The York County White Rose Nurse Honor Guard (YCWRNHG) serves to honor active and retired licensed nurses near to or after the end of their life’s journey by providing the Nightingale Tribute to them directly or via their funeral or memorial service. This Tribute is free of charge and if you’d like, may also include a Table of Remembrance, which consists of personal nursing memorabilia (nursing pin, stethoscope, cap, etc.) provided by you and/or the Nurse Honor Guard (white rose, Nightingale Lamp, nurse’s cap if not already provided, if desired, a Bible).
The Nightingale Tribute begins with the entrance of our volunteer nurses dressed in traditional white uniforms, navy cape, vest, or jacket, and possibly a white cap. We will read a short synopsis of your loved one’s nursing career, light the Nightingale Lamp in their honor, and then read a creative rendition of the poem, ‘She Was There’. A white rose will be given to your loved one as we state, “(Nurse’s name), we honor you this day with a white rose as a symbol of our respect and appreciation for the opportunity to be your nursing colleague”. We will call to and release your loved one of their Earthly nursing duties as we strike a chime for each call and then we will extinguish the Lamp. The entire tribute takes 5-10 minutes and is optimally placed near the beginning of your loved one’s service. The Nurse Honor Guard will arrive about 30 minutes prior to the service and depart immediately after the Nightingale Tribute.
Use the form below to request a tribute for your loved one. Please be sure to fill out all of the information. Alternatively, you can complete this PDF form and email it to us.
When requesting a Nurse Honor Guard Nightingale Tribute, please understand that we are volunteers. York County White Rose Nurse Honor Guard’s attendance at any service is based on member availability and our presence is therefore not guaranteed.
If you do not receive a confirmation response within 36 hours, please contact us via phone (and leave a message if no answer) to ensure we have received your request: Leslie: 717-870-2192; Ellen: 443-386-5750.
If we are able to fulfill your request, we will need a completed ‘Tribnte Honoree Details’ form.