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George W. Bush delivers the eulogy at Ronald Reagan's state funeral, June 2004. A eulogy (from εὐλογία, eulogia, Classical Greek, eu for "well" or "true", logia for "words" or "text", together for "praise") is a speech or writing in praise of a person, especially one who recently died or retired, or as a term of endearment.
The Gettysburg Address is a famous speech which U.S. President Abraham Lincoln delivered during the American Civil War.The speech was made at the formal dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery (Gettysburg National Cemetery) in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania on the afternoon of November 19, 1863, four and a half months after the Union armies defeated Confederate forces in the Battle of ...
Young dedicated a portion of his Hall of Fame speech to his son Colby, who died of cancer in 2016. Young began the heartfelt and emotional message by stating he has mentioned all but one of his ...
Miralem Hadzic died of pancreatic cancer at age 52. Somehow, Hadzic’s legs carried him to the podium. Then he delivered a powerful speech that has been seen and shared by thousands on social media.
This is a list of lists of deaths of notable people, organised by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in January 2025 ) and then linked below. 2025
Queen Elizabeth faced criticism for her lack of response to Princess Diana's death, so upon her return to London ahead of Diana's funeral, she delivered a televised address. "She was an ...
Commenting that "those who died here—those who saved lives here—they help me to believe", he observed that, in the end, "people are full of decency and goodness." Wrapping up his speech with more anecdotes about Christina-Taylor Green, he said, "All of us—we should do everything we can to make sure this country lives up to our children's ...
The following is a list of presidents of the United States by date of death, plus additional lists of presidential death related statistics.Of the 45 people who have served as President of the United States since the office came into existence in 1789, [a] 40 have died – eight of them while in office.