Eulogy

The longer someone has lived, the longer we have to process the unavoidable grief that comes with dying. We’re able to say, in all honesty, “They lived a full life.” But how do you process the grief for someone who has gone too soon? Someone who had so much more to do, to see, and to give. It’s a challenge that’s being met this afternoon at the Tabernacle United Church in Philadelphia, PA.   Eulog...

Death is a complicated subject. Despite the simplicity ofthe act itself, how a person thinks about it, processes it, and ultimately faces it is uniquely personal. In short, it’s a lot of feelings, and many of them are being tackled this morning in the 3rd grade classroom of Ms. Sarah, at PS 107 in Brooklyn, NY. Eulogy is written and produced by Ted McCagg, with today’seulogy delivered by Erin Bres...

To the average person reading the Times obituaries, the life of Masie Nicholls was nothing extraordinary. She was a music teacher at Fitzjohn’s Primary School in Hampstead, London. She loved music and travel. She enjoyed foraging and watching Gogglebox. And she was survived by her husband of 40+ years, Martin. But to Martin, she was the most extraordinary, fascinating, and loving woman ever to set...

If you grew up in the 60’s, you remember Little Donnie Holland as the adorable “Butchie” in the Andy Griffith rip-off “The Telly Savalas Show.” Or maybe as “Billy” in the “Lost in Space” knock-off “Moon Family” with Charles Nelson Reilly. After losing out to Ron Howard for a role on “Happy Days,” Donald descended into a life of drugs and alcohol, popping up occasionally on Love Boat, Hollywood Squ...