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PASSWORDS: 7 Steps to Writing a Memorable Eulogy
It’s both an honor and a challenge to eulogize a loved one. How do we confront both loss and celebrate their life––in public?
Fortunately there is now a guidebook to walk you through the process. Author Cyrus Copeland has studied over 500 eulogies for his first book, Farewell, Godspeed: The Greatest Eulogies of Our Time. Dubbed “The Goodbye Guy” by the press, he has traveled America giving seminars on how to say goodbye. His work has been profiled by The New York Times, The Washington Post, the Boston Globe, NPR and USA Today.
This guide is the result of his research. PASSWORDS is a roadmap to writing and delivering a memorable eulogy––broken down into 7 easy steps. Here are all the tools you’ll need to honor your loved one, including:
• Dozens of examples for each step
• Sample outline
• Real life examples of unforgettable eulogies for different relationships––friends, parents, mentors, colleagues.
• Poignant poems for memorial services
• Songs of remembrance
• Tips for delivering a eulogy
A straightforward guide for a difficult time, PASSWORDS will help ensure you pay homage to your loved one in the manner they deserve. The passing of a loved one is challenging enough. We’ve all got one chance to send our loved ones off in a memorable fashion.
PASSWORDS will help you make it count.
Acclaim for Cyrus Copeland’s FAREWELL, GODSPEED: THE GREATEST EULOGIES OF OUR TIME (Random House)
"Eulogies as love stories? They most certainly are. This is an extraordinary collection of 64 good-byes." -- The Boston Globe
"How do you make good on the life of another human being? A fascinating collection of memorial remarks." -- The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
"Copeland has compiled 64 memorials to larger-than-life individuals, written by eulogizers who are equally unforgettable..." -- The Philadelphia Inquirer
“A great read!” – USA Today
“It is impossible to read these tributes without feeling immense pride... and impossible to read them without weeping, a nourishing experience of humility." -- The Baltimore Sun
Fortunately there is now a guidebook to walk you through the process. Author Cyrus Copeland has studied over 500 eulogies for his first book, Farewell, Godspeed: The Greatest Eulogies of Our Time. Dubbed “The Goodbye Guy” by the press, he has traveled America giving seminars on how to say goodbye. His work has been profiled by The New York Times, The Washington Post, the Boston Globe, NPR and USA Today.
This guide is the result of his research. PASSWORDS is a roadmap to writing and delivering a memorable eulogy––broken down into 7 easy steps. Here are all the tools you’ll need to honor your loved one, including:
• Dozens of examples for each step
• Sample outline
• Real life examples of unforgettable eulogies for different relationships––friends, parents, mentors, colleagues.
• Poignant poems for memorial services
• Songs of remembrance
• Tips for delivering a eulogy
A straightforward guide for a difficult time, PASSWORDS will help ensure you pay homage to your loved one in the manner they deserve. The passing of a loved one is challenging enough. We’ve all got one chance to send our loved ones off in a memorable fashion.
PASSWORDS will help you make it count.
Acclaim for Cyrus Copeland’s FAREWELL, GODSPEED: THE GREATEST EULOGIES OF OUR TIME (Random House)
"Eulogies as love stories? They most certainly are. This is an extraordinary collection of 64 good-byes." -- The Boston Globe
"How do you make good on the life of another human being? A fascinating collection of memorial remarks." -- The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
"Copeland has compiled 64 memorials to larger-than-life individuals, written by eulogizers who are equally unforgettable..." -- The Philadelphia Inquirer
“A great read!” – USA Today
“It is impossible to read these tributes without feeling immense pride... and impossible to read them without weeping, a nourishing experience of humility." -- The Baltimore Sun
109 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 31, 2019
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