Memorial death sayings are uplifting phrases, poems, or statements that help people remember and honor the deceased. This article will give you some ideas to use if you need to prepare a memorial.
In Loving Memory Sayings
Forever memorialize your loved one by using these sayings to make custom decals, canvas art, or other memorial keepsakes.
- Like dandelion seeds in breezes, your memory now floats freely where it pleases.
- Forget is not a bad thing, for we get our loving memories of you.
- Whenever I am seen smiling, the world will know it's because I'm remembering you.
- In loving you, we are gifted with memories that can never die.
- We made memories and now I get to relive them through remembrance all the days of my life.
Remembrance Quotes for Death Anniversaries
When you host a memorial service or want to commemorate a loved one's anniversary of death with a reading, quotes about remembrance capture the tone of the event.
- Each year that passes without you here grows longer, as do my memories of you.
- Many things have been forgotten since you left us, but you will never be one of the forgotten.
- I celebrate this momentous day where God chose you to walk beside him.
- The number of years without you could never be greater than the number of ways I love you.
- An anniversary comes but once a year, yet your memory lives in me each day.
Short Memorial Sayings
Short memorial sayings work great for writing in the guest book, on a card to be placed at the memorial site, or in a memorial bereavement book.
- Gone, yet always here.
- Forever alive in our love.
- Memories are immortal.
- Thoughts of you transcend time.
- Eternally in loving memory.
Memorial Death Quotes
It is common to have a service or a program to dedicate the memorial to the deceased. Speeches and eulogies will often be given to comfort the mourners along with plaques containing memorial death sayings that are presented to the family. If there is a ceremony for the memorial, longer speeches may be prepared. If the memorial will be written on a small plaque, shorter prose will be more appropriate. Following are some ideas for memorial sayings:
- "Be of good cheer about death and know this as a truth - that no evil can happen to a good man, either in life or after death." Socrates
- "They are dead; but they live in each patriot's breast, and their names are engraven on honor's bright crest." Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
- "Death is not extinguishing the light, it is putting out the lamp because dawn has come."-Rabindranath Tagore
- "Good men must die, but death cannot kill their names."-Author unknown
- "Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste of death."- William Shakespeare
- "It's better to light a candle, than curse the darkness." Eleanor Roosevelt
- "Say not in grief: 'He is no more', but live in thankfulness that he was." Hebrew Proverb
- "When you were born, you cried and the world rejoiced. Live your life so that when you die, the world cries and you rejoice." Cherokee Expression
- "Death - the last sleep? No, the final awakening." Walter Scott
- "The bitterest tears shed over graves are for words left unsaid and deeds left undone." Harriet Beecher Stowe
- "The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing. He makes me lie down in green pastures he leads me beside quiet water, he refreshes my soul… surely your goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever." Psalm 23
Further Ideas for the Perfect Memorial Saying
In sad circumstances, memorials are set up when more than one person is a victim of a disaster or a tragedy or a larger memorial may be set up so that others can visit and pay their respects to the people who lost their lives. Monuments, statues, or simple candlelight vigils are examples of such occasions. Sometimes the community will pitch in together for a large memorial or individuals will set up posters and plaques with memorial death sayings that show their respect and give hope to others. Following are some examples of memorials set up to commemorate such a great loss:
- National September 11 Memorial and Museum
- Voices of September 11th - Living Memorial
- TomSongs - Music that tells the story of soldiers, 9/11 heroes, and more.
Types of Memorials
A memorial can be a tangible object that is on display for others to view, such as an altar. A memorial can also be something less tangible while still commemorating the deceased. It can be a service for mourners to attend with a ceremony to honor and remember the deceased. Poems and memorial sayings may be read or sung to help people celebrate the life and accomplishments of their loved one. Following are common memorials.
Tangible
- Plaque
- Statue
- Tree
- Garden
- Building
- Bench
- Monument
- Altar
- Museum
- Candles
- Jewelry
- Headstone
Intangible
- Scholarship fund
- Online virtual memorial website
- Donations to charitable organizations on behalf of deceased
- Tribute
Speak Your Feelings
Everyone grieves differently, but memorial sayings about death can help you voice your feelings and start healing. Think of your lost loved one and write down what words come to mind to start writing your own emotional memorial death saying. Celebration of life quotes also work well for memorials.
