Personal Obituary

        

 I write this through my own eyes, as if I have passed at an old age and lived a long, successful life.

          Ronald Edward Soares unexpectedly passed away the other day. He passed peacefully, without pain. Ronald worked as a diesel mechanic for various companies ever since graduating Universal Technical Institute in 2017. His accomplishments include, but are not limited to: graduating UTI, receiving an associates degree at Bristol Community College, becoming an Eagle Scout and having a successful band, The Fairview, at the young age of 16. His most renown accomplishment is his business, his Mechanics shop located in Swansea Ma. Ronald is known around town as a shy but very friendly man who never let anyone down.
          Ronald leaves behind his wife, his children, his two dogs and an endless amount of friends. He was the son of the late Ronald and Linda Soares, brother of Jacob Soares and cousin and nephew to many. He was also the grandson of the late Ronald and Marlene Soares and Edward and Marie Bryden.
          Ronald's hobbies included playing in a band at a young age, working on vehicles, and offroading. He first got into working on vehicles when he bought his first and second truck in 2015 and 2016. Ever since then he loved to make vehicles more reliable and better. Ronald leaves behind, to his wife and children, many of his beloved vehicles; a completely restored 1965 Mustang Coupe that had been his fathers, a completely restored 1970 Mustang Boss 302 that had been his fathers, and a completely restored 1969 Mustang GT Fastback that had been started by his grandfather, Ronald Soares, and finished by himself and his father. On time off Ronald enjoyed driving to the Outer banks of North Carolina or Bangor Maine with his family and friends. Here he would relax with family and friends in the outdoors.
          Ronald will be having an open casket wake and will be cremated following the wake. The funeral will take place two days from the wake.
         

Planning My Death Ritual

          When I die, which will hopefully be many many years from now, I hope to go peacefully; without any pain. I know there will be crying and sorrow throughout my family, or at least I hope so, but I hope that they would soon be able to get back to their regular lives.
          The people in my family that have passed have had regular, peaceful and nice funerals and wakes. I hope to have the same. I wish to have an open casket wake where my family and friends can say their goodbyes to me. I wish to have hundreds of photographs of my life on at the wake so people can smile, laugh and remember the good things about me. Many people would not want this but to me it is a norm because everyone that has passed in my family has had this done.
          I next wish to be cremated and have a stone put in the ground in my memory. What my family decides to do with my cremated body after that is up to them. My Grandfather who passed in 2009 at 69 was cremated but not put in the ground where his stone is. My Grandmother has held onto his ashes since. Also, my Nana who passed when I was younger was cremated but not put in the ground. One of my uncles held onto her ashes. I'm not sure why my family holds onto the ashes of our loved ones but I see no problem in it and I would not mind it. I would think it would be easier to move on if my ashes were put in the ground but I would want whatever my family is comfortable with.
          Years after I have been gone I would hope that people would come see my grave. I visit my Grandfathers grave stone whenever I pass the cemetery. He is not buried there but I know that he knows I am thinking about him and missing him. I am not sure what cemetery I would want my stone to be at. Two houses day and across the street of my house is a cemetery, Oak hill Cemetery, in Rehoboth Ma. It is a very old, well kept cemetery. I would not mind having my stone being put here because it is the area I grew up in and I love Rehoboth. Although, I am sure my preference in cemeteries may change over the years.
          Hopefully it is not something that happens anytime soon but when I pass I hope that it is handled like any other passing I have experienced, calmly and quickly. I hope people do not mourn for a very long time and that they could soon get back to their lives.