My Aunt, Debbie Cavazos Kay, who asked me to write this eulogy, provided each of these opportunities, countless times. Some of us helped her, some of us did not. We struggled to understand her ...

Our family asked Rev. Jasper Williams, Jr. to perform the eulogy because he eulogized our grandfather (Rev. C. L. Franklin), my aunt (Erma Franklin) and my uncle (Cecil Franklin). However ...

“A eulogy is not a recitation of life accomplishments ... For example, she recommended turning a sentence like “Aunt Jane was kind and she loved animals” into a specific memory.

I am mourning because Aunty Mabel was not just my aunt. She was my godmother. The first and only time I slept in Onitsha was at her house. I have always remembered that. Just like every death ...

They just want to hear something evocative of the person.” 4. Be unique. “If you give the same eulogy for Aunt Mary that you gave for Uncle Jake, you’re being less than straight with your ...