Contact me:
Email:
dave.gordon-shute@humanistceremonies.org.uk
Tel: 07970057649
Any initial contact is, naturally, entirely free of obligation
“We could not have coped without Dave. He guided us before the funeral, helping us to choose music, poems. Put feelings in to words. He provided a serene and moving eulogy with dignity and feeling making a perfect closure to my mother 103 years of life”
Anon, January 2025, Mortlake Crematorium
Rating 5 out of 5
What I can offer you
An initial chat is the ideal way to start and then we might plan an in-person meeting although I will quite understand if you don't feel up to this. We can meet on Zoom/Teams etc if you prefer plus this can have the advantage of including others if they live further afield. From this initial meeting, everything about the funeral can be discussed including (but not limited to) music (live/recorded), tributes/speeches, readings/poems and rituals/religious content. I then work in close contact with the Funeral Director and we become a support team for you, ensuring that everything runs smoothly from hereon in. It is important to then remain in close contact in the ensuing days. There will be a number of decisions to make and sections to think about. I am open to being in a "Group Chat" if that might help. I can also be the one to contact external speakers if that could help reduce your own list of things to do.
You will always see draft versions of both the Order of Service and the full service well in advance.
