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Requiem To A Friend(What To Write In A Eulogy)

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photos provided by Upsplash   At the beginning of 2020 my dearest older brother,Leo passed away from a chronic illness.I was asked to write a personal eulogy of his life and present it to a close-knit group of family, friends, acquaintances .You could imagine how painstakingly difficult this was for me, or it would have been for anyone as close to my brother as I and others were.Now looking back over my presentation and what I had composed I will try and give my thoughts on this and what it should mean to anyone eulogizing a love one or friend.First, this is not for everyone and it goes without saying the amount of emotions can be  overwhelming for all that may find themselves in this position.This is merely a short expose on what should be uppermost on the presenter's mind if one is tasked with this honor.For it is truly an honor to celebrate the passing of a person who has been a major part of one's life.To began it will help to be reminded that we all have an expiration date