In Lieu of....

[BOSS]

Copied from Garys post elsewhere...thanks Gary...

http://www.legacy.com/saltlaketribune/LegacySubPage2.asp?Page=LifeStory&PersonId=2682403

Be sure to read the "In Lieu of'...last line of the obit...

 

[Mikey the Flower Guy]

I Did.....

there is nothing so cruel to a lover of the outdoors, as to deny him or her the scent and happiness of flowers.
I HAVE attended funerals with NO FLOWRS, and have attended funerals with lots of flowers, and evrything in between........
I BELIEVE....sending a floral expression of support and grief is BY FAR, MORE EXPRESSIVE of your feelings than a donation!!
It has become archaic to have a visitation void of the sweet smells of flowers, and I for one, have a hard time understanding in "a donation in lieu of"......
I LOVE the last line from a REAL FLORIST........
Mike