"Thank you so very much. You have become a very special person in my life. I will never forget your kindness and support you gave me on the day of dads funeral" (EE)
"L and M and I would like to convey our thanks and appreciation for Monday. We really felt at ease, and enjoyed the celebration as did numerous people by the comments sent to me via email" (GH)
"I can’t remember if I thanked you personally for the way you interpreted my wishes for Bill. Your delivery was so sensitive and kind and everyone said what a wonderful celebration it was". (RB)
"
Vivian, thank you so much for your help and
assistance during my mums funeral yesterday. I couldn’t have done it without
you." (SJ)
" R was very pleased with Bill’s funeral. She said she felt very safe, secure and well supported and it was beautiful and perfect. Thank you for being part of that". (SB )(Funeral Director)
"Dad and I wish to express our thanks for such a wonderful service. Your advice before hand was so valued. The whole ceremony, particularly your words, were a wonderful tribute to Mum". (TF)
"
Thank you so much for today. It was very
special." (ST)
"Many thanks from all of us for preparing and leading the service so fittingly, and for giving us the guidance to help us to make our contributions. We couldn't have wished for anything better for Dad, and several people I spoke to afterwards said it was all just as he would have liked, and how he would have wished to be remembered. Thank you again very much". Many regards (AB)
"Thank you for the transcript of Dad's service, all of us couldn't
have been more pleased with how the service went and Elizabeth's poem you read
out in the garden was a lovely ending. The whole family would like to send our thanks
to you for the compassion you showed and lovely send off you gave Dad, I know
he would have been very proud." (DD)
"We
would all like to thank you so much Viv for such a lovely eulogy for Mum. The
service was beautiful and your sensitive delivery was sincerely appreciated" .( J, S, P and F)
"Just a quick email to thank you very much for the lovely
service you provided for Mum yesterday. Right from our first conversation
we felt you dealt very sensitively and professionally with us and helped us to
come together to design a final send-off for our wonderful Mum ...... Your
delivery was spot-on – warm, well-paced and respectful – and your support
throughout much appreciated. A huge thank you to you". (SC)
"I just wanted to say a big thank you for making a very hard
day for me go so smoothly". (CG)
"I just wanted to say thank you for yesterday. It was perfectly G!" (MN)
"I’d just like to say a huge thank you for conducting of G’s remembrance yesterday with such sensitivity, understanding and professionalism. It was a lovely tribute. Thank you, from all of us, for your support and kindness." (JS)
"Many thanks for sending through the transcript and for your excellent conduction of the service on Monday, it was very much appreciated both by A and myself, but also the virtual guests." (DH)
"Thank you for everything you did for me and my beloved L and all who came to say goodbye to him on Tuesday. Everyone said it was the most beautiful funeral and that L will be very proud of me. I tried my very best for him so I hope he is, but it wouldn't have been so without you..." (EG)
"Just wanted to say a huge thank you for the beautiful service you did , was just wonderful , very warm feeling and full of love xx" (LD)
"Just a quick email to thank you once again for taking the services for K on Tuesday. It was a difficult day but I think having M there lightened the atmosphere. The words you suggested were very much, I think, as K would have liked them to be." (JR)
"I just wanted to let you know how much we appreciated your help. You made a difficult time slightly easier & supported us in our quest for the right service."(SW)
"Dear
Viv. Many,
many thanks for your excellent care of us all on Thursday." (MW)
"We would like to thank you for conducting a lovely ceremony for dad yesterday. It made a hard experience bearable" (GC)
"Thank you so much for a lovely service, I am sure J would have approved". (JR)
"I would like to thank you so much for a lovely service for Mum, on Wednesday. Thank you so much for reading my tribute; you read it so well and I enjoyed hearing my words back to me. Thank you for everything". (BC)
"The service could not have been better. Its just what Mum
would have wanted, I can’t thank you enough. My husband says
you can do his anytime but not too soon". (CW)
"Many thanks for doing
a beautiful job at dad's funeral " (AB)
"Thanks Viv. Strange day but thought the ceremony was lovely. Thank you so much. My family were really happy with the service, despite the (Covid) circumstances " (JW)
"The extended family were all very complimentary of the service, which they felt captured the essence of Mum's life and brought back happy memories of their times with her. This was just what Mum would have wanted, and your help collating the memories and thoughts from S and I into such a personal tribute for her was greatly appreciated." (KC)
"Thank you for the lovely service yesterday. Your delivery of the tribute felt full of love and compassion and your comfort towards me was so welcome. You made a dreadful day more bearable." (JW)
"Thank you so much for conducting R's funeral service...it was very simple and just the way he would have chosen.." (JP)
"Everything has been
beautifully written and I cannot thank you enough for your time and trouble" (GS)
"Thank you for .... everything that you
have, and continue to do. You have been marvellous and I can see why you are
held in such high-esteem by your colleagues within the ....(Funeral Directors)". (RP)
"Thank you so much for yesterday. It did go very well I thought and people remarked upon it. Your support was much appreciated by us all " (SL)
"Many thanks for everything you did to make yesterday go so smoothly". (PK)
"Just to say a big thank you for yesterday from both of us. You did us proud and I am sure mum would have loved it" (AF)
"I would like to thank you for lovely service, everyone really appreciated it. I think we would have been lost without you" (PT)
"Just wanted to let you know that D said you were amazing on Friday and said how pleased she was with the service.....".(SB)
"...thank you so much for all your care and attention in providing such a beautiful ceremony for my husband M .." (AA)
"..we had so many people come to us and say it was the most heartfelt and meaningful service they have ever been to.." (EA)
"Vivian was excellent, the interview was sensitive and reassuring ...." (DC)
"...... it was a lovely celebration of Mum's life, everyone thought best funeral ever. This was exactly what Mum would have liked and we would highly recommend Vivian," (DC)
"Everyone said how lovely the service was and how much like mum - simple and warm.." (CC)
"Thank you so much for your empathy, support and kindness in arranging and conducting Mum's funeral service ....Mum would not only have enjoyed it, but also been very touched by the atmosphere you created." (CC)
"You made the day a very special one ..." (CP)
" That [tribute] is absolutely beautiful and we have sat and read it together, with a few of us shedding a tear and some smiles, and we are amazed that you have so accurately described what he means to us".(EC)
"The family were very pleased with the service, so many thanks for representing us so well!" (GG)
"Thank you so much for conducting Mum's funeral service today. It was exactly as I wanted it and I know Mum would have been so pleased with you handling everything. All the family said how they had enjoyed the service so thank you once again". (CC)
"I will always remember your kindness and the wonderful service you arranged for A" (PW)
"This is a thank you from myself and R. You gave her such a wonderful send off with the service. I cannot thank you enough." (FN)
"My mum, the
family and I would like to thank you very much for the lovely and sensitive service you delivered for my father. It was exactly as my mum wished it to be".
(AW)
"A and I just wanted to take the opportunity to say thank you for the lovely service yesterday. We couldn't have asked for anything better!. I have just read through the tribute document that you gave us - a really nice touch to keep and treasure. our friendliness and professionalism made everything perfect ....thank you so much" (JO)
"I
just wanted to drop you line to extend our thanks for Mums send off on Monday.
We were well pleased as were others who made favourable comments to us later
on. Thanks
again" (CS)
"We just wanted to thank you for conducting our Dad’s
funeral . We felt you completely understood what we
wanted and conducted it so well and just as we had hoped " (LQ)
"Many thanks for all of your help and support in planning and conducting Mum's funeral and for making sure she received the dignity she deserved." (DH)
"Just wanted to thank you so much for today. I think it
was just perfect" (JO)
"Thank you again, so much for today. You did such a professional job, but everyone commented on how clear it was that you knew and loved F too, which made all the difference. You did her proud!" (TE)
"We would all like to thank you so much Viv for such a lovely eulogy for Mum. The service was beautiful and your sensitive delivery was sincerely appreciated" (PL)
"I just wanted to
let you know how impressed Dave and his family were with you, Dave thought you
were lovely and did an amazing job" (SB)