The Legacy of Eulan Brown

Growing up in Reynolds Georgia in the 1960’s, Bruce Goddard had a unique perspective on life. In this small middle Georgia community, he was surrounded, nurtured and impacted by a close knit community of people who cared about him and gave him the foundation he would build upon to find his purpose in life. Being the local funeral director, he would later conduct the funerals for many of the people who so influenced him as a child.\nIn many ways, Reynolds was a typical small town. In some ways it was much different. Many of the community leaders, store owners, farmers and church leaders were not only products of God fearing Christian homes, but they had college degrees. But as in any town, there were others who were downtrodden and did not have the advantages of the leaders of the community.
Because of his occupation, Bruce built enduring relationships with both groups of people. His life was impacted by people from all walks of life.\nIn The Legacy of Eulan Brown, Bruce looks at life lessons he learned from a downtrodden, unsuspecting Reynolds man who sold Grit newspapers to make a living. He marvelously illustrates the lessons by conveying touching, heartwarming and sometimes humorous stories of people he has known all his life as well as others he has gone out of his way to meet along the way.
Jimmy Valvano, the late North Carolina State basketball coach said, "To me, there are three things we all should do every day. We should do this every day of our lives. Number one is laugh. You should laugh every day. Number two is think. You should spend some time in thought. And number three is, you should have your emotions moved to tears, could be happiness or joy. But think about it. If you laugh, you think, and you cry, that's a full day. That's a heck of a day. You do that seven days a week, you're going to have something special."
In The Legacy of Eulan Brown, Bruce Goddard will cause you to laugh, think and cry. When you’re done, you will realize you are holding something very special.\nBruce Goddard is a fourth generation funeral director who has been described as a cross between Mark Twain and Max Lucado. He inspires with his thought- provoking observations about life and amuses with his funny stories about growing up in a small town funeral home business. Goddard is a much in demand humorist and motivational speaker. He has entertained and motivated thousands throughout the United States. When Bruce tells stories about his profession, he is not laughing in the face of death, but celebrating life with all its quirky imperfections. In 2005, he released his bestselling book, View from a Hearse – Lighten Up! where he looks at the lighter side of what can be a stressful occupation while making insightful observations about life from the perspective of small town undertaker. For more information about Bruce, go to www.brucegoddard.com.\nGoddard is the former owner of Goddard Funeral Homes in Reynolds and Roberta. He has been employed with Service Corporation International since 1998 and is part of the senior field management team. SCI is the largest single provider of funeral, cremation and cemetery services in North America.\nHe and his wife Kathy currently reside in Warner Robins, Ga. and are members of Southside Baptist Church. They have three sons and daughters-in-law; David and Holly, John and Tami and Luke and Drew…and two grandchildren, Taylor Reese and Anna Kate.