Category: Dad’s Funeral

Dad’s Obituary (by Deb)

Thomas “Mike” Payne, Jr., 83 January 11, 1941-January 21, 2024 Mike was called home by God on Sunday morning, January 21st, after a brief hospital stay.  He suffered a ‘sudden cardiac event’ after being admitted for treatment for complications from pneumonia.  Mike was born in Brooklyn, NY, to Jean-Margaret...

Dad’s Eulogy (by Tom)

There have been a lot of jokes over the past couple of days about how my dad was a “grumpy old man”. While, over the past couple of years (ok, decades), I could sort of see what you meant, this is not the man I remember The Mike Payne...

Dad’s Funeral Video

We were able to stream dad’s funeral so close friends in Ireland could watch. I was able to capture it on YouTube:...