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29 Responses to Getting Older and Loss of a Loved One …

1. Katie Wilks says:

   January 1, 2012 at 7:26 pm

   I recently learned that my manager lost his wife in her fight with brain cancer. It will so hard for me to even open up to him and discuss how he was feeling considering he has to be in store almost every day of the week.
2. Jenna samson says:

   January 1, 2012 at 7:30 pm

   I can definitely understand that Katie. My colleague recently lost her grandmother and she has not been well emotionally. I have tried to cheer her up but its been difficult. I guess the best part is to cherish those memories with someone special and reflect deeply.
3. Jackie Linds says:

   January 3, 2012 at 4:59 pm

   I guess the worst part is admitting that they are gone. Sympathy comes easy but its admitting that life goes on that holds us back.
4. Dorian Yates says:

   January 4, 2012 at 4:38 am

   I found that sympathy and compassion go hand-on-hand. My recent friend just got divorced and it is been brutal to see him go through this phase with the kids. He truly loved his wife and now his whole life is upside down. As his closest friend, it is hard to connect sometimes because you are so caught up on the “alpha male” mentality. Truth is, human emotion is something very fragile and should be treated with care.
5. Nina Henderson says:

   January 4, 2012 at 4:40 am

   I agree with you Dorian. Even though she did not die, she probably left such a deep embark on his heart that she has become a mere memory. I think death is the same thing. Death is something that we tend to hesitate to talk about even though we understand that we all have to leave this earth. It is about making the difference and showing that side of humanity that really makes you a better person.
6. Samira Bakhari says:

   January 4, 2012 at 4:42 am

   As a young adult, you are so caught up in your social circle that you forget about to take out time for your elderly family members. I just turned 21 and was having a blast when my grand father had a heart attack and passed away. I realized that I never spend time with him which continues to haunt me. The least I could have done is discuss his feelings because he understood that he was getting older. Life and death are just part of life. But it is our responsibility to embed sympathy in our emotions in any manner possible.
7. Horace Horachio says:

   January 8, 2012 at 11:13 pm

   My second cousin’s aunt just lost her grandmother. As a young women, it is hard to show those feelings of sympathy as we come from different sphere of lives. She was so special to her. For young women who look up to their elderly relatives for support, the attachment comes naturally. Life for her will be tough but I have a feeling that will solid support of her other family and friends that she will heal.
8. Tom Harris says:

   January 9, 2012 at 11:42 am

   One of the most prominent family traditions in our family is Christmas. This Christmas was more special because of the fact that my grandfather is undergoing chemo therapy. We do not the timeline of his life but it was very special for me. He is embracing the phases of his life but the best thing is that he is cherishing these moments. I have been there for him as he undergoes chemo therapy and it just brings tears in my eyes that he is so courageous about the whole situation.

   May God Bless Him
9. Glen McGrath says:

   January 9, 2012 at 2:04 pm

   Wow, yeah I always wondered people who are terminally ill manage to keep courage and still go on with therapy, which again is so difficult to achieve. Cancer patients are very strong but need support, which is crucial for their healing. That is why being compassionate to them really matters because it allows them to have hope and faith.
10. Henry B Springs says:

    January 9, 2012 at 2:34 pm

    Peter Falk 1927 to 2011

    ” Sometimes people live their lives and we thank them for the chance we had to be
    apart of their audience.”
    A Funeral Note Can Say So Much.

    Writer: Anonymous

    Peter Falk was one of many entertainment personalities that died this past year. He
    was an actor who was best known as Lieutenant Columbo. A series that debuted as TV movie on NBC and ran as a series from 1971-78 and then again on ABC in 1989 to 2003. Flak was born in New York City. Ironically he lost his right eye at the age of three to cancer, retinoblastoma. It was replaced by a glass eye, one of those little things he refused to let slow him down, limit his opportunities. He found a way to play baseball and basketball and excelled at them in high school. His first stage appearance was at summer camp, at age 12 in the Pirates of Penzance. Unfortunately it did not lead to immediate fame. He attended Ossington High School and graduated in 1945 as class president and briefly attended Hamilton College. At that time there was not a hint, a light shining towards a career in front of a camera or any where else, what changed?

    Falk spent years searching for himself, a stint with the Merchant Marines, returning to Hamilton College and then to the University of Wisconsin before transferring to the New School for Social Research in New York City. Still unsure of what he do with his life he ‘d do with his life his life after receiving a degree in literature and political science he traveled to Europe and worked on a railroads for six months. He returned to the states and earned a Masters of Public Administration at Syracuse University before working for the state of Connecticut as an “efficiency expert.” It was there he joined a theater group called the Mark Twain Players and his whole life changed. He lied his way into the class that was supposed to be for professional actors. With a small recommendation from the teacher he embarked on an acting career. He moved to Greenwich Village in 1956 and landed a role in Moliere’s Dom Juan. He made his Broadway debut the same way in Diary of a Scoundrel. He subsequently worked in film but his roles were limited because of his glass eye. If theater does in deed mirror life and vice versa have you seen some of Peter Flak in your life or in loved one’s who have recently departed?

    Many actors are told from the beginning that the camera loves them. It is unlikely Falk received such high accolades. He did receive options that he made the most of during his career. It is terribly ironic because one doesn’t readily notice that he only had one working eye. Earlier in his career he failed a screen test at Columbia Pictures and was told by Harry Cohn, the studio boss that he could “get an actor with two eyes for the same price.” his smaller supporting roles eventually led to big exposure: Wind Across The Everglades (1958), The Bloody Brood (1959) and Pretty Boy Floyd (1960). In 1960 his performance in Murder Inc. was a turning point. One critic evaluated it as ” an average gangster film” but Falk’s performance as “amusingly vicious.” That performance led to him being cast in “The Witness” and “Pocketful of Miracles” for which he received Academy Award nominations. Peter Falk ‘s success continued through TV and feature films from 1957 to 2009.
    Flak started in what was considered the golden age of television and worked through to his last TV Movie When “Angels Come To Town” (2004).Having lent his talent to single episodes and series “Twilight Zone, The UnTouchables, The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, The Trials of O Brien” and his longest, most famous running role Columbo from 1968–2003 it is unsure what he would say was the high point of his over forty year career in the business. His considerable repertoire is made of films like The Princess Bride, Murder By Death, Wings of Desire(1993), Angels Come To Town (2004), The Thing About My Folks (2004), and Next (2007). Ironically the original version of the now famous homicide detective’s” debut was directed by then twenty-five-year-old Stephen Spielberg. He won four Emmys for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series in 1972, 1975, 1976 and 1990. Falk died at home in June. He’d been “treated for Alzheimer’s in recent years” and suffered from dementia resulting from several dental operations. Oh, but what a life worth remembering, acknowledging and celebrating with a small but appropriate remembrance like a funeral note.
11. Erin Andrews says:

    January 11, 2012 at 12:13 pm

    When I think of death, I think about leaving a legacy. One guy that left legacy was Walter Payton. Not only was he an exceptional athlete but his personality and charisma was exceptional. He set a legacy as a person and had an organization named after him. Payton’s continuous fight with cancer was the only fallacy. Yet, he will always be remembered.
12. Sabrina Sunia says:

    January 11, 2012 at 7:32 pm

    Getting older is part of life that I have recently embraced. On my 50th birthday, my wife held my hands and told me that she will always be there for me. It has been one of the most special and loving things she said to me. We have been married for 20 years and although I am getting old, I realized that I have shared my life with the most wonderful women that God has blessed me. A family, home, children and a great wife that truly cares for me.
13. Ruth Cmizon says:

    January 11, 2012 at 7:33 pm

    I read a very interesting article about 5 things that nurses recall that discusses what patients say in their deathbed. One of the crucial things they stated was the fact that they wished they spend more time with their loved ones. This was prevalent for individuals who were breadwinners who were so indulged with their work life that everything else became second. That is highly unfortunate considering the fact that most marriages fail because of finances. In a world in which money rules everything, it is hard to understand that life extends beyond work. I remember my first corporate job in sales in which I used to work around 50 hours with kids and a wife. It was something that I knew I could not undergo for much longer.
14. JJ Reddick says:

    January 13, 2012 at 5:15 pm

    “Yesterday is a mystery,
    tomorrow is a mystery
    today is the gift, that is why they call it the present.”
15. Wes Walker says:

    January 14, 2012 at 3:06 pm

    At times, I really wish I could express the sorrow as a loss often feels very profound and can damage the heart. Personalized sympathetic cards can deliver the message is such a clear manner. The feeling of comforting others is the best thing you can do if someone is suffering with a loss. Telling that someone that you are there for them in time of need is truly the greatest feeling ever.
16. Victor Cruz says:

    January 15, 2012 at 1:55 am

    Death leaves a heartache that no one can truly heal. Love heals a memory that no one can take away. Deepest sympathy is allowing memories to comfort recovery.
17. Vanessa Curry says:

    January 15, 2012 at 2:11 am

    Regardless of believing in one particular religion, something that I have embraced is the fact that I understand that my loved ones who have passed away are in a better place. As much as we think that this world is our only destination, we must have hope that they are in a better place indeed. One must understand that the second part of journey has just begun. Life holds many facets and Earth is just one of them.
18. Cynthia Cuytu says:

    January 15, 2012 at 2:16 am

    It has been nothing but struggle and sadness for my mother, even after two years of her passing away. At times, my mother just breaks down into tears just reminiscing about her mother. Just hope that God gives her strength.
19. Henry B Springs says:

    January 15, 2012 at 2:54 am

    If death meant just leaving the stage long enough to change costume and come back as a new character…Would you slow down? Or speed up?” Would you be remembered?

    Writer Chuck Palahniuk

    Let the gesture of a Funeral Note, speak for itself…….

    Jackie Cooper Died May 2011

    Jackie Cooper died this past year in May 2011. He was 88 and started appearing in movies as an extra at the ripe old age of 3. He joined the “Our Gang “crew after he became a professional at 7. At age 9 he became the youngest performer ever to receive an Academy Award Nomination for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his role in Skippy (1931).

    He remained the youngest actor ever nominated for “nearly fifty years” until Justin Henry was nominated at age 8 for his work as Best Supporting Actor in Kramer vs. Kramer (1979).

    Jackie Cooper was born in Los Angeles, CA in Sept. 14, 1922 to Mabel Bigelow on Sept. 14, 1922 who raised him as a single parent after his father John Cooper left them at age two. It was no fluke that Jackie ended up making a name for himself in the business. It’s just the age he started and the scope of his career will surprise more than a few despite his familial connections. His mother was a stage pianist and a former child star in the early 1900s. His mother’s brother Jack was a screen writer and their sister was an actress married to Norman Taurog. His uncle would later direct him in his Oscar nominated performance. His stepfather would be a studio production manager. His career was not written in the stars but how could’ve anyone foreseen that he would work over sixty-years in the film business to become one of its last great monuments. He worked from the age of silent films to the present, retiring in 1989.

    Young Jackie Cooper was “the most popular, recognized child star of the 1930s.” That means nothing to this generation or the fact that he paved the way for Shirley Temple’s success. He was the” first kid to shine in talkies.” He shined in Hal Roaches’ “Our Gang” and uniquely so in every project he was cast in there after, as kids often do. Though his relationship with Wallace Berry in The Champ, The Bowery and Treasure Island seemed like a match made in Hollywood heaven, according to Cooper it was not. Cooper worked as a child and teenager. He later opposed ” children growing up as actors.” Before returning to work in the late 50s and 60s he joined the Navy and became a captain during WWII. Much has been said, more has bern written.

    Over the course of his career he acted, operated as president of program development at Columbia, diercted dozens of episodic TV projects and later returned to acting in features and fame in the late 70s and 80s as Perry White in the Supernan series starring Christopher Reeves. During his time as president of development of Colunbia he helped package Bewitched, cast Sally Field as Gidget and acted on the Twilight Zone. He would also go on to gain fame directing dozens of “eposodic television series”: Black Sheep Squadron, Quincy, M.E., Cagney & Lacey and Sledge Hammer. He won Enny Awards for his role in Mash and the White Shadow. His dance with destiny never quite ended even in 1989 when he’d retired. He was still directing episodes for the syndicated series Superboy. When he died this past May his attorney Roger Licht said, ” he just kinda died of old age.” “He wore out.” If that is indeed the case he surely had given audiences enough to last more than this lifetime through to the next. He received a star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame in 1960, fifty two years ago, way before a lot of us were born.

    Most audience of this generation haven’t heard or seen the movies for which he first became famous: the Champ( 1931), Treasure Island (1934) or Skippy (1931). Fortunately the films, the performaces and memories haven’t worn out. You can see exactly how they’ve contributed to the modern genre, how they have been immortalized for countless generations to come how his contributions shall not be forgotten.
20. Kabhir Kazd says:

    January 15, 2012 at 4:34 pm

    How did the rose ever open its heart and give to the world all its beauty? It felt the encouragement of light against its being. Otherwise we all remain too frightened. Show sympathy with flowers and personalized card.
21. Faiza Anwar says:

    January 15, 2012 at 4:41 pm

    “Sincerity” does not mean sticking to a person
    when u don’t have any option
    sincerity means keeping some one as a daily reminder even with options”

    So beautiful, something my grandmother used to say to my grand father used to say after she underwent a heart surgery. After 6 years of battling cancer, she finally rested in peace. What a wonderful couple..
22. Sophia Kedzie says:

    January 18, 2012 at 11:15 pm

    Sympathy can be actions than words. My best friend’s grandmother was in her death bed when she told her nephew to leave her because she knew that it would hurt him. Showing gestures even at time of death can symbolize the connection of a strong bond. Although he was upset, he listened to her, which made him recover quickly from his loss.
23. Chole Sutton says:

    January 18, 2012 at 11:15 pm

    Wow this is awfully nice of her. I wonder how she was feeling to show that gesture. That is Sympathy and gratitude in a very pure form.
24. Faiza Anwar says:

    January 21, 2012 at 1:42 am

    Patience is a life long journey that requires effort and dedication from every angle. Cultivating this patience essential for the longevity of one’s emotions. Show your sympathy by embracing the ever lasting cycle of life.
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27. Henry B Springs says:

    March 5, 2012 at 12:58 pm

    “Dying is like coming to the end of a long novel–you only regret it if the ride was enjoyable and left you wanting more.” Perhaps we are stuck remembering something we hadn’t had the chance to ask or envisioning another much more fairy tale like ending.

    Writer: JEROME P. CRABB

    Davy Jones Dies, Already Immortalized….

    David Thomas Jones said his final goodbye on Wed Feb 29, 2012. The English entertainer, singer, song writer best known for his role as lead singer of the Monkees died of a sudden heart attack, according to medical autopsy results in Martin County, Florida.

    He starred in the hit TV show of the same name, the Monkees, patterned after the real life Beattle’s invasion. The Monkeys premiered on NBC in 1966 and was canceled in 1968. I was born in 1967 and introduced to the Monkees through syndicated reruns, like many. They are still running, creating interest on what have become timeless issues: adolesence, family, fortune, fame and the changing landscape of American society.

    David Thomas Jones was 66 when he died and continued to add to his repertoire as an entertainer. He was born in Manchester, England on Dec 1945. His career began eleven years later when he appeared on Coronation Street, a British television soap opera. Unfortunately the death of his mother at age 14 propelled him in a totally different direction. He tried horse jockeying instead and later returned to acting. Basil Foster trained him as a jockey but was approached by a casting agent for his role as the “Artful Dodger” in the London run of the musical Oliver Twist. He followed the cast to Broadway where he was nominated for a Tony Award in Feb 1964. Ironically his first appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show was at the same time as the Beattles. Jones “watched the Beattles from the side of the stage” and realized at that moment he wanted “a piece” of that. He and his band members did get ” a piece of” fame during their hey day from 1965-71.

    The Monkees originally aired 1966 from 1966-68, strring Davy Jones, Mickey Dolenz, Peter Tork and Michael Nesmith. Davy Jones sang lead for the band. “I Wanna Be Free” and “Day Dream Believer” were songs that ent No. 1. “Day Dream Believer” was the number one song for the year of 1967 and they released four albums that reached No. 1 on the Hot 100 Chart. Davy continued to perform after the Monkees on television and Broadway. His career and the Monkees’ were filled with several more resurrections: appearances in episodes of the Brady Bunch, Here comes the Bride, Love American Style and My Two Dads. He’s had appearances in the Brady Bunch Movie, several productions of Oliver, lent his voice to The New Scooby-Doo Movies and costarred with Mickey Dolenz in The Point, a London stage Play way back in 1978. Jones also reunited with Peter Tork, and Mickey Dolenz in 1986 on MTV to celebrate their 20th anniversary and renewed popularity.
    The new millennium saw Davy Jones returning to recording, releasing an album of old and new material called “Just Me” 2001. He performed at Epcot’s Flower Power Concert Series in the early 2000′s and continued to lend his talent towards children’s literature and musical accompaniments to enjoy it by: “Your Personal Penguin and Bloo Moo are examples. He also toured a circuit of “Hollywood nostalgia shows.”
    At age 66 he still rode and trained horses. He was married three times and leaves a widow and four daaghters from two previous marriages. As with many people in the business, his time, his presence, warmth and personality touched a new generation that has become old and still remembers. As a result of syndication and the magic mirrors we look through I have memories of him where as otherwise I would not because I had not been born. Davy Jones contributed to what was then and what is now with laughter, wit, song and dance. It was a life well worth the affect it had on so many. If you are one of
    those who was affected in the slightest take a moment to stop and write your thought down on a Funeral Note and send it off. “Like sunshine on” your shoulders it is amazing how significant some insignificant instances and people, both dead and alive have been in contributing to the quality of our time, our culture, our consciousness and our lives. “Davy was a beautiful soul.” His “spirit and soul live well in my heart among all the lovely people.” “He was the brother I never had.” So say his friends in his memory. There must be a thought you’d surely like to write down?
28. FuneralNotes Staff says:

    March 16, 2012 at 5:19 pm

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29. Henry b Springs says:

    April 21, 2012 at 9:08 am

    Dick Clark’s Last Appearance

    Today time stopped, Dick Clark died of a heart attack this morning April 18, 2012 and I am still finding it hard to believe, hard for it to sink in.
    Dick Clark was born in Bronxville, NY, the younger of two boys to Julia Fuller and Richard Augustus Clark. He was characterized as “an average student” at AB Davis High school where he graduated in 1947. He graduated from Syracuse University in 1951 with a degree in advertising and minor in radio.
    In 1952 Dick Clark moved to Drexel Hill, PA and began working for a show called Bob Horn’s Bandstand. Horn got arrested for drunk driving and Clark permanently replaced him on July 9, 1957. ABC picked up the show and renamed it American Bandstand in 1957. Dick interviewed a young Elvis Presley on that first show. The rest to coin the cliche is history.
    I remember growing up with American Bandstand in the mid 70s and late 80s as well. Little did I know the show had become America’s longest-running variety show, from 1957 to 1987. The world was a lot smaller then. American Bandstand was kind of the finale for the cartoons on Saturday morning. The world wasn’t any bigger than that. Glimpsing footage from early shows in Philadelphia it is a surprise. Clark has been credited for introducing America to “rock and roll’ and legitimizing it. His show gave national exposure to so many artists in the beginning and paved the way for what is now modern pop music’s legacy. This sounds like a Card or a Note. Is this something you’d write in acknowledgment as a Sympathy Note.

    Early footage from shows in Philadelphia revealed Clark’s enthusiasm and skill at producing youth oriented television. Some of Dick’s first guests included Chubby Checker, Fats Domino, The Everly Brothers, Patty Paige, Paul Anka, Ike and Tina Turner, Simon & Garfunkel, the Supremes, the Jackson Five almost every Motown act you could mention. Dick went onto host Michael Jackson, Madonna, Air Supply, the Stray Cats, the Rolling Stones and teenage Janet Jackson, nearly everybody who was anybody. He had a big influence on my teenage years as he did countless more, for over five generations, fifty years. his shows were among the first where blacks and whites performed on the same stage and audiences were desegregated.
    He gave the music of the day and its audience a collective voice that it would not have had otherwise. It continued to evolve and remains clear and present today. Where else could you see kids just like you, kids you wanted to emulate and a pop music culture so many people made a huge part of their lives play out in what you saw as your life in a culture and identity that became your own, American popular music. Yes, he was the quintessential teenager as they say. Sadly I wasn’t around in the 50s to see him do his thing with a nation of young people who were going crazy over its new found freedom and what could be typified as its national anthem, rock and roll but I was around in mine. From this perch it doesn’t look much different. It was the beginning of a tradition, a culture that only got larger and better. A perfect way to honor him would be to compose a heartfelt Sympathy Note.

    During bandstand’s hey day in the 50s Dick was described as “bigger than the president.” Over the years Clark hosted the $ 10,000 Pyramid in 1973. He began the Broadcast of Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin Eve. He suffered a stroke in 2004-5 and was unable to host, replaced by Ryan Seacrest who continued to host the show upon Dick’s return. The stroke left Dick less lucid, less spontaneous but still ever present, ever popular with countless members of an audience who had been there for various stages of his ride.

    The music has changed a little, the priorities and themes remain the same. Dick even
    remained the same for a large portion of that time. I am not thinking how drastically different the world, my life might have been if not for his contributions I am just thankful that he was here and he did what he did and he did it for so long. He will be missed. I think generations of teenagers who grew up being entertained by his work, his efforts his energy and the material he produced for them would say the same thing. If you feel at all likewise send a Sympathy Note. It would be a fitting gesture for someone who gave so much and was not thanked nearly enough.

8 Responses to Things in life you can not plan for …

1. Sammy Mcladry says:

   January 3, 2012 at 5:10 pm

   Things are not often planned in life. Death is a cycle of life that we should all embrace. Fortunately, cards are a great way to express our deepest sympathies.
2. Henry B Springs says:

   January 4, 2012 at 12:43 pm

   ” Steven Jobs, An Untimely Departure ”

   Steven Jobs died this past October. He was widely recognized as ” a charismatic power of the personal computer age.” He achieved notoriety for several things throughout life. He was co-founder and CEO of Apple Inc.and later became a member of the board of directors of Walt Disney in 2006 after Pixar was acquisition-ed by Disney. He started at Apple in 1974 partnered with Steve Wozniak to direct the aesthetic design of its personal computer. In the early eighties his vision of a “graphical user interface” led to the Apple Lisa and then to the Macintosh. He was diagnosed as having pancreatic cancer for which he received a liver transplant in 2009 but lost “the struggle with the disease” as he grew more “gaunt and frail.”
   Steven Jobs was one of those rare individuals whose zeal for life and enthusiasm for what he did transcended his rather inauspicious beginnings. He was born to two unwed university students of Arabic descent and adopted by Paul and Clara Jobs. His adoptive parents moved from San Francisco to Mountain View , CA when Steve was five. Paul Jobs was a machinist by trade and taught his son “rudimentary electronics and how to work with hands.” He went to junior high and high school in Cupertino, CA and later frequented lectures at Hewlett Packard in Palo Alto, CA. It was there he was hired and met Steve Wozniak while the both were summer employees. His formal education seemed to be overshadowed by Jobs’ urgency to find himself or his niche. He enrolled in Reed College after high school graduation and dropped out two semesters later. He traveled to India in 1974 in search of spiritual enlightenment. During the time he experimented with LSD and returned as a Zen Buddhist. He attributed his “counter culture” thinking as the impetus for his innovative thought. How did most people view him, how did he view himself.
   Unlike many entertainment luminaries Steven Jobs didn’t connect with people through the conventional medium of stage, set, and screen. He connected with his colleagues, electronics, design elements and those he sought to serve. His non professional and professional relationships hinged on those elements. When Jobs first returned from India he eeked out a deal to create circuit board for Atari that enlisted his friend Wozniak that led to a $700 pay off, a fraction of what they were to receive since the design was not assembly line friendly. The relationship would lead to the founding of Apple computer in 1976 in Job’s parent’s garage. The rest of the story is a cross between fact and speculation depending on your perspective. He was always was known as “persuasive and charismatic” but was described by some employees as “erratic and temper mental.” Declining sales in 1984 led to a management rift where Apple’s Board of Directors sided with John Sculley and ousted him from the company in 1985.
   In 1985 he founded Next Computers with $ 7 million and a year later was running out of money. He attracted investment interest from Ross Perot who invested heavily in the company. Next designs were directed towards “financial, scientific and academic” professionals. They were his second phase of experiments with innovative technologies that have characterized the majority of his career. Of course some were more successful than others. Perhaps that was the biggest thing to set Steve Jobs apart from his competition, from other thinkers. He took stock in the future and in some cases mandated future needs. He acquired the computer graphics division of Lucas Films in 1986 and was credited as executive producer of Toy Story in 1995. He was the major share holder of the company until it was sold to Disney in 2006.

   Upon his return to Apple in 1997 his efforts continued to ” transform the way people interact with technology” and will continue to do so in the future. The iPad, iPhone and the “Mac all in one computer, IPod music player and iTunes all in one digital music store are what saved then Apple Computers, now simply Apple from closing. It’s startling to find Apple produced $7.1 billion in revenue in 1997 and $65.2 billion as of last. Though Jobs lost weight in 2008, took a six month medical leave in 2009 to receive a liver transplant and another before stepping down as CEO once again his ideas, philosophy and policy have continued to influence the company’s successes and failures. It is now the largest retailer of music, has”helped popularize computer-animated films” and been a continuing contributing factor for how we use the internet and technology influences people in their every day lives: information, TV, movies, books and so many other forms of the threads that make up the blanket of our culture. He died from losing his battle with pancreatic cancer, even after the liver transplant in 2009 sparked continued weight loss, absence from work, questions of his competence and finally his handing over the reigns. At his death Steve Jobs was estimated to be worth over $ 7.4 billion at his death. Is this a professional colleague worthy of a remembrance, a simple Funeral Note?

   “Brief and powerless is man’s life; on him and all his race the slow, sure doom falls pitiless and dark.”

   Writer: Bertrand Russell
3. Yousuf Ahmed says:

   January 6, 2012 at 11:01 am

   I interestingly found this as I was browsing the internet but it is so true…

   “All men fear death. It’s a natural fear that consumes us all. We fear death because we feel that we haven’t loved well enough or loved at all, which ultimately are one and the same. However, when you make love with a truly great woman, one that deserves the utmost respect in this world and one that makes you feel truly powerful, that fear of death completely disappears. Because when you are sharing your body and heart with a great woman the world fades away. You two are the only ones in the entire universe. You conquer what most lesser men have never conquered before, you have conquered a great woman’s heart, the most vulnerable thing she can offer to another. Death no longer lingers in the mind. Fear no longer clouds your heart. Only passion for living, and for loving, become your sole reality. This is no easy task for it takes insurmountable courage. But remember this, for that moment when you are making love with a woman of true greatness you will feel immortal.”
4. Cam Newhen says:

   January 8, 2012 at 11:24 pm

   I think life is something that you should expect to be filled with trials. Unfortunate circumstances arise and one must adapt in order to survive. Being a survivor and striving to muster up strength is what defines a human being. As one of the authors said, You can love me or hate me I swear it won’t make me or break me..
5. Willie McGahee says:

   January 11, 2012 at 7:32 pm

   As a devout Christian, Sympathy is crucial channel for expressing the trials and pain that are inflicted upon us. Whenever there is a death in the community, sympathy allows individuals to truly connect with another individual at a very high-level. At the end, you just have to hope for the best and let the healing process begin.
6. June Bilaw says:

   January 12, 2012 at 11:34 am

   One of my closest friends just lost her husband from a violent gang shooting. They were amazing individuals who raised their kids and live a great lifestyle. Bad things happens to good people, which is the essence of life. It is so shocking to see how she seems to manage a smile even after this tragedy. The worst part was to break news to their kids, who are so naive and innocent.
7. Ryan Romero says:

   January 15, 2012 at 2:20 am

   “At the end of 2009, a lot of dark things happened in my life. I lost my job and we had floods in Chennai. I was going through a lot of stress in my work. At that point of time, I discovered my love for music and poetry as I began to compile variations of my work. It really turned my life from doing worst things such as drugs and alcohol.
8. Henry b Springs says:

   April 26, 2012 at 4:08 am

   Mike Wallace’s Famous Last Interview

   Death is not kind. It quickly covers what’s left of an individual’s light abruptly, almost like a final curtain call. What was their life quickly closes and is no more. There is an empty space, a place where light once shown that has grown silent but for some, a select few their light transcends their death, their memories become timeless. Mike Wallace died on April 7th the night before Easter Sunday. His greaterst work surely will be resurrected in many ways for many years to come.
   Mike Wallace was a firecracker whose life connected with many, inspired more and captured the attention of an American audience for over sixty-years. The journalist, game show host, actor and media personality metamorphosized many times through out his sixty-year-career. He interviewed “a wide range of newsmakers” over his legendary career. He was known for his terse and brazen interview style. He will best be remembered for his role as a 60 minutes correspondent. He entered into America’s living rooms every Sunday and engaged public figures, entertainers, actors, actresses, mogules and anyone else who’d captured the public eye.
   Wallace’s personality gave his job life, made his interviews controversial, ground breaking and worth remembering. It inspired countless imitators in the media and related fields. They followed the standard in his life and in tune created a standard to follow. He spent 23 seasons with 60 minutes and won 21 Emmy Awards and the Paul White Award Winner in 1991. He was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame the same year.
   Mike Walace’s story was the quintessential American success story. He was the son of Russian Jewish immigrants who grew up in Brookline, Massachusetts and attended the University of Michigan. He landed a job at WOOD Radio in Grand Rapids and moved to Detroit, MI for an announcer’s job a year later. In 1940 he moved to Chicago to work freelance radio. Wallace enlisted in 1943, served as a communications officer in WW II and returned home to Chicago after being discharged in 1946.
   Upon his return he “announced for radio action shows” like Ned Jordan, Secret Agent, Sky King, The Green Hornet and wrestling for Tavern Pale Beer. Throughout his career in the late 40s he was known for his “unique dialogue routines” and “comedic wit.” He lent his talents to everything from commercials to acting in police dramas like stand by your crime in 1949 and hosted a number of game shows in the 50s: The Big Surprise, Whose the Boss? Who Buys?, and To Tell The Truth. In 1963 he returned to full time news in an earlier version of CBS This Morning H’ed been making a living from appearing in commericials. Of course the stint with the pre- early show led to 60 minutes, another stage of the roller coaster ride that would keep him just as much in the news as the people he interviewed. From Louis Farrakhan, General Westmoreland to Barbara Streisand, Tina Turner and Hillary Swank and too many more to mention. Mr. Wallace formally retired from 2008 and had made guest appearances since. He died at Waverley Care Center in New Canaan, CT surrounded by family . He’d been a resident for the past three years. He is still very much alive in the manner he delivered and rendered an interview. Sometimes iexceptional performances in any field, on any part of life’s stage do exactly that and for that he will be remembered and it is worth your effort to send a Sympathy Note to refresh your memory and commemorate his own

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5 Responses to Take Time For the Ones You Love

1. michael deck says:

   January 4, 2012 at 6:35 pm

   It is just one of those days when I am in my office really missing my wife and kids. The work load has here gotten so hefty that I always have to work overtime. By the time I get home, it is so difficult to spend time with my family, which in return has clashed with our family time. I think its important for married couples to have little dates or send that cute text because something so little can make just a drastic difference.
2. clark hizzou says:

   January 4, 2012 at 11:18 pm

   I hear you Michael. My work has affected my marriage life, sometimes we just come home and fight because of the lack of the time we failed to spend with each other. We both agree that we need to change something. As humans, we must fight for love, sympathy, compassion because that is something that should not compromised.
3. Oliver Higgins says:

   January 5, 2012 at 7:44 pm

   It is funny how I was just thinking that when we are young, we are so carefree. Yes we are attached to our parents but we are so engaging in exploring the world that we cherish the moment. However once we get older, everything just changes. We worry more due to many factors and get quickly attached to others. That itself is our downfall. Whether its divorce, death, or anything else, it ultimately leaves us with an imprint in our heart.
4. Hank Rodgers says:

   January 5, 2012 at 7:51 pm

   Something that reminds me alot about sympathy is the TV show Scrubs. keep in mind that these doctors supposedly have to always look at death. Since doctors cannot be attached to their patients, it makes their jobs so much more harder. But as I was watching the show, I realized that truly showing sympathy knowing that it could negatively impact your heart must be the hardest thing to do.
5. Roger Sherman says:

   January 6, 2012 at 10:57 am

   We always strive for others to love us and when we don’t have it, we blame ourselves or others for not being able to find love. In actuality, love should start within first. First love yourself, love every part of you within, love your strengths and your weaknesses and in that find that inner peace. Once you grasp inner contentment, you will become a bloomed flower that will ultimately lure all the birds and the bees to come nest in your petals. It happens naturally rather than forced. Don’t spend all your time reaching out, try reaching in and inevitably it will reach ou

6 Responses to What do I write in a sympathy note ?

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   September 29, 2011 at 4:55 am

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   September 29, 2011 at 2:46 pm

   I’m really bad at telling people how I feel when they’re going through something difficult. Thanks for the post, it really helps me out.
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   September 29, 2011 at 2:49 pm

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   September 29, 2011 at 2:54 pm

   I would also suggest using some of the suggested wording this site has for sympathy notes, announcements and acknowledgements. You can use the inside of a note to say something personal.
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   September 29, 2011 at 2:55 pm

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4 Responses to What do you say when a family member is lost ?

1. Mark Essex says:

   September 23, 2011 at 2:56 pm

   Loss of a pet might seem like an insignificant event, but pets are family members, too. Thank you for the reminder.
2. Andrea Liselli says:

   September 23, 2011 at 2:58 pm

   I am always sure to send personalized notes to a family in mourning of any kind. It’s the little things that count, you never know how much it might affect someone.
3. Daniel Clark says:

   September 23, 2011 at 4:51 pm

   Offering help is a great suggestion. Planning the arrangements is quite the task and any little bit helps.
4. Brandilyn says:

   September 26, 2011 at 2:00 am

   Thanks for spending time on the computer (wtiring) so others don’t have to.

2 Responses to Loss of a Pet

1. Stacey McBride says:

   July 15, 2011 at 2:47 pm

   awh, it’s very sad loosing a pet. It’s nice to be able to talk about your loss with people who can feel compassion and won’t judge you.
2. Kari Anne says:

   July 15, 2011 at 2:50 pm

   I had a similar situation, the loss of a beloved family dog. It is sure not easy, but like Stacey said above it’s nice to be able to let it out even if it is talking to people you don’t know. I think it makes you stronger and helps you get past your loss to talk about it.

   Good luck and God bless, Kari

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