Letters of Condolence (Sympathy Letters)
Date
(Greeting)
Dear,
(State why you are writing) I was so sorry to learn of _______________
_____________________________________. What do I know about the person and the one who has died? Write some details about the person and the impact his/her life had on you or what you know about why the person was so special to the one you are writing to.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________After you have written how sorry you are, now comes the real challenge of a sympathy letter—to try to make the person you are writing it to feel better. Write about a positive memory, what the deceased loved about the person you are writing to, or what you know will live on even though the person is gone, etc. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Closing (Choose one)
With care,
Your
friend,
Anne