They may not remember exactly what you said, but they will remember how you made them feel in this moment, often for the rest of their lives.

When your life reaches it’s end, how do you wish to be remembered by your loved ones?

Someone might say some words over you at your memorial, if they have the time and the drive to write a eulogy for you, or if they hire someone like me to write a great remembrance of your life story . . . but chances are, you might have a nice obituary that gives some facts about you and mentions things and people you loved. But does that tell your stories?

Or you can prepare and leave them a priceless remembrance of your life by having it written while you are able to tell your stories. This is not a vain undertaking (pardon my unintended pun), rather it is your opportunity to let your family and friends in on a part of you that together not all of them might know.

You can designate whom you would like to give your remembrance at your memorial, a high honor you may bestow on one — or a number — of your loved ones to share in the presentation. This differs from a video or slideshow presentation seen once and then forgotten.

You will create life-long memories for them, and not just at your memorial — ten or twenty or more years later, the text will remain to remind them of just who you were, and will give those who came into this world after your passing a wonderful idea about whom their ancestor really was as a person.

What would you like your great-great-grandchildren not yet born to know about their great-great-grandparent? Our family stories last only as long as those of us who remember them are alive, and then they are gone — forever.

Think of the memories you experience when you come across again years later that funeral program you saved and put away somewhere. You might remember your long-departed loved one, and might remember vaguely the service, and who might have attended — you might even have a video recording of the service that, alas, you never get around to watching.

What if you came across a written speech that brings your memories alive — chances are, you will sit there and read it (again) at that moment.

Writing and leaving a farewell speech as part of your pre-planning process is a small investment in a lasting legacy for your family and friends.

To Engage Me to Write Your Farewell Remembrance Speech

If you would like for me to help you share your life stories with your loved ones, my fee is $500, paid in advance,* for an exceptionally crafted speech written in your voice and tailored to your audience. The Farewell Speech is ordinarily 1,000-2,000 words and would take 8-15 minutes to give at a pace and rhythm slightly below that of a normal conversation. I will spend considerable time working with you to get it just right. My delivery time is a bit longer than it is when I write a remembrance for someone who has already passed away; you will have a draft speech within 7-14 days. Please press the Farewell Speech Terms and Instructions button below to review my terms, then enter your information in the form below and press the submit button. I will send you a Square Invoice (Square, Inc. — squareup.com) by email that you may pay using a credit or debit card. The charge will appear on your statement as “SQ* YOUWILLREMEMBERME.COM.”

Once you have paid, we will get started.

*Once I deliver a speech or obituary to you, even in draft form, there is no incentive for you to pay my fee once you have my writing in hand.  That’s why you pay me in advance.