Free Sample Letters

Do you want to say something to a friend or relative who just has experienced a death, personal loss, or other misfortune? These are the times when you need to show to your friends or relatives that you are with them in the time of sorrow. If you purchase a sympathy / condolence card from a store, it will not express your feelings. So you need to write a personal sympathy / condolence letter to your friend or relative.

A question will be arising in your mind “how to write a sympathy / condolence letter?” You do not need to be worried about it. We are providing you all necessary details to write a sympathy / condolence letter. Some sample sympathy / condolence letters are also given below that will guide you to write your personal sympathy / condolence letter. Some important tips to write a sympathy / condolence are following;

• Try to be empathetic. Put yourself in the shoes of the recipient to feel what he or she is feeling.
• No one wants to read lengthy letters, so be brief in your approach.
• Do not be dramatic. It looks ridiculous to the person who just faced a bad news.
• Mention how you came to know about the news in simple terms.
• You can mention the shock that you had to face with in yourself when you heard the news.
• If your letter is concerned with the death of some person. Include the name of the person.
• Do not hesitate to include the word “Death”.
• Try to give a feeling to the recipient that he / she are not alone in this grief. You are there to share this grief.
• If your letter is concerned with a death, mention positive memories about that person.
• Mention that no one is immortal in this world except God and everyone has to go sooner or later.
• Try to encourage the recipient.
• Close with an expression of comfort.

  - “My love and concern are with you always,”

  - “You are continually in my thoughts and prayers,”

  - “My heart and my tears are with you,”

  - “I share in your grief and send my love,”

Here are some Sample Letters of Symphaty or Condolence,

Sample Letter of Sympathy

Sample Letter of Religious Sympathy

Sample Letter of Non Religious Sympathy

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