Word: eulogist
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...instinct. "And every now and then I think about my own death," he told his congregation. He gave fitful instructions for his own funeral service--"tell them not to talk too long"--hoping someone would mention "that Martin Luther King Jr. tried to give his life serving others." The eulogist should omit all his honors and attainments simply to testify perhaps that King tried to love enemies, comfort prisoners, "be right on the war question," and feed the hungry. "Yes, if you want to say that I was a drum major," he cried, "say that I was a drum...
Gornick begins with the story of a funeral she attended in which one eulogist stood out from the rest: She was able to bring the deceased to vivid life while others had evoked only passing sentiments. Gornick wondered why this particular speaker, who held no special knowledge of the deceased, had been so much more effective than the other speakers. The next morning she awoke and realized the difference: The eulogy had been composed...