Welcome to Thanks for being here. Very short pod that comes out every Sunday morning as

Sundays are such a good time to let go of the day to day and touch base with what matters,

what will matter and what will have mattered. The answer to that question for me is often

found in ceremonies I could watch strangers get married once a week and I'm even more affected

by funerals, sitting in a service, taking in the story of one life. Just another ordinary

person who they loved and who loved them. In a way, eulogies are about the most succinct

source of clarity and direction I can think of. So I ask listeners who have lost someone dear

to share their words and every week I'll read one eulogy here so that we don't forget

there is a point to the pain. We have much to offer. We affect each other deeply and that ordinary

lives are really kind of exquisite when you look at them closely. This is thanks for being here.

Hi guys, welcome to another episode of Thanks for being here. This is our weekly moment

to pause and think about the power and impact of a single life as shared with us through eulogies.

This week's eulogy is from David McNulty. We actually went to Radner High School together. He lost

his father in August of 2021 after a very long battle with liver and esophageal cancer.

I should note before we begin that it was his wish to be eulogized by all four of his children.

And so David and his sister Christine and Laura and his brother Dan wrote it broken into sections

and each delivered a portion at his menace. Thank you everyone for taking time off work,

shortening your vacations and traveling from near and far to help us celebrate our dad's life.

Dad was an organized planner, especially when it came to the numerous trips he took with mom and

many with all of us kids and grandkids as well. He treated his impending death much the same way

he would any other trip. He packed up the outfit he wanted to be buried in. He created information

packets for all of us with instructions for his funeral, including most of your names and numbers

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