Me and the Mrs went to one of our friends funerals last week. He was only 3 years older than us. Persisting it down with rain, but a good turn out with a lot traveling from a long way away. He was not religious, but the vicar chap, that sort of linked all the readings etc, did a good job in helping people remember him, and what he brought to their lives without once mentioning religion. My friend who is currently undergoing chemo for advanced Cancer came down from Manchester, and put on the wake, preparing food etc in a local Pub he owns down here. That spoke volumes about how much everyone thought of him.