Eulogy for Mohammad Waheed

Topic: A eulogy for me

My wife Ann wrote this eulogy for me while working on one of her class project.

Today I am celebrating someone who celebrates me every day, my husband Mohammad. I met him three years ago at my parent’s house in Albany. Second time when I saw him, May 2007, we were getting engaged and soon after August 2007, we got married, a typical Muslim marriage. Between our engagement and wedding, I used to talk to Mohammad on the phone and my landlady would ask me that when will I introduce her to the comedian who makes me laugh for hours. And he still does make me laugh. Three years may seem like a very short time to know someone truly but Mohammad is pure and visible like a raindrop. He is a great listener. He has power to bring tears to my eyes either by making me laugh so hard on his humorous jokes or by just a thought of him not being next to me. He supports me by which I mean sit next to me when I work on my school assignments, research papers, quizzes etc.

Things are not always comical between us but the strength and positivism that he brings to our relationship supersedes everything else. I just did not say Mohammad celebrates me every day to start my speech. I see him doing so in small things like making morning tea for me or making sure I get my at least five kisses each day, text messages, a foot rub at the end of the day, or voice mailing the “you are my cuppy cake” song when I am upset which mostly I am. There are countless reasons to cheer Mohammad. Words are not enough to express how lucky I feel to have Mohammad in my life...