Eulogy for my grandfather

My eulogy speech for my nanu

In the last blog post I wrote about dealing with the loss of a loved one, today I will be sharing my eulogy speech that I wrote for my grandfather (nanu). It was my first experience of witnessing death so closely and it has been difficult.

Anyhow, here is the full text of my speech-

''On the untimely demise of my nanu, I would like to express my deepest gratitude to all of you who have come here and joined our grieving family.

My nanu perhaps needs no introduction for he was an enigmatic personality- disciplined, honest, kind and extremely brave. I have many fond memories of him for he was a constant source of guidance and support to me. He had always motivated me to achieve more and more in life. I am going to miss all of that and more. I was lucky to have met him before he went away. He has left us with a void that can never be filled.

But perhaps the most difficult it has been for my nani, who had been a constant companion and support to my nanu. No one can hardly begin to imagine her pain and I hope God provides her with all the courage to deal with this irreparable loss. We are all with you.

At the end, I only have a small poem to share with you that I would like to dedicate to the departed soul-

'No farewell words were spoken

No time to say goodbye

You were gone before we knew it and only god knows why

My heart aches in sadness and secret tears flow

What it means to lose you, no-one else can know

A presence from our family has gone

A voice we loved is still

A place is vacant in our lives 

That never can be filled

The blow was great

We never thought the end was near

And only those who have lost, can tell

The pain of heartache without farewell

Your memory is our keepsake

From which we will never part

God may have you in his keeping

But we still have you in our heart'''