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Eulogy for Matthew J. Jasen

Matthew J. Jasen is a great judge who reached the age of ninety on December 13, 2005. . His accomplishments were very shining even to people who live decades later. He was a Military Government Officer in Europe during the latter part of World War II. After the war, he was President of the Security Review Board for Württemberg-Baden, and from 1946 to 1948 President of the Third Military Government Judicial District of Occupied Germany, with seat at Heidelberg. In 1967, he was elected unopposed to the New York Court of Appeals. He retired when the eulogizer Judith S. Kaye first met him in December 1985, days after his seventieth birthday, when he was required by law to step down from the Court of Appeals bench. But he was very reluctant to leave the life he loved and he wished continue in the Court for longer. Judge Jasen talked often about that indelible experience in post-war Europe, where he confronted the spectacle of human evil and perversion of justice by Nazi Germany and was also his capstone of life as a lawyer and as a judge.

He married Anastasia Gawinski and had four children. He enjoyed the accolades and the return to family friends and the practice of law after he retired. It was pure joy to see him surrounded by his loving children and grandchildren, and his loving professional family. He had a distinctly different breakfast to keep vigorous and vibrant, and brought that same amazing discipline to his work. Even to his handwriting. Clean, solid, straightforward analysis; simple, unadorned, readily comprehensible writing style. Careful, neat, precise penmanship. Clarity of thought; clarity of expression. No fuss; no waste; no fat.

Judith S Kaye is the Chief Judge of the State of New York and the Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals of the State of New York. She is a former colleague and forever friend of Matthew J. Jasen. They have met three times when Kaye traveled to Buffalo to pay special tribute to Judge Jasen. To her, Judge Jasen was the consummate gentleman from whom she learned so much; a true friend and partner in the incomparable, cherished life they enjoyed as judges of the Court of Appeals. The first time they met was days after Judge Jasen's seventieth birthday, when he retired. She remembered that his friends and colleagues showed a lot of respect to welcome him back home. The second time she travel to Buffalo, they had a great time in a couple of ways without any mixed emotion. She learned a lot from his life: healthy breakfast and discipline to work. The third trip is for Judge Jasen's funeral.

There are seven elements usually found in eulogies. They are establishment of credibility to eulogize, praise for the deceased, self-disclosure of emotion, problem-focused coping via suggested actions, emotion-focused coping via positive reappraisal, affirmation of vivid past relationship, continuation of interactive bonds with deceased. The first and most usually found element is credibility. Most of eulogizers like to show their close relationship with the deceased and the competence he or she has to serve the honor role of eulogize rather than others. For instance, recording the memory of the meticulously care of mom to a son who is a eulogizer. By acknowledging their experience, the eulogizer establishes the credibility. The second is praise. Praise is not an element that exists in every eulogy but is oft-recognized and honors the value and actions of the deceased. By honoring the accomplishment and life style, the eulogizer can show the respect to the deceased. The third is self-disclosure of emotion. People feel distressful from losing their relatives or friends. Eulogizers usually express their grief and sadness in voice and language. The research described now distressed individuals may achieve improvement in their own affective states by giving voice to their feelings about distressful events. The fourth is problem-focused coping. To help the audience get rid of the sadness of loved ones demise, eulogizers are supposed to give directions and suggestion about what to do. It can be achieving programs or goals the deceased had not accomplished yet, can be appealing the audience to forgive themselves who can do nothing about their loved ones' death. The fifth is positive reappraisal. There are many kinds of reappraisal: reference to after life, appreciation of time(s) spent with the deceased, appreciation of lessons and traits learned from the deceased and appreciation of deceased's good life. The positive reappraisal appears to be the most effective way to aid the audience cope by rethinking, reconnect and restructure the relationship with the deceased. The sixth is affirmation of vivid past relationship. This element includes the notation of flaws and revelation of private insights and unique relationships. To remind the audience the deceased characters and vivid impression help them represent the deceased strongly in the psyche and thus, to internalize their memories and the relationships they shared. The last one is continuing interactive bonds. Addressing the deceased