funeral idea- not flowers?

[fomoco]

One of my very good friends' father just passed and I was looking for an idea of something really cool to get her. Not the typical flowers or angel or stepping stone - something different that will last.

 

She LOVES scrapbooking and he loved to fish and watch his grandsons at sports.

 

I'm thinking going that route- scrapbooking...

 

IDEAS? Thoughts?

TIA!

[oneannm]

How about a donation to a charity in his name.

When my cousin passed away, a lot of people made donations in her name to the local animal shelter she was fond of - the shelter sent a card to her parents making them aware of the donations made in her name.

[JackJack]

What about a shadowbox frame, with a fishing theme that you can put pics in. If her DH or someone could get you some pics of him with his grandsons, that would be nice to add. I have seen some really nice shadow memory boxes. Or a really nice framed photo of him?

[guilliam]

When my grandma passed away a few months ago a relative sent a throw with Footprints on it. They got it from the local flower shop and it came with a display stand. It was a beautiful display. They make figurines to sit on the tip, the one we got was an angel but they had others too.

[Rockfordmom]

Someone I know recently got someone a statue for their garden and I thought that was a really good idea.

[rebecca7675]

What about a shadowbox frame, with a fishing theme that you can put pics in. If her DH or someone could get you some pics of him with his grandsons, that would be nice to add. I have seen some really nice shadow memory boxes. Or a really nice framed photo of him?

I agree. I have made several of these for people and it would be a nice memory to hang on a wall or they have some that sit on tables. I got mine at Michael's but I am sure there are other places. You can scrapbook in the frame or buy one that is a theme.