Eulogy for Grandmother
The phone call came at 6:45 on the evening of the 16th. At 8:58 I sent out an e-mail message to friends about my Grandmother's death. Many of those friends are former and current church members of congregations I have served as pastor. By the next morning I was receiving e-mail messages back. The ones from former and current church members had a common theme. In addition to expressing their sympathy they all said that they felt they had known my grandmother: "We remember your grandmother from the stories you would tell us of her."
That is the nature of memories. They can be collective, shared, or private. They may be special moments - remembrances of her as a sister, a wife, a mother, or a friend. But, when we share those memories they become a part of someone else. The memories become the possession of others. When the Bible tells us to be kind to foreigners in our midst because we were once slaves in Egypt it assumes we have made that memory our own. We were once slaves in Egypt. The sacred memory has been passed down to us. Today, I want to share just a few memories of my Grandmother.
She was a determined woman. Yes, she was a woman who could be patient, but that was restricted by the limits of her determination. When I was small she decided it was time to clean the attic. She had asked my Grandfather to place the wagon underneath the attic window so she could drop the stuff she wanted to be rid of. Well, my Grandfather was busy with other things. One day she decided she had waited long enough. She went to the attic and opened up the window and began to hurl items from the window. Imagine my surprise to items raining from the sky. Imagine my Grandfather's surprise upon his return.
Then there was the time she was after my Grandfather to clean out the chimney. My Grandfather was up working in the fields when a chimney fire broke out. I was still a baby and my mother picked me up and went running next door to Aunt Mid's house. My Grandmother called the fire department (instead of calling for my Grandfather). My grandfather saw the fire trucks coming up the road from town - followed by cars of just about everybody who lived along the way! My Grandfather saw to it that the chimney stayed clean after that.
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Human Resource Action: Schedule a meeting with discuss her inappropriate workplace behavior, and next steps. First, thoroughly review the complaint against John. Secondly, schedule a meeting with Jill to discuss her inappropriate comments and workplace behavior. Assured Jill that her sexual harassment complaint is being investigated. However, it does not excuse her inappropriate comments or behavior, which should cease immediately, or result in a disciplinary actions. Furthermore, recommend Jill contact the confidential Employee Assistance Program (EAP) service to discuss this matter, which is obviously causing
She served on the school board for 7 years. I come from a loving and caring family but no one notices that pain changes people. It's not easy you have to go thru the pain every day and cry every night, you try to be strong but every little thing you just brings all the memories and pain back.. From the teaching I have been taught we are never allowed to cry past 3 o’clock and every time you cry you go up to the mountains and wash all the pain away. After you lose someone close you take all the pictures down and put them all away for one whole year because if you don’t you will lose another close one. I never believed in it but I have seen it happen. My elders always told us if you don’t follow our teaching the stick indians will come after you and bother you until you fix your problems. Once stuff start falling in your house those elders won’t leave until you either get brushed off or get your house cleaned out. Death is the worst thing a community can go thru, Swin just recently lost a loved one she helped in any way she could it was not easy seeing everyone shed their tears but we always know they will always be watching over us and protecting us in any way they can. My uncle Tedo always says after losing a loved one your family will be blessed with a newborn and I’ve seen it happen because it has happened with both sides of my family many times it recently happened with my Auntie Holly after she lost her brother she ended up finding out she was pregnant 2 months later and my cousin Sammie after she lost her mom 3 months later she found out she was going to have a baby also. It also happened with my sister Siomi, after we lost our papa Todd 9 months after his death I was blessed with my handsome nephew named Greyson Anthony
I would like to thank you all for coming to Arlyn's funeral. I am truly touched that you care enough to show your support for us and your respect for Arlyn this way.
My mother was a complex, multi-faceted person. Many of you here today knew my mother personally, and many of you knew my mother indirectly through one of her family members. You may have known her as a coworker, a friend, or a support person. Of course, all of my mother’s family here today each knew a part of her, a “facet” of her--as a mother, a sister, an aunt, a grandmother, a cousin.
She was a women of great faith and was raised in a Catholic Church and community which she passed down. I didn’t really understand her as a kid until I really experienced life then I understood her teachings and trainings. She took religion serious and she made sure everyone of us participated in church. Today I’m thankful because my morals and ethics were built up by her because I followed her steps. My grandma had most of what the “masses” think gives happiness. Her religious life helped her to gain a lifetime virtue and to understand morality. Money was not really a problem for her. I believe poverty could make one lose ethical values. Some people steal because they have no money and stealing is bad, what is bad is bad but in such case they have no choice. She really believed in helping people, even when she can’t afford what someone asked of, she gets herself in debt just to help. My grandma’s town is known to take education really serious and they go to any extent to help sending each other’s kids to school, which became part of my grandma and I respected her a lot for that. She loved and cared for other children like they were her