Sunday, April 12, 2009

Uncle Bobby


In Loving Memory



Here's a picture of Uncle Bobby last Easter (doing one of the things he liked best-a good ole' smoke!).
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6 comments:

  1. Yep that is our Bobby,We love you and miss so very much.

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  2. (should be miss you)hard to type with these tears :(

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  3. i love you mawmaw
    em

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  4. I'm so very sorry for your loss, my thoughts are with your family in this sad time :(

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  5. i found this online and figured i'd post it


    The Dash Poem

    by Linda Ellis


    I read of a man who stood to speak
    At the funeral of a friend

    He referred to the dates on her tombstone

    From the beginning to the end

    He noted that first came her date of her birth

    And spoke the following date with tears,

    But he said what mattered most of all
    Was the dash between those years

    For that dash represents all the time

    That she spent alive on earth.

    And now only those who loved her

    Know what that little line is worth.

    For it matters not how much we own;

    The cars, the house, the cash,

    What matters is how we live and love

    And how we spend our dash.

    So think about this long and hard.

    Are there things you’d like to change?

    For you never know how much time is left,

    That can still be rearranged.

    If we could just slow down enough

    To consider what’s true and real

    And always try to understand

    The way other people feel.

    And be less quick to anger,

    And show appreciation more

    And love the people in our lives

    Like we’ve never loved before.

    If we treat each other with respect,

    And more often wear a smile

    Remembering that this special dash

    Might only last a little while.

    So, when your eulogy is being read

    With your life’s actions to rehash

    Would you be proud of the things they say

    About how you spent your dash?


    em

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  6. Beautiful poem Em! Thanks for sharing!

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