Funeral director gobsmacked after family bursts out into dance during service
Saying goodbye to a loved one is harrowing - especially when they were taken from this world too many years too young. But one loving family determined to give their daughter the send-off she deserved decided to throw a dance party during the service.
Sharing his shock on Reddit, a former funeral director explained how he met with the parents of a 16-year-old girl who tragically died in a car crash. After going through what to expect at the service, the family asked whether they could 'plan something special' for their little girl, knowing it would make her smile when watching from the sky.
He said: "I usually ran the back of the house but met with families on a few occasions. Arrangements were tough at first because how could they not be. We got the official stuff out of the way and then talked about what she (the deceased) would've wanted. I ended up re-arranging the funeral home so that the lobby had crock pots of boiled peanuts and a lounge with the Lion King playing.
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"Inside the main parlor was a purple-themed dance party. The pinnacle of the evening was the girl's mum leading everyone in doing The Wiggle. It was amazing and I am still floored by this family for being able to really celebrate their daughter's life in this way."
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Commenting on his post, one user said: "I'm not crying, you're crying." Another user added: "I love this." It prompted another funeral director to share the service they'll always remember, as they pay tribute to an amazing woman who died in her late 80s.
They said: "I’ve been in the funeral industry for over ten years now and most services I have arranged have been ‘run-of-the-mill’. Most people seem to want similar things but one service will always stand out to me. A family asked us to play some hardcore gangster rap for their mother/grandmother at her service and we happily obliged.
"I can’t quite remember the name of the song but it had heavy themes of murder, drug use and pretty foul language. Her service was then finished with a recital of the Lord’s Prayer. This lady was in her late 80s."
Another user added: "My dad was a funeral director in a small town. One day, a guy called and said, I'm going to be dropping off my foot this afternoon. He was like, what? The guy was diabetic and had to get his foot amputated. He had already purchased a burial plot in a local cemetery, and wanted his foot to be buried there with the rest of him to follow eventually.
"Sure enough, the guy came in a wheelchair with a bug bundle containing his foot. He insisted that my dad embalm it. So, he did. It was then buried in his plot. About a year later, the guy calls up again. "I'm going to be bringing over my leg, I need you to embalm it and have it buried." Apparently, his diabetes had continued to progress, and they had to amputate the leg opposite of the one that was missing its foot.
"So, my dad dutifully embalmed it and arranged for it to be buried. "About another year or so goes by, and the man finally dies. My dad embalmed him and saw to it that he was buried with the rest of the parts which preceded him in death."
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