Eulogy for Son :: Eulogies Eulogy

Eulogy for SonToday, the most vexed day in my familys life, we gather to say farewell to our son, brother, fianc and friend. To those of you here and elsewhere who know Dylan you already are aware of the type of person he was and these words you will hear are already in your memory. To those who were not as fortunate, these words will give you a maven of the type of man he was and as an ideal for which we should strive.My son has been oft described as a gentle soul. He was pure of purport and had great sensitivity for the world around him. He had a centering with people that made them feel comfortable around him and infected others to tend toward him. Dylan exuded kindness and pulled generosity and altruism out from everyone he touched. He was everyones better friend.To say Dylan was polite is an understatement. Since his early years, he showed respect and caring for each(prenominal) around him. Even through the tormentous experiences of his hospital stays and chemotherapy treatment he never once failed to thank a nurse, aide, transport worker or anyone else as they gave him a meal, assisted him or performed another painful procedure.He also was a man of compassion. I can remember when he was six years old in Seattle. He was running in a cross country race with his friend Tommy when the pack of runners disappeared backside bushes. He was at that time running near the lead. As we watched a few minutes later, all the runners reappeared and completed the race. No Dylan nor Tommy in sight. Finally, afterward a few desperate minutes Dylan and Tommy reappeared. When asked what happened Dylan said that he and Tommy had stop to help some frogs get out of the way of the runners.His compassion protracted to his adulthood. He often spoke that while he wished to develop his life as a rowing coach and teacher of English and chronicle he wanted to live a simple life where he could exert influence on those less fortunate that he. Many times he said a perfect j ob would be where he could teach and coach crew in an inner city electron orbit and develop rowing programs with inner city kids that would rival the Eastern prep schools.When he was told he was dying(p) and had but a few long time to live he told me he was not concerned about dying but was worried about his family and Patti.