Toasts, Speeches & Dedications


Q and A

Q? Renita Wigfall e-mailed: I'm in search of a poem or story to be read at my family reunion. I am seeking something rather profound....
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The Ultimate Sacrifice

The following devotion is by Thomas A. Phelan, Bergenfield, New Jersey, a World War II and Korean War veteran. He wrote this for the men...
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Family is…

The following was written and read by Angela Tomaselli at the Warren-Pulley Family Reunion. Family is… Family is… A woven fabric from the strongest and...
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Smiling is Infectious

Smiling is infectious, You catch it like the flu. When someone smiled at me today I started smiling too. I walked around the corner And...
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The Occasion by Carole Neal

Carole Neal, as a revered elder, former reunion planner, current Reunion Champion and recipient of the 2014 Neal Family Reunion Ambassador Award was asked to...
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Speak to be Remembered

"Speak to be remembered and repeated" is advice given by speech-coaches. Isn't that the goal of every speaker -- to be remembered and repeated? Presidents...
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More Sources for Inspiration

We are often asked to provide reunion words and over time have developed these suggestions for you to explore. Something favorite from the Bible, Shakespeare,...
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The Family Tree

I think that I shall never see The finish of a family tree. As it forever seems to grow From roots that started long ago...
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