How We've Helped
Real stories of personal, human-led tribute support.
Every tribute begins with personal memories and stories. We understand how meaningful and private these can be, and treat every customer interaction with care, respect and confidentiality.
We've helped families and individuals bring their memories together to honour their loved ones. Some simply share their memories and receive a tribute with little further involvement. Others prefer more conversations, collaboration and guidance.
Here, we share real examples of the different ways we've helped.
Bringing Together a Lifetime of Memories
United Kingdom · Obituary, Fully Written Eulogy & Elegy Poem · 2025
While arranging a private funeral and a memorial service for a parent, a customer approached DBS for help with an obituary, eulogy and elegy poem.
Over the following week, the client shared a substantial collection of memories and supporting material through several emails, including scanned pages from autobiographical books, certificates, photographs, newspaper clippings and condolence messages. Some of these contributions included memories the family hadn't previously known about.
We allowed time for the material to be gathered before carefully bringing the different stories and memories together into three personal tributes.
Listening, Understanding and Finding the Right Words
United States · Essential Tribute Draft & Elegy Poem · 2025
A customer in approached DBS for help preparing a tribute for their partner's funeral.
We arranged an initial Zoom conversation lasting approximately two hours, giving the customer an opportunity to share memories of their partner, talk about their life and explain what they wanted the tribute to convey. Additional memories were also shared by email.
After receiving her completed tribute draft, the customer returned to request an elegy poem for a younger member of the family to read at the funeral.
Knowing a younger family member would be delivering the poem, we carefully considered their age and adapted the language and wording to make it easier to be read aloud, while preserving the personal meaning of the tribute.
Adapting a Tribute for a Special Purpose
United Kingdom · Tribute Draft · 2025
A customer approached DBS for help preparing a tribute to a parent, sharing personal memories and information by email.
Although initially prepared as a tribute draft, the customer explained that it would not be delivered as a speech. Instead, it was intended to be included in a burial booklet.
We revised the draft to suit its new purpose, adapting the wording and flow so that it would read naturally as a written tribute rather than a spoken eulogy.
The completed tribute was then ready for the customer to include in the burial booklet.
Continuing to Help as a Tribute Takes Shape
United States · Comprehensive Obituary & Tribute Draft · 2026
A customer in Pennsylvania approached DBS for help preparing an obituary for her husband.
Following delivery of the completed obituary, the client returned to request a tribute draft, allowing us to provide further support as she prepared to honour his memory.
After receiving the tribute draft, the client wanted to include a couple of additional details. Although revisions weren't included in the service, we were happy to accommodate her request, recognising that she was short on time due to other commitments.
Both pieces were completed and delivered, with the additional memories included in the final tribute draft.
Bringing Together Different Family Perspectives
United States · Fully Written Tribute & Obituary · 2026
A customer in Texas approached DBS for help preparing a tribute and obituary for a parent.
With several family members contributing memories and suggestions about what they wanted included, we took care to consider each contribution thoughtfully and bring the different perspectives together.
Our role was to help organise these contributions and shape a personal tribute that reflected the memories shared, while respecting the different family perspectives.
Understanding the Family Behind the Memories
New Zealand · Fully Written Tributes · 2026
The client approached DBS for help preparing a tribute for a parent They already had a substantial draft but needed support restructuring it, removing repetition and incorporating additional memories.
Through a Zoom conversation and several WhatsApp calls, we worked together to understand their parent’s personality, the family's close relationships and the humour that was an important part of their memories. We then helped shape their existing material into a more coherent, personal tribute.
Several months later, the family returned to DBS for another fully written tribute, this time honouring another relative.
With arrangements underway and additional memories continuing to arrive from friends and family, we helped bring the new contributions together and develop another personal tribute, taking some of the practical writing work off the family's hands.
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Every tribute is different, and so is the support you may need.
Whether you're gathering memories, working on your own words or looking for someone to take care of the writing, we're here to help.
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