Boomer funerals

I attended a boomer funeral yesterday and couldn't help but realize that the eulogies were so boomerish. The two who spoke about my friend's life, mentioned the following:

skateboarding
surfing
music
hanging out in the van
attending concerts
living at the beach in the summer
having kids later in life
losing the battle to cancer

I recently read, and I think we discussed in the forums at one point, how boomers were going to do funerals differently than the generations before us. This one was different. It was lovely. They gave out CDs of his favorite music at the reception.

Very sad. He left two very young children. Please left them in prayer. Thanks.

Sounds like it was different and lovely Dotsie. I indeed will keep his young family in prayer.


Although he wasn't a boomer, (and I can't recall his name right now),I believe he was a comedienne. He made a video for all to see after the fact. Anyone know who I am talking about? I think this will be common very soon.

chick

I've been to funerals where you feel comforted and it felt good to recollect. Sounds like this was one of those too. Still, … too young to die are the hardest.

I'm sorry for the loss of your friend Dotsie.

I'm thinking us Boomers will be changing a lot of things.

Dotsie,
I too went to a boomer funeral this weekend . She graduated from high school with me and had a six year battle with cancer that took her in the end. My friend had planned her funeral clear to the end with a Celabration of Life Memorial service at the St. Francis of Ass . What a beautiful service . My high school friend served on our reunion committee and had a zest for life . What a loss !

Makes me sad and I miss my friend so much . She was always the protecter .

Renee

Renee, sorry to her about your loss. Wow, you just had that reunion so you must have been seeing lots of her lately. I'm sure that's hard.

Sorry to hear of your friends passing on.
But, I think you're correct... we will bring NEW things to services for our generation.
I wish to be cremated AND I do plan to have all arrangements made before hand.
If it's possible, when the time comes, I want diamonds to be made from my ashes. A cyber buddy in New York made me aware of this company http://www.lifegem.com/ a few years ago. I am SERIOUSLY thinking about doing this... several small stones for my GC.

Dotsie and Renn--

Sorry to hear about your friends. I haven't been to a funeral in a LONG time. I've heard about several of my classmates who passed away but we were never close enough for me to return home.

As far as "boomer funerals" I was reading somewhere on line where they were talking about the very thing you mentioned Dotsie about your friend's funeral. So it looks like a new trend may be setting in.

Peace & Blessings,
Beverly Mahone
http://www.talk2bev.com