Tag Archives: Guest Book entries

5 condolences: In your honor

Posted on November 23, 2011 by

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving in the U.S., a day when we might remember loved ones we’ve lost by offering a toast to their memory – or by eating one of their favorite foods in their honor. It’s a favorite way to … Continue reading →

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5 condolences: Uncles

Posted on November 16, 2011 by

On April 15th, 2010, I became an uncle for the first time. Luke Christopher is the first grandson to my wife’s parents, and our first nephew. After spending only a few short hours with him, both in the hospital after … Continue reading →

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Celebrating life through condolences

Posted on November 14, 2011 by

I joined Legacy.com as a part-time content screener nearly 10 years ago.  Though I’ve since moved to another position and no longer review condolences as part of my daily job, I reviewed more than one million condolence messages in my … Continue reading →

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5 condolences: Veterans

Posted on November 9, 2011 by

With Veterans Day approaching, we pause to honor all veterans as we share condolence messages for veterans from five of America’s wars:

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5 condolences: Caretakers

Posted on November 2, 2011 by

A caretaker can be so much more than someone who helps with baths and medicines. As the name implies, they care – and they bestow attention and, often, affection as a life comes to its close. Whether the caretaker is a family member … Continue reading →

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5 condolences: Halloween

Posted on October 26, 2011 by

When I was a kid, I thought Halloween was one of the greatest holidays ever invented – you get to dress up in funny clothes and everyone hands you candy. What’s not to love about that? I have fond memories … Continue reading →

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5 condolences: Aunts and nieces

Posted on October 19, 2011 by

A little over seven months ago, I became an aunt for the first time… and I discovered just how much you can love a kid who isn’t even your own. My niece Ruby is, in my humble opinion, absolutely the … Continue reading →

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5 condolences: Playing dress-up

Posted on October 12, 2011 by

When I was a kid, my Grandma Betty had the most wonderful thing in her basement rec room – a trunk filled to the brim with her clothes from when she was a young woman in the 1930s, ’40s and … Continue reading →

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5 condolences: theater

Posted on October 5, 2011 by

My brother, Bill, was blessed with an incredible singing voice and a gift for acting.  As a child, he was very interested in performing.  So my parents let him audition and perform with our local theater company. And that meant … Continue reading →

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5 condolences: thank yous

Posted on September 28, 2011 by

After sharing condolences in an obituary Guest Book, people sometimes wonder whether the family reads their condolence letters and what they think of them.  From reading countless messages of thanks, I can assure you that families greatly appreciate the thoughts … Continue reading →

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