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Angels’ Adenhart Makeshift Memorial

admin — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 19:39:45 +0000

Late last week, mourning fans gathered outside Angel Stadium to contribute to a makeshift memorial in order to pay respects to rookie pitcher Nick Adenhart, who was killed early on April 9 by a drunk driver. Fans brought bouquets, balloons, stuffed animals, candles, baseball caps, poems, photos, funeral wreaths, and other personal mementos to honor the late Angel pitcher.

In days that followed, flags flew at half-mast inside the stadium. Also, following a pre-game video tribute to Adenhart, everyone in the stadium paused for a moment of silence, and with both teams lined up along the base lines, two Angel teammates stood on the mound and held up Adenhart’s jersey.

The Angels will wear a black patch with the number “34” in white on the left side of their chest for the rest of the season. Additionally, the team will leave Adenhart’s locker untouched in their clubhouse — uniform, glove, cleats — and plan to set up a locker in his memory on the road as well.

Customized Wreaths for Goody Funeral

admin — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 19:37:32 +0000

A funeral service was held for British celebrity Jade Goody earlier this month. Goody died on March 22, 2009 as a result of cervical cancer. She requested that a number of wreaths customized with certain phrases from her life be used at her memorial. The funeral wreaths included sayings like “East Angular” and “Minging,” both references to her appearance on Big Brother in 2002. Other funeral wreaths took on forms like a handbag, a high-heeled shoe, and a jar of Marmite.

The service was held at St. John the Baptist Church in Buckhurst Hill, Essex. Inside, the funeral was attended by 350 invited guests, but estimates say nearly 2,000 people watched on two electronic screens placed outside the church.

Goody had two small sons, Bobby, 5, and Freddie, 4. She was 27.

Purple Funeral Flowers

admin — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:55:07 +0000

My aunt loved the color purple. She had purple pajamas and purple decorations adorned her house. When she passed away in 2005, her family honored her by wearing various shades and colors of purple. This same sentiment is often done with flowers. Families and friends can send beautiful floral arrangements made of favorite flowers or colors to embrace the loves of the one the lost.

There are a great number of purple flowers that can be used in funeral wreaths and casket arrangements. Below are just a few suggestions. Simply ask your florist to add these flowers in your arrangement, or look online for shippable sympathy flowers and wreaths with these included.

- Aster
- Blue Iris
- Buddleia
- Candytuft
- Geranium
- Hyacinth
- Iris
- Lavender
- Pansies