A Good Goodbye Funeral for David Bleicher

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The funeral for my husband David Bleicher took place on May 3, 2023 at the Reform temple Congregation Albert in Albuquerque, NM. Rabbi Celia Surget and Cantor Barbara Finn conducted the funeral.

The funeral included traditional psalms, such as Psalm 23 and Psalm 121, and the prayer El Malei Rachamim. The Mourner’s Kaddish was recited at graveside during the burial.

These elements made this funeral A Good Goodbye specifically for Dave:

The casket was a wicker basket coffin from Passages International. Dave did the laundry in our family. When we were preplanning our funerals, he chose this model because it was biodegradable, and it looked comfy. Attendees at the funeral were impressed, saying it was simple yet elegant.

A reading from The Lord of the Rings, since Dave liked that trilogy. I love the Song of Songs reading recited for men during tahara ceremony of ritual purification, and included the always thought-provoking reading, You Want a Physicist to Speak at Your Funeral. Text of the Song of Songs and the Lord of the Rings readings follow the video.

Before Dave expired, I brought Matt the Traveling Bat to be with Dave during his last day on hospice. He carried this toy bat in his car, a faithful traveling companion. I wanted him to have it for his final journey. I asked the funeral home to make sure it was placed in the casket with Dave after his tahara.

We ended the funeral with the song "I'll Fly Away" from the film, Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?

Read the blog post for text of the Song of Songs and The Lord of the Rings readings.

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