy For Grandmother

I felt compelled to sit down and write the two of you a note of gratitude. It’s been a very difficult past 2 ½ - 3 years, to say the least, and yet it is such a relief to know that at long last, Grandma is at peace.
As I prepared emotionally for this weekend, I fortunately went into it with a very burdenless heart. There have been so many tough decisions that have been made (most of which my two-generational separation from Grandma have kept me happily oblivious). But I know that the two of you have done your best every step of the way. These are always times to make us pause and think about what we could have done better or differently. Sometimes, that opens the door of opportunity for doubt to set in. I’ve tried to keep that from happening.

I wanted to thank you for making our last and final trip to see Grandma off the most warm, comforting, unifying and healing weekend that it could possibly have been. As I said before, I was preparing emotionally for this weekend like everyone was, and it is always anxiety provoking to know how one will react and interact. We were a family extraordinaire this weekend. That is thanks to the two of you above all. I know that it was hard, but in your usual way, the two of you were welcoming to family and friends and remained happy and joyful in the face of a very trying situation. You kept the spirit in the funeral home, the funeral, the lunch and dinner and the “endrawerment” elevated and yet at times appropriately somber while all the while, keeping the focus on the celebration of a wonderful woman that we all loved. I know that you two didn’t “plan” this the whole time; it’s just what you two do. I’ve always admired that. And perhaps the most potentially awkward thing of all was the fact that both Dave and Oriane were both there. We all knew it, and we didn’t know what to expect. It’s a testament to the two of them that they could be not just cordial, but remain friends through everything (not that I blame anyone for the situation). You two welcomed both of them as past, present and future with open arms throughout the weekend, and made them feel so much more at ease in a really trying