Funeral Speech For Your Father

It is customary for a child to give the eulogy at a parents funeral or memorial service.  Feelings towards parents are often complicated and difficult to express.  When you are facing moving on with life after losing a parent it can be hard to do.  A eulogy is a time when you can express your feelings and say what you need to say with all your friends and loved ones standing as witness.

A father is someone that made a huge impact in your life.  They were there for your most challenging times and transitions.  All of these things are important pieces to touch on during your eulogy.  Talking with other family members to get a collection of stories and anecdotes is a great place to start when putting together your speech.

The eulogy is the telling of a story of your father’s life.  Giving a timeline of their life is good, but personal stories and examples of who they were are more meaningful.  Once you have collected stories try and put them into some sort of order that will give flow to what it is you want to express.  Having a theme or overall feeling that you want to get across will make it easier when putting together your eulogy.

Have water or something to drink with you when you give your speech.  This will give you a distraction if you feel too overcome with emotion.  Having a drink can help to calm you down and get your focus back.  If you are unable to regain your focus having a back up speaker can help to take some of the pressure off of you.  If you have your speech prepared in notes and you cannot get over emotions let your back up speech giver and allow yourself to take the time to regain your composure.