Checklist
The Eulogy
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How to write a Eulogy – Content Checklist
Writing a Eulogy is not an easy undertaking. You have lost someone you loved dearly, you have a lifetime of memories and emotions that you want to share with everyone who attends the funeral service but you only have 5-10 minutes to do it. With a thousand thoughts and memories running through your head, it can be difficult to find the right words that say exactly what you want to say and clearly shares your loss at the same time as celebrating the life your loved one lived.
What do you include?
What do you leave out?
What is important?
To help you a little bit, I have put together a checklist that you can use to identify the key elements to be included in your Eulogy.
When it is written, you can look back over the checklist to see if you have missed anything.
I hope this is useful for you, if you need any assistance give me a call and I will work with you to get it just right.
How to use this checklist
Read through each category and tick any that you feel you have enough information about to write a sentence or two or tell a story about.
Use OTHER to include a key aspect not listed here.
Keep the checklist with you when writing your Eulogy so you can refer back to it if you get stuck.
Once you have finished writing, read through it and tick off each aspect to ensure you have included everything you wanted.
Don’t forget to breathe, you are embarking on a beautiful gift for your loved one, the gift of memories, the gift of family, the gift of love.
| HISTORICAL INFORMATION | ASK WHO | ARTS & CRAFTS | ASK WHO | ||
| Date & place of birth | ☐ | Music | ☐ | ||
| Nationality / cultural influences | ☐ | Concerts | ☐ | ||
| Son/daughter of | ☐ | Live theatre/ballet | ☐ | ||
| Brother/sister to | ☐ | Skilled with hands | ☐ | ||
| Where they lived | ☐ | Building things | ☐ | ||
| Other | ☐ | Knitting / Sewing / Crochet | ☐ | ||
| PERSONAL INFORMATION | Cooking | ☐ | |||
| Special interests | ☐ | Other | ☐ | ||
| Interests when young | ☐ | INTERESTS | |||
| Educated at | ☐ | Travel | ☐ | ||
| Military service with | ☐ | Holidays | ☐ | ||
| Employed at | ☐ | Walking | ☐ | ||
| Promoted to | ☐ | Cars | ☐ | ||
| Relocations | ☐ | Bikes | ☐ | ||
| Retirement | ☐ | Gardening | ☐ | ||
| Other | ☐ | Reading | ☐ | ||
| GOALS | Other | ☐ | |||
| Achievements | ☐ | RELATIONSIPS | |||
| Future plans | ☐ | Family & extended family | ☐ | ||
| Other | ☐ | Friendships | ☐ | ||
| PERSONALITY | Close friends | ☐ | |||
| Happy & cheerful | ☐ | Marriage / Partner | ☐ | ||
| Determined | ☐ | How they met | ☐ | ||
| Sense of humour | ☐ | Courtship | ☐ | ||
| Outgoing & generous | ☐ | When & where they married | ☐ | ||
| Loving & caring | ☐ | When & where children born | ☐ | ||
| Thoughtful | ☐ | Groups | ☐ | ||
| Quiet & reserved | ☐ | Clubs | ☐ | ||
| Family oriented | ☐ | Animal & pets | ☐ | ||
| Independent | ☐ | Other | ☐ | ||
| Friendly & popular | ☐ | SURVIVED BY | |||
| Other | ☐ | Husband | ☐ | ||
| HEALTH | Wife | ☐ | |||
| Good health / fitness | ☐ | Children & spouses | ☐ | ||
| Poor health / illness | ☐ | Grand & great grand children | ☐ | ||
| Other | ☐ | Parents | ☐ | ||
| HOBBIES | Brothers & sisters | ☐ | |||
| Cricket / golf / bowls | ☐ | Nieces & nephews | ☐ | ||
| Horse racing | ☐ | TRIBUTES | |||
| Fishing | ☐ | Special friends | ☐ | ||
| Chess | ☐ | People who helped | ☐ | ||
| Dancing | ☐ | Work colleagues | ☐ |