The Top 7 Funerals of the First Decade of the 21st Century-Your Funeral Guy

Here are the top 7 Funerals with video of the First Decade of The 21st Century 1) Pope John Paul II Funeral2) Ronald Reagan Funeral 3) Gerald Ford Funeral 4) Walter Cronkite Funeral 5)Ted Kennedy Funeral 6)Jack Kemp Funeral 7)Michael Jackson Funeral-four of these funerals occurred in the year 2009.

1. Pope John Paul II Funeral 2005

2. Ronald Wilson Reagan Funeral 2004 State Funeral

3. Gerald Ford Funeral 2007 State Funeral

4 Wallter Cronkite Funeral and Memorial Service 2009

5. Ted Kennedy Funeral 2009 Almost a State Funeral

6. The Jack Kemp Funeral 2009. Almost a State Funeral

7. The Michael Jackson Funeral | Memorial Service funeral for the next generation 2009

Jack Kemp Funeral|Highlights-yourfuneralguy

A bipartisan delegation headed by Representative Charles B. Rangel (D-NY) and U. S. House of Representatives Minority Leader John Boehner went to the Jack Kemp Funeral. I offer sincere gratitude to Jack Kemp for making this a better country- Your Funeral Guy

Jack Kemp’s economic policies brought broad  prosperity to many Americans.His civil rights advocacy activity helped bring personal freedom to millions. He was a true compassionate conservative Besides that to many he was a football hero.

A bipartisan delegation headed by Representative Charles B. Rangel (D-NY) and U. S. House of Representatives Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) was led to the Jack Kemp Memorial Service on  May 8th 2009 Friday.

Dignitaries seen at the Jack Kemp Memorial  Service:

Sen. Lieberman, Colin Powell, Sen. Brownback, Charlie Rangell, John Dingel, Rep. Lungren, Rep. Pence, DonRumsfeld, Bob Dole, Michael Chertoff, Al Hunt, Bill Kristol, Bill Bennett, Michael Steele and more.

Summary- Jack Kemp Memorial  Service:

• Private Services for Jack Kemp were held 2pm Friday May 8th 2009 . Link to opening picture of Howard University choir singing

• The Howard University Choir opened the Service with singing at National Cathedral in Washington DC
  

  Jack Kemp running for President in 1988

• Episcopal Bishop of Washington John Bryson Chane gave the invocation.

• A pastoral prayer was offered by the Reverend Alistair Begg, senior pastor of Parkside Church  in Bainbridge, Ohio

• A tribute by Charles Colson was given.

• The sermon was  preached  by Dr. Robert Norris, senior pastor of Fourth Presbyterian Church of Bethesda,Maryland.

• Episcopal  Bishop of Washington DC John Bryson Chane gave the  benediction.

Sadly there was no national media live coverage of the Jack Kemp Memorial Service. Besides that to many he was a football hero.

I offer sincere gratitude to Jack  Kemp for making this a better country.

We need more leaders like Jack Kemp.

Funeral Industry/Funeral blog Your Funeral Guy| R Brian Burkhardt| Funeral Director Illinois and Virginia

Washington National Cathedral where the Jack Kemp Funeral was held

Sources:Sean Hannity Blog Memorial Service for Jack F. Kemp Open to Family, Friends and Former Colleagues

National Cathedral Pic from flickr under the creative commons license from

~MVI~’s photostream

sources: Fox News broadcasts from May 8th 2009

1988 Runup photo to presidential campaign from flickr under creative commons license Ray Gronberg’s photostream

Jack Kemp State Funeral for a Hero?-yourfuneralguy

National Cathedral where Jack Kemp's Funeral Service will take place Friday.

It appears that  New Funeral precedent maybe set Friday. A  possible State funeral for a Congressman, Cabinet Secretary, Presidential candidate, football hero.  Maybe it will not be a full State funeral with a riderless horse and caisson.  The man  to be honored is Jack Kemp. The time 2pm,  Friday, 5/08/2009 National Cathedral, Washington DC. This is just part of the funeral arrangements for Jack Kemp.

The man with ideas for all seasons is Jack Kemp the bleeding heart conservative, and civil rights champion.. In Football he went from $100 dollar draft pick to the most valuable player in the AFL. I first saw him on the football field  in 1960 when I was 8yrs old. By  In 1965 I was a big fan and was amazed as he threw the football to fame  with the Buffalo Bills.

I remember the compassion in his voice. Compassion i heard my teenage year and compassion I heard in the election of 2008.  Not being a supply sider in the Reagan years I lost touch. Hailing from Chicago I was floored by what he  did as HUD Secretary and his compassion for the poor under George H.W.Bush.

Last fall the look on his face will never be forgotten. It was the look he gave Sean Hannity when he insisted on attacking the character of Barack Obama. Liberals and conservatives alike were in awe.

Jack Kemp is a hero and deserves a “State Funeral” not because of what he stood for but how he stood. Another Hero of mine, Jim Wallis  said it well in the Huffington Post

“I thank God for Jack Kemp, perhaps one of the earliest pioneers of  compassionate conservatism.In his passing, I pray

Jack Kemp 1988 in his run up to the Presidential Primaries.

that his legacy would increase….Jack will be remembered as both a lesson and an example for political leaders of the future.

Watch I will on Friday to see if there will be a State funeral for my hero.

Funeral Industry| Funeral blog by Your Funeral Guy, Funeral Director, Illinois and Virginia.

This is not political commentary, only a statement on funerals and heros. Hope Obama shows.

“Where have you gone Joe DiMaggio a nation turns it’s lonely eyes to you”-Paul Simon

National Cathedral pic from Flickr under the creative commons license from  ~MVI~’s photostream

Kemp run up to the Presidential Primary pic from flickr under the creative commons license  from Ray Gronberg’s photostream