Two sisters from the Schilder family from De Weere find comfort in each other tonight. They hold each other tightly as a suitable song plays. Their thoughts are with their deceased sister, who was only 52. “The loss is there and remains. Especially around the holidays. They are never the same again.”
It is quiet and tears flow as the letters make their way upstairs. “On the family day earlier this year, she had died exactly five years ago. That’s why we brought a card with us where everyone could write something on. A message to her, a tribute. We all walked to the mailbox and gave it to her. posted.”
Polonaise after the heavenly post
Obviously an emotional moment. “But also very nice to do together. Then the charged character of the day disappeared and in the evening we ran the polonaise. Such is life.”
Sandra and Monique know each other from the funeral industry, but also work together a lot. The friends hold each other tightly during the short ceremony, which takes place largely in silence. The success of the sky mailboxes fills them with pride. “It gives us energy. When you see what it does to people and the feeling of being able to offer a little comfort, that is worth a lot. It creates solidarity.”
Below you can see how funeral directors Sandra and Monique wrote the first letters.