a poem and recite it at the funeral.
Many people die alone and unnoticed -- without mourning, without anyone on
hand to say a few kind words, with no fancy church service or glowing
obituary. But in Amsterdam, thanks to retired civil servant Ger Frits,
there is someone who will take the time to arrange for a chapel, some
flowers, music, and a personalized poem written and delivered by respected
Dutch poet Frank Starik.
As reported by the 2010 BBC radio program “The Lonely Funeral,” these
two men teamed up in 2002 to bring a little dignity to the forgotten.
Michele Ernsting of Netherlands Radio Worldwide explained that, “The
Netherlands is a society that is incredibly classless. The idea that we are
all the same in death is at the core of some very Dutch values.”
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