𝑮𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝑹 𝑪𝒍𝒖𝒈𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒏 𝑰𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝑭𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒚 𝑭𝒖𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝑫𝒊𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒐𝒓

10/03/2026

🕊️ 🕯️ With Kind Permission from the Family 🕯️ 🕊️

🕊️ Yesterday I was Privileged to Support a Lovely family in Honouring Life's Memories 🕯️ For All Eternity in Remembrance of Kim Menen 🕊️

🕊️ Kim lived in Primrose Hill, NW London a stones throw from Regents Park, so it was only fitting that from his home the cortège travelled around the local area of restaurants and shops he visited and along part of Regents Park towards St. Mary's Church Primrose Hill for his Celebration of Life service led by Father Phil before we travelled onto West London Crematorium Kensal Green for the committal service.

🕊️ Kim's daughter Elizabeth with the support of her brother Joseph and their mum Gypsy led the service with a wonderful eulogy to her Dad, along with two friends who gave memories of Kim. The family chose the Camberley Medium Mahogany Veneered Coffin from my coffin manufacturer Steve Soult Limited , fitted with Gold Handles, Corner Adornments and Crucifix. They chose the Stunning Italian Style Pilato Jaguar XJ Hearse supplied by my Colleagues and Friends T Cribb & Sons along with my Jaguar XJ Limousine. After the service at West London Crematorium we returned to Psantissimo Restaurant in Regents Park Road for the reception venue.

🕊️ Rest in Eternal Peace 🕯️ Kim, you are now and Forever will be Missed & Loved 🕊️

🌹 My Family Caring for and Supporting Your Family 🌹 In Honouring Life's Memories 🕯️ For All Eternity 🌹

27/02/2026

🕊️ There is always a date that still hurts 💔 No details needed unless you wish to share..... just leave a ❤️ in the comments

🌹 My Family Caring for and Supporting Your Family 🌹 In Honouring Life's Memories 🕯️ For All Eternity 🌹

22/02/2026

Copied from a Funerals viewed through time post.

I have always been drawn to the way older art handled death. It was not about shock value. It felt steady, honest, and reflective.

Too Late by Paul Frenzeny shows Death stepping through an open doorway into a young woman’s room. That doorway speaks for itself. It feels like that quiet crossing from life into death, a line that once crossed cannot be walked back.

The palette and easel beside the bed suggest work left unfinished. Images like this were meant to make people stop for a moment and think about their own mortality.

In our profession, that moment is not symbolic. It begins with a first call, sometimes when someone has just been found, and a family is trying to process what feels unreal. We step into that space carefully. We bring order, dignity, and calm to a situation that feels anything but calm. Even when a life feels unfinished, our role is to help the family begin their own next steps with care and peace.

22/02/2026

Some of the most common phrases people say to someone who’s grieving are meant to be encouraging:

“You’re stronger than you think.”
“You’ll get through this.”
“This will make you stronger.”

It sounds supportive. It sounds hopeful.

Here’s the thing…but grief doesn’t actually work that way.

Losing someone you love doesn’t magically transform you into a stronger version of yourself.

Grief isn’t some hidden personal development program that builds character through suffering. It’s loss. It’s absence. And it’s learning to live with something that never should have happened.

Many of us who’re grieving were already strong long before our loss. We were independent, capable, resilient, and we handled life and our responsibilities. Strength was never the missing ingredient.

And yet…we still miss them, and no amount of ‘strength’ erases that.

Grief doesn’t make you stronger. If anything, grief often makes you feel more fragile because it strips away the illusion of control. It reminds you how deeply you can hurt and how powerless love can sometimes feel in the face of death.

When someone says, “You’re stronger than you think,” it can unintentionally feel like they’re measuring your pain against your ability to endure it. As if surviving the unimaginable is some kind of achievement.

But most grieving people aren’t trying to be strong. They’re just trying to survive something that’s irreversible, and there’s no strength training for that.

There’s only adaptation…and learning how to carry something that can’t be fixed.

Gary Sturgis
Author: ‘SURVIVING GRIEF – 365 Days A Year’

20/02/2026

14/02/2026

❤️ Today I Remember all those families I have supported in the memory of Love lost but never forgotten 🕯️ Valentine's Day is not just about the Love you have with someone who is present, it's also reflective for those who have lost their loved ones throughout lives lived together ❤️

09/02/2026

Thought I would join in the fun with this Chat GPT caricature feature