Thanks For Being Here - Audrey's Eulogy for her Grandpop Herb

Kelly Corrigan Wonders

Kelly Corrigan Show

Society & Culture

4.8 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 2 February 2025

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Today'sThanks For Being Here features a beautiful eulogy written by Audrey Bowler for her grandfather Herbert Reichlin, a World War II veteran who lived to be 99. From young soldier to beloved family man, "Grandpop Herb", always believed in miracles and the power of love. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Are you a smart booker or a silly booker?
0:07.4	Smart bookers get access to a three airport lounge by booking a five-star holiday with On the Beach.
0:13.8	Silly bookers?
0:14.8	Well, enjoy those cues at the bar.
0:17.1	Stop booking around and visit Onthebe beach.com.ukor.
0:22.2	Conditions apply.
0:25.6	Seven night minimum stay outbound only from selected airports for up to six people,
0:26.4	Atoll protected.
0:35.5	Hi everyone, welcome to thanks for being here, a short weekly pod to remind us of the many essential and beautiful ways we affect one another. Every Sunday, I'll read a submission from a listener of Kelly Corrigan Wonders. Could be wedding vows or a bat mitzvah toast, a eulogy, or retirement speech. We believe this is probably the loveliest way to tap into our better selves and remember our highest values.
0:56.2	We encourage you to share this podcast each week with one person you love.
1:00.6	Maybe someone you miss and need to bring closer,
1:03.4	someone you want to feel your appreciation or admiration or both.
1:08.2	This is thanks for being here.
1:22.9	This week's thanks for being here.
1:24.4	Hi, Kelly.
1:26.8	Like so many others who send you an offering,
1:29.4	I'm a longtime fan of your writing and your podcast work.
1:39.5	I've enclosed the eulogy delivered by my niece, Audrey Bowler, for my father, Herbert Reiklin, who died at the age of 99.5 in April 2024.
1:48.5	He was one of the greatest generation for sure, but he also chose past not taken by most New York-born descendants of Russian Jews.
1:54.8	I admit, thanks for being here as my favorite of your podcasts. Thanks for offering it, Evan Skinner.
2:00.3	So this is a eulogy, written for a very old man by one of his grandchildren.
2:09.6	If we're lucky, we all get a chance during our life to know someone who becomes for us an exemplar of living.
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