Recent feedback:

"Dear Richard, I just wanted to thank you again, from all the family and
friends who attended, for the wonderful job you did with Mum’s service.
A true celebration of a life lived."

"Thank you for yesterday. Everyone commented on what a lovely service
you gave. I think it hit all the right notes. I must admit I feel
somewhat ‘lighter’ today knowing that it’s all over and went without a
hitch!"

"It was so lovely to meet you and how you captured my dad was perfect."

"Hi Richard, We just wanted to say thank you. We could not have asked for a better send off, the way you carried out the service was perfect."

"Thank you very much for the lovely service you did. You were so kind
and considerate and people commented how lovely you were. From the
bottom of our hearts thank you so much."

"Thank you for today. It was a really lovely funeral and your humanity was what made the service really special."

"Hello Richard, Thanks very much for the service you took today. It was
very professional and everybody commented saying it was a lovely
service. You made it into a celebration of life with kind words and
humour."

"Dear Richard, We all thought it was, without doubt, the best service - and we've seen a few - that we have had the displeasure to attend. Your reading of The Parting Glass was wonderful, and the life that you put into the Tribute was perfect."

"Thank you so much for today, you were brilliant in your delivery of Dave's adventure through life."

"Thank you so very much for a lovely service. There were so many
compliments afterwards of how uplifting it was and how you made it such a
celebration of life. He would have been very proud of a farewell like
that. Thanks once again Richard for making it so personal."

"So many of our family and friends commented after the funeral that they were so moved and that it was a beautiful service."

"Dear Richard. I just wanted to thank you for the lovely Service you gave for my husband. Everyone said how respectful you were and how wonderfully you spoke."

"Thank you so much for the service you performed last week. It was absolutely perfect. We had many comments afterwards saying what a wonderful service it was and how personal to Dad it was. Thanks to you, our day for Dad was very special."

More recent feedback for Richard:

Hi Richard, I would just like to say thank you for a beautiful service for my wonderful dad. You really did a smashing job in what is a very distressing situation. V

Everyone said what a lovely service it was - so thank you

once again

regard V

Hi Richard, I just want to say again thank you very much
for the service. Unfortunately I’m at the age where I go to more
funerals than weddings and by far you have been the most empathetic,
considerate and comforting person I have come across performing the service.
You without doubt have a true calling in this area. Thanks again R

When we discussed
the service with a neighbour, even the neighbour mentioned how good she thought
you were, from a previous service you conducted. So credit where credit’s due
as your reputation precedes you.

Hi Richard
I just wanted to record my sincere thanks for the way you
prepared for and led J's funeral yesterday. It was always going to be a
hugely emotional occasion and your sensitive leadership was helpful in getting us though. I have heard from lots of people who were ‘with us’ remotely and great feedback came through them too. Thank you.

Richard I’d
like to thank you for conducting our mother’s funeral with dignity and grace.
It was much appreciated and helped to make a difficult day less onerous

Hello Richard, Just to say thank you again, from
all of B's family and friends, for the lovely funeral service that you
conducted for her yesterday. The way you put our words, and your own, together
was so very well done; the result was a moving tribute to B and a
celebration of her life that we will all remember. Thank you! Best wishes,

Thank you on behalf of the family for celebrating Dad's life with us;
you helped all of us to feel his presence with the warmth and care of your
delivery. You have certainly helped me as I've been working
through the process of going through Dad's items; I've frequently picked up an item of Dad's and heard your quiet assuring words in my head and found myself thinking back on Dad's life not in sadness or upset at his passing, but in re-living the times spent with him, both growing up and as an adult.

Richard:

Today was probably the hardest time of my life, I would like to thank you for how you dealt with this very tough time for me, my family and friends. You are a good man. We all wish you well.

Just wanted to say thank you for officiating at
Dad’s funeral yesterday afternoon. All your comments were perfect and we
all thought the service was just right

Hi Richard,
I would just like to pass on my thanks from myself and the
rest of the family for the Service you took for us. We were all really pleased
with the manner in which you took it, you got my fathers character
perfectly and we were so pleased with how sincere, honest and
emphatic you came across.
Once again, many thanks for the wonderful way in which
it was handled, we could not have wished for a better send off for him

Dear Richard, Mum and I would like to thank you very much for the lovely service you did for my Dad on Monday. It was everything we wanted and you spoke with the love and affection that we felt. Everyone afterwards said what a lovely service it was and totally caught the spirit of him. Thank you once again for helping a difficult day become a celebration.

I just wanted to say thank you very much for the lovely
service and tribute you made for us last Thursday on behalf of myself and my
family we are grateful to you for all your time and support during this
difficult time.

Thank you so very much for the wonderful service you did
for our dad. You put so much compassion,
meaning and thought into it. The whole family send their appreciation ❤

Dear Richard I would like to thank you for the beautiful service you presented for our dad. Our family and friends thought it was perfect and represented him
wonderfully.

Dear Richard, I am writing to say a huge thank you for what you did for us at the funeral. I could not have asked for my words to be spoken in any other way. It was perfect. My son even said that it felt as if you knew her personally.
Thank you so very much

Thank you so much for the service you held today it was beautiful, it was exactly what I was hoping for. Myself and the family really appreciated your kindness through a difficult time. Once again Thank you

Dear Richard, Thank you for giving our beloved 'S' the dignified farewell she deserved in very difficult circumstances

I really wanted to get in touch with regard to my dad's service in Chapel. Richard took the service and was a great support to my family from the moment the funeral parlour gave him my details. Richard performed the service with real compassion so much so some of our family thought that he knew my dad. I just wanted to say thank you especially at this difficult time for the empathy and care he showed us and what a credit he is to you

Hi Richard we wish to thank you for the service
you held yesterday you delivered a service that was perfect and fitted with
Mabel's wishes in everything of her life the whole family said what an
excellent service you delivered once again thank you for your time and
consideration from Richard & Hazel

Dear Richard,

We want to thank you for conducting a beautiful Service for our
dearly departed son. It was perfect and he would certainly have
approved.

Dear Richard, The family have asked me to convey their gratitude for conducting the funeral in such a respectful and professional manner, also for your most gracious assistance leading up to the event. Thank you once again. Peter

Dearest Richard, My dad and I would just like to thank you so very much for the lovely service you gave for my mum yesterday. The words you delivered were absolutely perfect and totally reflected my mum. My mum had a calm loving family life and that was what shone through your words at the service.

The family didn’t look upon this as losing mum but a time to reconnect with all the great times and memories we all shared with her. Once again we can’t thank you enough for help and support Warmest regards, M

Richard. I just
wanted to drop you a quick note to thank you for the service yesterday.
You made a very difficult day for us much more palatable. Your demeanour
and delivery were absolutely perfect, it was very much appreciated.
Thanks again

I wanted to write to thank you for the fabulous job you did on Tuesday at Dad's funeral. While it was obviously a difficult day for us, we all felt that the service was absolutely perfect, and personally I found it to be a very uplifting occasion. Your delivery of the eulogy was spot on and we had so many lovely comments on the content and the delivery. Mum has commented many times since that we could not have wished for anyone better to conduct the service.

Hi Richard, I would like to thank you
very much on behalf of my Dad and the family for leading us in the celebration
of my Mum's life. Mum was very clear that she wanted a simple,
"no-fuss" cremation, and she would have been very happy with your
chosen words in her honour. Thank you for taking the time to put our
rather vague wishes into such poignant words and for choosing the beautiful
music. We all agreed that it was a wonderful ceremony. Although it
was a very small family gathering, there were four generations together, and
Mum will live on in us all. With much appreciation and kind regards,

Dear Richard We would like to thank you for your
very moving and comforting words during our son’s funeral. It was of course a
very sad day but your manner and professional approach was so very comforting to us all. Kindest Regards D&L

From the rantings of a mad woman, you produced a wonderful
caring beautiful service befitting of our mother.
And I will never forget the care you gave to us with your
words. So God bless Richard and again A BIG THANK YOU.
Keep safe. With affection. P

Richard, Just to say a big thank you for what you brought to my mums funeral today it was spot on, exactly what mum would have wanted, thank you very much indeed!! Sincerely, R

Dear Richard, I just wanted to thank you once again on behalf of all of us. The
service was perfect and we really appreciated your sincerity and your kindness on a very difficult day. You delivered the tribute beautifully for us and the music and prayers were exactly what we wanted.
I’m sure dad would have been very proud of what was said about him today. L

Dearest Richard
A heartfelt thank you for your words yesterday at Dads funeral, you captured the mood of the day and the family perfectly.
All the family remembered you from Mums funeral and once again commented on what a lovely man you are.
You have been a part of two big events in our families journey and we all feel that you are now part of our family.
You are a wonderful man
Yours sincerely M and the family

Hi Richard,

I
just want to say a big Thank you for the wonderful service you gave for
my Dad on Friday, everyone said that it was a lovely service and I will
forever be grateful to you for the way that it was delivered.

Once again, Thank you.

Hello Richard on behalf of the family and me we would like to say a big
thankyou for the way you conducted the funeral you was fantastic just
how we wanted it to be and you are such a lovely Man we were so pleased
with you when you visited us the Friday before putting us at ease , so
once again THANKYOU From Jane and Family