Eulogy for dear sister Pauline (D. May 6, 2022)

I guess all of us here in this intimate gathering of family and friends already know very well who Pauline was. There is no need for me to repeat things. I will therefore share a story of my personal relationship with my sister. Pauline made me funny. She laughed at all my jokes, whether they're funny or not. I can say anything, like "look, here's a couch," and she would laugh her head off. This encouraged me to tell more jokes. So every time we got together, we would joke and laugh from beginning to end. We always had a good time. Her departure from us is too soon and too sudden. If I can make a wish, I wish that I can tell her a joke to take along with her, sort of have her go laughing. I will now share that joke with you. It is from a great modern day philosopher by the name of Yogi Berra. For those of you who have not heard of Yogi Berra, he is the one who said, "Let's not go to that restaurant; it's so busy nobody goes there any more." For this sadder occasion, he also has an advice, "Always go to other people's funerals; otherwise, they won't go to yours." Thank you for coming.