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Deirdre Sullivan Always Go To The Funeral Analysis

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In the article, Always go to the Funeral by Deirdre Sullivan, he points out the important things that he was taught when he was in the fifth grade. Although some of the things he was taught by his father he didn’t quite like, he still obeyed his father’s rules. I too can relate to Dee when it comes to attending funerals because when I was a sophomore in high school, within my first semester, I lost three close family members. To begin, the first family member to pass was my great grandfather Clarence, he was 97 when he passed due to his colon cancer. I was pulled out of school the day of his funeral and griefed with the rest of my family. My younger sister was also there but she was no older than ten at the time of his funeral. Next, my great grandma, Elsie, at the age of 98 she too passed. Unlike her husband Clarence, she did not have any health issues that contributed to her death. I do remember one time I went to go visit Elsie at her retirement home up in Seward, not far from my home. I can remember walking with her, …show more content…

Although I wasn’t extremely close to him like I was with my other relatives I was still hard for me to process the loss of him. Also, although he was my step grandpa he still treated me like one of his own grandchildren. Bill was placed in the hospital due to a major stroke he had a week prior to his death. Bill was also an avid drinker and enjoyed hunting. Bill was a great guy aside from him drinking in front of his grandkids. In conclusion, I too have had my fair shares of attending funerals and I understand that at a young age to be forced to attend one can be a bit dramatic. Especially if you are told to attend the funeral but don’t have any idea of who the person passing is aside from knowing who one of the relatives are. Funerals can be hard to attend but the important thing is to be there for the ones that are close to you and be with them in their time of

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