Dan Champagne
Some of you know, but some of you may not have heard that my husband, Dan Champagne passed away on Monday, March 2, 2009.
He will be greatly missed by family and friends. Dan hated funeral homes and funerals and his philosophy was to spend time with the living. His family is honoring his wish to not have a funeral at a funeral home or regular religious services. However, I often told him that wakes were for the remaining family and friends to support each other in their grief.
So while I am respecting most of his wishes, we are having a "Celebration of Dan's Life." There will be an open house luncheon on Saturday, March 7, 2009, from 12:00-4:00. Between 1:00-1:45 we will have a time dedicated for sharing stories of how Dan was involved in your life. It was Dan's philosophy to help people in ordinary ways in their daily life without any fanfare. I would love for you to share your funny, inspirational, or ordinary stories if you would, please, so that everyone can see the full scope of his life.
The location is First Presbyterian Church of Royal Oak, 529 Hendrie Blvd, Royal Oak, Michigan 48067. They are located 1 block east of Woodward Avenue, approximately 1/2 mile south of 11 Mile Road.
In honor of his favorite past time, we will be holding a casual B-B-Q inside Fellowship Hall, please dress comfortably (Dream Cruise attire if you desire.) Please forward this invitation to anyone you know may be interested in joining us in this memorial.
Love,
Claudia Champagne
(Josh, Andrea and Rachel)
Some of you know, but some of you may not have heard that my husband, Dan Champagne passed away on Monday, March 2, 2009.
He will be greatly missed by family and friends. Dan hated funeral homes and funerals and his philosophy was to spend time with the living. His family is honoring his wish to not have a funeral at a funeral home or regular religious services. However, I often told him that wakes were for the remaining family and friends to support each other in their grief.
So while I am respecting most of his wishes, we are having a "Celebration of Dan's Life." There will be an open house luncheon on Saturday, March 7, 2009, from 12:00-4:00. Between 1:00-1:45 we will have a time dedicated for sharing stories of how Dan was involved in your life. It was Dan's philosophy to help people in ordinary ways in their daily life without any fanfare. I would love for you to share your funny, inspirational, or ordinary stories if you would, please, so that everyone can see the full scope of his life.
The location is First Presbyterian Church of Royal Oak, 529 Hendrie Blvd, Royal Oak, Michigan 48067. They are located 1 block east of Woodward Avenue, approximately 1/2 mile south of 11 Mile Road.
In honor of his favorite past time, we will be holding a casual B-B-Q inside Fellowship Hall, please dress comfortably (Dream Cruise attire if you desire.) Please forward this invitation to anyone you know may be interested in joining us in this memorial.
Love,
Claudia Champagne
(Josh, Andrea and Rachel)
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