Thanks For Being Here Stewart Barry's Eulogy for His Dad Walter

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🗓️ 2 July 2023

⏱️ 10 minutes

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A touching eulogy for Walter Barry, written by his son Stewart (“Bear Bear"). This is a beautiful tale of family bonds, of three sons who loved to play sports (even inside the family home to a refrain of “Boys take it outside!”) and of a father who led with his heart and intuition. Walter Barry stuck to his guns even when his values and standards weren’t popular, brought joy with his humor, modeled hard work and humility and kept loving his sons, despite their “defects”. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi everyone, welcome to thanks for being here a short weekly pod to remind us of the many essential
0:06.2	and beautiful ways we affect one another. Every Sunday I'll read a submission from a listener
0:12.4	of Kelly Corrigan Wonders, could be wedding vows or about mitzvah toast, a eulogy, or retirement speech.
0:18.9	We believe this is probably the loveliest way to tap into our better selves and remember our
0:24.5	highest values. We encourage you to share this podcast each week with one person you love.
0:30.3	Maybe someone you miss need to bring closer. Someone you want to feel your appreciation or admiration
0:36.5	or both. This is thanks for being here.
0:47.4	This week's thanks for being here comes from Stuart Berry. He says,
0:51.7	Kelly, I'm a big fan of your podcast. I'm submitting the eulogy I delivered for my father Walter
0:57.4	Berry in September of 2021. It was a profound and rewarding experience to distill the man, the father,
1:05.2	the family, and our relationship down to its core essence in one speech. We share the love of
1:11.8	the written word and his passing has since catalyzed my own writing. It would be beyond meaningful
1:17.9	to have the eulogy shared with your listeners. Thank you very much for considering
1:22.6	with gratitude, Stuart Berry. Stuart, thanks for sharing and here is your eulogy for your dad.
1:32.5	Bear Bear. Thank you everyone for making the effort today to honor and celebrate Dad's life.
1:37.9	He loved everyone here, his friends immensely. One of the benefits of dementia is the
1:43.8	dad was largely oblivious to the pandemic in the last year of his life. Though he did say once,
1:50.0	boys, bring your families and friends anytime. I've lived a full life and I don't mind if this virus
1:55.3	gets me. We just don't want to be alone. Dad, mom, Walt, Rand, look around. I don't think we're alone.
2:03.0	I think this is what love looks like. Growing up, dad's ideal for my brothers and I was straight
2:08.7	as students and altar boys while my mom's wish was for artists. We had different ideas and almost
2:16.0	all of those involved a puck or a ball, finding that the living room was perfect to play our own
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