Eulogy
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A eulogy is a speech or writing in praise of a person, especially one who recently died or retired, or as a term of endearment. The word comes from the Classical Greek εὐλογία, eulogia, meaning 'prais
George W. Bush delivers the eulogy at Ronald Reagan's state funeral, June 2004.
Obituary
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An obituary is an article about a recently deceased person. Newspapers often publish obituaries as news articles. Although obituaries tend to focus on positive aspects of the subject's life, this is n
Eulogy
…office parties, retirement celebrations, etc. Eulogies should not be confused with elegies, which are poems written in tribute to the dead; nor with obituaries, which are published biographies recounting the lives of those who have recently died; nor with obsequies, which refer generally to the rituals surrounding…
American obituary for WWI death
Traditional street obituary notes in Bulgaria
When the deceased person was very well known, the notice is sometimes written in an unconventional manner. The above was published after the death of Loriot, a highly popular German humorist, director and actor, by the German Art Directors Club. The text simply means "Dear God, have fun!".