How many of us did what GWB just did? Eulogizing a dead parent?

[MontanaMama]

64. Did it for both my parents a year and a half apart.

I wrote both their obituaries too - I thought that was the hardest thing of all - putting the essence of someone's life in writing for all to read and re-read....not just where they were born and how they died or where they went to school or what jobs they had but WHO they were... Such as my mother made homes for us in the 11 different places we moved for my dad's job...that she treasured her Irish heritage and that she was a master self taught seamstress who made wedding dresses for me and my sister. My mom had a keen wit and was the first feminist I ever knew. My dad loved the SF Giants, black licorice and single malt scotch...that he was a great dancer and a lover of all power tools. Dad would not stand for intolerance or bigotry and firmly believed appreciation of our differences would make us stronger...he hoped for a world where this would be the rule and not the exception. I miss my parents deeply. As much as I may dislike GWB's politics, I am sad for him that he lost his parents. My own father would want me to keep my heart open to that.