Böcker av Michael Smathers

They survived the Great Depression, helped win two world wars, livedthrough the birth of the space age, and witnessed the introduction ofthe internet. The real- life characters eulogized in this book were special notbecause they held prodigious political power or amassed large amounts ofwealth but precisely because they were ordinary. They walked among us largelyunknown but helped shaped and define the American character through the20th Century. Most were part of what has been called "the greatest generation"because America reached its greatest zenith during their tenure. Their eulogies,first delivered at their funerals, offer snippets from their lives which reveal theircharacter, contributions, personalities, and spiritual strength. These bits andpieces of their lives are recorded herein that these ordinary but exceptionalpeople will not be forgotten and that those who walk in their footprints orstand on their shoulders will be better able to maintain communion with them.Also contained herein are the Meditations of comfort and hope which the livesof those profiled cause us to remember.

Often called "Obituaries" by local undertakers, this book contains more aptly named Eulogies the author has delivered at funeral services of 52 individuals whom he has helped bury. These bits and pieces from the life stories of ordinary, everyday individuals, many of them members of what has been called the "greatest generation," expose the type of persons who shaped and defined the American character through the 20th Century. These snippets reveal the character, the contributions, the personalities, and the spirit of those profiled. Also contained herein are the Meditations of comfort and hope spoken at the funerals of these individuals. This book was written in order that those who have died would not be forgotten and to better enable those left behind to maintain communion with those who have gone before them.