Eulogy for a Husband

Henry was a fantastic man, and it is going to be hard for me to put into words how much I am going to miss him. He gave me two beautiful children, and they gave us four beautiful grandchildren who were the apple of their grandfather’s eye. He really loved to spoil his family, they meant everything to him. He had a lust for life, and loved to get out of the house with me and just walk or go on mini adventures. He was full of energy and loved to make people happy. There wasn’t anyone of our friends and family that didn’t know they could call of him for anything, he would give you the shirt off of his back without a second thought. I look back over our life together with nothing but joy and happiness, sure we had some rough patches, but the love we had for one another always brought us through it.

Even at a young age my Henry had a desire to always fix things. He loved taking things apart and putting them back together. There were so many electronics strewn around the house that he was working on, and he loved telling me how things worked. I was happy to listen because his eyes would light up and he enjoyed including me in his passion. Up until the end he was still tinkering with things even when he had to pull a little table up to his easy chair because it was hard for him to stand. Another thing he loved to do was listening to Frank Sinatra. Whenever I hear him croon I will feel like my husband is still with me. I know he is with me in spirit and he is certainly in my heart. He was the rock of our family and his loss is felt tremendously, but I see the values he instilled in our children being passed down to theirs and I know he is so proud of each and everyone.

Henry was my soul mate, my best friend, and the best father to my children. He adored all of our grandchildren and was very proud of his family. Playing with his grandchildren was one of his favorite things to do. He could play pretend as good as any seven year old could and I would laugh at how cute he would be attending the girl’s tea parties. He worked hard all his life to provide for us and make sure we were well taken care of. No matter whether he had a hard day at work or not he would always come home with a smile and a kiss. Sometimes he would have gifts for the children who were just happy he was home. How they adored their father, their hero.

I know Henry is in a better place, and that we will see each other again someday, but I will miss him every day and keep him with me until we see each other again.