re: Anyone here every give a eulogy?

My best friend died 5 years ago (was only 28 when he died). They decided to split up the eulogy between 4 people who were close to him and I was asked to speak (other 3 were his father, his brother, and his wife).

I decided that my friend would have wanted everyone to laugh and enjoy the good times they've had with him so I outlined 5 stories that I thought embodied his personality that would spark others to tell their stories at the reception afterward - worked perfectly. Everyone laughed and remembered him for the great person he was.

My advice, just write an outline, not a speech (assuming you are a good enough speaker to just fill in the gaps). It will be more personal if you just speak from an outline rather than a prepared speech. Tell some stories that mean something to you and would be relatable for others that knew him.

And I'm sorry for your loss.