Eulogy from my Sister

Here's my sister Jackie's eulogy. She did a wonderful job. Parenthesis show what she wrote but didn't say in church -- she should have. It was perfect. Thanks, Jack. You really captured him.

These are the things we learned from our dad:

Study your catechism.

Go to confession.

Obey the 10 commandments -- with the exception of one. He wanted the wording in "Honor thy Father" to be changed to "DOTE on thy father."

We have learned to be honest.

Be Kind.

Be Rowdy.

Have fun, get wild.

Be a good neighbor, be a good friend.

Stand up for what you believe, eve when it makes you unpopular.

And every now and then its is okay to say and do outrageous things, in fact EVERY DAY it is okay to do and say outrageous things.

Be stubborn.

Be fair.

And when life deals you a disability, pick up the pieces and go on.

Read.

Read again.

Learn.

Learn more.

Give -- give to your family, give to your friends, give to your neighbors, and give to your church.

Pray OUT LOUD. Pray out loud at church, pray out loud in the doctor's office, on the urologist's table, in the waiting area of a restaurant, in the lobby of your apartment - just PRAY!

And we have learned that is is not important what you say, rather it is more important what you do.

(And it certainly IS okay to pinch a good looking woman on the butt.)

We have learned to persevere in times of hardship.

Have principles.

And, above all things, put your family first.

My sisters and brother and I Have learned those things from our dad. These are the things that Dad has embedded in our souls and that no one can take away from us. These are the things hat made up the fabric of my dad's existence and that now make up the fabric of OUR existence. These are the things we hope that all of the grandchildren, the great grandchildren, and the nieces and nephews will learn.

These are the things we learned from our dad.