92 Free Condolence Letters • Example Templates
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Announce bad news to employees
Announce the death of a family member, or write the obituary
Announce the death of a family member to other family members, close friends, and acquaintances
Announce the death of an employee or an employee's relative
Encourage an employee after a disappointment or a company setback
Express regret on the defeat of legislation or the loss of an election
Inform employees of another's illness
Offer sympathy for a marriage separation or divorce
Offer sympathy for loss or damage caused by a theft, vandalism, or natural disaster
Offer sympathy for the death of a business associate
Offer sympathy for the death of a business associate's family member
Offer sympathy for the death of a child
Offer sympathy for the death of a friend or relative
Offer sympathy for the death of a person who has been ill
Offer sympathy for the loss of a job
Offer sympathy for the loss or death of a pet
Offer sympathy in a case of serious or terminal illness
Send a gift with a sympathy letter
Thank someone for expressions of sympathy
Write a get-well message regarding an employee's or business associate's family member who is suffering from illness or injury
Write a get-well message to a child suffering from illness or injury
Write a get-well message to a friend or relative suffering from an illness or injury
Write a get-well message to an employee or business associate suffering from illness or injury
How to Write a Sympathy Letter
by WriteExpress Staff Writers
- Respectively describe your admiration
Describe how much the deceased was respected and admired by you and others. - Mention what good things you liked about the person
Write about a few of the deceased person's strengths, achievements, and successes. - Discuss a positive memory
If appropriate, include a short personal story or anecdote involving your relationship with the deceased. - Keep the letter balanced
Strike a careful balance between the formal tone of a sympathy letter and its deeply personal nature. - Keep your sympathy letter short—under one page in length
Remember that a mourner is emotionally drained. - Offer to help in some way
If you can do so sincerely, include contact information such as your cell phone number and your email address. - Even better, just help in some way without being asked
Clean their house. Mow their lawn. Bring over cooked meals. Now is your chance to show true love and charity to the mourner and his or her family. - Comfort the mourner with words of hope and faith
If you have strong religious convictions, mention your belief that the deceased will find peace and happiness in a better world. - Imagine yourself in their situation
Put yourself in the mourner's place and imagine the kind of sympathy letter you would like to receive.