The Celebration of Life Kit
For the family member or friend organizing a celebration of life or a memorial gathering, with every text of the day to write.
- You receive
- Six texts written from one set of answers: the invitation (printed or email, text message, social media), the host's opening words, a tribute speech of 2 to 5 minutes, the program wording, closing words with a toast, and the thank-you note.
- Format and delivery
- On your private page a few minutes after you send your answers, link emailed to you. One Word file (.doc) of the whole kit, print it or save it as a PDF; the program opens in our printable four-panel program.
- Price
- $49, one-time payment, taxes included · 2 revisions included · refund on request within 14 days
You answer the questions on this page and see what will be written before you pay.
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One questionnaire, every word the gathering needs. Tell us about them once and receive the invitation, the host's opening words, a tribute speech, the program laid out ready to print, the closing toast and the thank-you note, all consistent with each other and written from your own memories.
- The invitation in three formats: printed or email, text message, social media post
- The host's opening words, ready to read (about 1 to 2 minutes)
- A tribute speech built from your memories, timed to 2, 3, 4 or 5 minutes
- The program wording (cover, life story, order of the gathering, the family's thanks), opened in our printable four-panel program where you add your photo
- Closing words and a short toast for the end of the gathering
- The thank-you note to send to guests afterward
- All of it in one Word file, printable or saved as a PDF · 2 revisions of the whole kit included
Tell us about them
Answer here, at your own pace: a summary of what will be written appears below your answers, then you pay and the writing starts. Your answers are saved in this browser as you type, and they are used only to write your text.
Short on time? Pay now and answer on your private page right after payment (about ten minutes, what you typed here is kept): Pay $49 first
In pictures
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A real delivery, unedited
This is exactly what the assistant wrote on October 11, 2026 for the answers below, with no editing on our part, after the automatic fact check that compares every sentence with the answers and removes anything they do not contain. The answers are fictional: the person and the memories were invented for this example.
The answers given
- What you need: Celebration of life
- Length of the tribute speech when read aloud: 3 minutes
- Name of the person who died: Rosa Delgado Whitfield
- Your relationship to them: her younger son
- Who will host, and who will give the tribute speech: I will host and give the speech (Marcus, her son), about 50 guests
- Dates of birth and death, as they should appear on the program: June 14, 1951 – September 2, 2026
- Family who survive them (optional): her husband of 49 years, Glen; sons Daniel (Amy) and Marcus; grandchildren Lucy and Theo; her sister Inés
- Life story: school, work, service, community: grew up in El Paso, Texas; taught second grade for 31 years at a public elementary school in Albuquerque; ran the neighborhood seed swap every spring; learned to swim at 60
- A specific memory or story for the speech: Every spring she lined the kitchen windowsill with egg cartons of tomato seedlings and gave them away to anyone who stopped by, with a handwritten card that said "Water me on Sundays."
- A second memory (optional): When she learned to swim at 60, she called each of us from the pool parking lot to say she had done one full length without stopping.
- What guests should know: dress, food, RSVP, what to bring (optional): casual clothes, garden colors welcome; tacos and lemonade; please bring a favorite photo or story; RSVP to Marcus by October 12
- Three words that describe them: generous, stubborn, curious
- Plan of the gathering: each part, and who does it (optional): Welcome – Marcus Whitfield; Photo slideshow; Stories from friends (open microphone); Planting of a lemon tree – Glen Whitfield; Toast – Marcus Whitfield
- Who the family wants to thank (optional): the nurses of the home hospice team; Rosa's former colleagues who organized the meals
- Date, time and place of the celebration: Saturday, October 18, 2026, 1 to 4 pm, at the Whitfield home, 1220 Alamo Lane, Albuquerque
- Tone: Uplifting, a celebration of their life (gentle humor allowed)
- Faith references: A light spiritual touch is fine
- Who the invitation and thank-you note are from: Glen, Daniel and Marcus Whitfield
- Anything to leave out (optional): do not mention the cause of death
Invitation
113 wordsPlease join us for a celebration of the life of Rosa Delgado Whitfield.
Rosa was born on June 14, 1951, and died on September 2, 2026. We would like to gather with family and friends to share stories, look at photographs and remember her together.
When: Saturday, October 18, 2026, 1 to 4 pm
Where: The Whitfield home, 1220 Alamo Lane, Albuquerque
Come in casual clothes. Garden colors are welcome. We will have tacos and lemonade. Please bring a favorite photo or a story about Rosa to share.
We will also plant a lemon tree together during the afternoon.
Please RSVP to Marcus by October 12.
With love,
Glen, Daniel and Marcus Whitfield
Text message invitation
46 wordsYou're invited to celebrate the life of Rosa Delgado Whitfield. Saturday, Oct. 18, 1 to 4 pm, at 1220 Alamo Lane, Albuquerque. Casual clothes, garden colors welcome. Tacos and lemonade. Bring a favorite photo or story. RSVP to Marcus by Oct. 12. Glen, Daniel and Marcus
Social media announcement
61 wordsOur family will gather to celebrate the life of Rosa Delgado Whitfield, born June 14, 1951, who died September 2, 2026. Join us Saturday, October 18, from 1 to 4 pm at the Whitfield home in Albuquerque for tacos, lemonade, photos and stories. Please bring a favorite photo or story of Rosa. RSVP to Marcus by October 12. Garden colors welcome.
Opening words
187 wordsGood afternoon, everyone, and welcome.
My name is Marcus Whitfield, and I am Rosa's younger son. On behalf of my dad, Glen, my brother, Daniel, and all of us, thank you for being here at our home today.
We are here to celebrate my mother, Rosa Delgado Whitfield. She grew up in El Paso, Texas. She taught second grade for 31 years at a public elementary school in Albuquerque. She ran the neighborhood seed swap every spring, and she learned to swim at 60. She was generous, stubborn and curious, and we are glad to have this afternoon to remember her that way.
This afternoon is meant to be a celebration, so here is how it will go. We will start with a photo slideshow. Then the microphone will be open for stories from her friends, and I hope many of you will take it. After that, my dad will plant a lemon tree. Then I will offer a toast.
There are tacos and lemonade, and there is no rush. If you brought a favorite photo or a story, you are in the right place.
Let's begin.
Tribute speech
282 wordsEvery spring, my mother lined the kitchen windowsill with egg cartons full of tomato seedlings, and she gave them away to anyone who stopped by. With each one came a handwritten card that said, "Water me on Sundays."
She grew up in El Paso, and she taught second grade at a public elementary school in Albuquerque for 31 years. She ran the neighborhood seed swap every spring, which made sense, because she was already giving her seedlings to anyone who stopped by.
Her curiosity showed in other ways, too. When she was 60, she learned to swim. And when she did, she called each of us from the pool parking lot to say she had done one full length without stopping.
Those two stories are a good picture of her. A tomato seedling and a swimming pool. In one she gave away something she had grown, and in the other she called the people she loved to share what she had done.
She leaves behind my dad, Glen, her husband of 49 years. She leaves my brother, Daniel, and his wife, Amy, and me. She leaves her grandchildren, Lucy and Theo, and her sister, Inés. And she leaves a neighborhood with a lot of tomato plants in it, and, I hope, a lot of people who remember to water them on Sundays.
So today we are going to look at photos, tell stories, eat tacos and plant a lemon tree. My dad will do the planting, and I am glad it is part of the day.
Mom, thank you for the seedlings, for the phone calls, and for showing us that it is never too late to dive in. We love you.
Cover title
4 wordsCelebrating the Life of
Name
3 wordsRosa Delgado Whitfield
Dates
6 wordsJune 14, 1951 – September 2, 2026
Service line
15 wordsSaturday, October 18, 2026, 1 to 4 pm
The Whitfield home, 1220 Alamo Lane, Albuquerque
Life story
150 wordsRosa Delgado Whitfield was born on June 14, 1951, and grew up in El Paso, Texas. She later made her home in Albuquerque, where she taught second grade at a public elementary school for 31 years.
Rosa was generous, stubborn and curious. Every spring she ran the neighborhood seed swap, and she lined her kitchen windowsill with egg cartons of tomato seedlings that she gave to anyone who stopped by, each with a handwritten card that said, "Water me on Sundays." At 60, she learned to swim, and she called her family from the pool parking lot to share that she had swum one full length without stopping.
Rosa is survived by her husband of 49 years, Glen; her sons Daniel (Amy) and Marcus; her grandchildren Lucy and Theo; and her sister, Inés.
She died on September 2, 2026. Her family is grateful to everyone who helps them remember her.
Order of the gathering
20 wordsWelcome – Marcus Whitfield
Photo slideshow
Stories from friends (open microphone)
Planting of a lemon tree – Glen Whitfield
Toast – Marcus Whitfield
Gratitude
49 wordsThank you for being here to remember Rosa with us. We are grateful to the nurses of the home hospice team for their care, and to Rosa's former colleagues who organized the meals. Your kindness has meant more to us than we can say.
With love,
The Whitfield family
Closing words and toast
101 wordsThank you all for coming, and thank you to everyone who shared a story or a photo today.
Please stay as long as you like. Have more tacos and lemonade, find someone you haven't talked to in a while, and keep telling stories about Rosa. There is always room for one more.
And now, if you have a glass, please raise it.
To Rosa: teacher, gardener, swimmer, and the most generous, stubborn and curious person we knew. Thank you for everything you planted, in the ground and in us. May we all remember to water what she gave us.
To Rosa.
Thank-you note
90 wordsDear friends and family,
Thank you for coming to celebrate Rosa with us on October 18. It meant a great deal to us to have you at our home, and we are grateful to everyone who brought a photo or a story to share.
We also want to thank the nurses of the home hospice team and Rosa's former colleagues who organized the meals. We hope the lemon tree we planted will grow along with the memories we have of Rosa.
With love and gratitude,
Glen, Daniel and Marcus Whitfield
Always read it before you use it. The assistant added a few warm lines that are not in the answers, such as "Your kindness has meant more to us than we can say" in the family's thanks and the hope about the lemon tree in the thank-you note, and the fact check removed three sentences from the speech. Read every line and change anything you want before you send or print it.
Why everything comes from one questionnaire
A celebration of life asks a family for many small texts at once, in the weeks when grief leaves the least room for writing: the invitation, something to say at the start, a speech, a program, a toast, and the thank-you notes afterward. Written separately, they repeat each other or disagree on a time or a name. Here you answer one questionnaire and every piece is written from the same answers, in the same tone.
What happens after you pay
You answer the questions on this page before paying, or on your private page right after: the name and dates, your relationship, who hosts and who speaks, the date, time and place, what guests should know (dress, food, RSVP), one to three memories, a few facts about their life, and, if you have one, the plan of the gathering and the people the family wants to thank. The assistant writes the whole kit from those answers only, and a second check removes anything you did not tell us.
You can then copy each piece, download the whole kit as a Word file, print it or save it as a PDF, and open the program wording in the printable four-panel program, where you add a photo before printing. Two revisions of the whole kit are included: describe the change in a sentence.
Planning the day
Our free guides help with the rest: what a celebration of life is and how to plan one, ideas to make it personal, what to wear and examples of celebration of life speeches.
Common questions
What exactly is in the kit?
Six texts in one delivery. The invitation in three formats (printed or email, text message, social media post); the host's opening words; a tribute speech timed to the length you choose; the program wording (cover title, name, dates, time and place, life story, order of the gathering, the family's thanks); closing words with a toast; and a thank-you note for guests. With a 3-minute speech, the whole kit is about 1,100 words: read the real delivery on this page.
How long does it take?
You answer the questions on this page, about fifteen minutes, then pay (or pay first and answer on your private page right after). The kit appears on screen a few minutes once your payment and answers are in, because every piece is checked against your answers. The link is emailed to you so you can come back to it.
Is it only for a celebration of life?
It is written for any informal gathering in someone's memory: a celebration of life, a memorial gathering, a remembrance party or a scattering of ashes followed by a meal. For a traditional funeral service, the personalized eulogy or funeral program fits better.
Can several people speak?
The kit has one tribute speech, by the person you name. Other speakers can use our free eulogy outline builder, or order a personalized eulogy so that each speaker's memories stay their own.
Why a kit rather than one text?
Because a celebration of life needs several texts that must agree with each other: the same names, times and place in the invitation and the program, the same stories in the speech and the life story. You answer the questions once, and every piece is written from the same answers.
How long is it?
It depends on the speech length you choose and on how much you tell us. The real delivery shown on this page, with a 3-minute speech, is the whole kit as the buyer receives it. Nothing is padded with invented stories: a piece with little material stays short.
Who or what writes it?
An AI writing assistant, guided by strict rules we wrote: your facts only, no clichés, no religious language unless you ask for it. A second check compares every sentence of the kit with your answers and removes anything you did not tell us. You review every line before anyone reads it.
Do you print or mail anything?
No. You receive the texts on your private page, a Word file of the whole kit, and the program laid out on screen, ready to print at home or to take as a PDF to a print shop.
What if it does not work for me?
Ask for a revision of the whole kit in one sentence (two are included). If it still does not work, write to us within 14 days and we refund you in full. If the kit cannot be written at all, you are refunded automatically.
Is the payment secure?
Yes. You pay on Stripe's secure payment page, by card, Apple Pay or Google Pay. Your card number never reaches our servers, and the charge appears on your statement as "OG* TRIBUTEPEN".
Who is the seller?
LACANGEL GROUP, SAS (French simplified joint-stock company), SIREN 995 268 018, registered office: 1 rue Marguerin, 75014 Paris, France. Questions about an order: administration@lacangel.fr.
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