Talk Summary – An Eulogy for Auntie Pat

Format: Theatre Style room. ~30 attendees.

Slides: No slides provided (nothing to present on!), but the script is here

Video: Not recorded.

Slot: 11 AM, 10th February 2025, 10 minutes

Notes: This is a little unusual. both because I’m posting it as a “Talk Summary” but also because it was a Eulogy. Auntie Pat died in December. The talk I delivered was my memories of her, augmented by a few comments from her next nearest relative, the daughter of her cousin. The room was mostly filled with people I didn’t know, except for one row with my brother and his family. Following the funeral, several people suggested I’d done very well. One person remarked they hadn’t heard the talk because they forgot to wear their hearing aid. I guess when someone passes away in their 80’s, most of their friends will be too. Several people expressed sadness that they hadn’t known all the things I shared about her. We all enjoyed memories of her.

JonTheNiceGuy

He/Him. Husband and father. Linux advocating geek. Co-Host on the AdminAdmin Podcast, occasional conference speaker.

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