Life passes so quickly from young to old
With all of its ups and downs
A mother lost //a stepmother gained
One never forgets that pain
A life of giving // hard work // and faith
Raising a family // with love and grace
Changing occupations at midlife’s crossroad
Back to school // then life down a new road
Deep faith in God sustained him through
heartaches and struggle no one ever knew
As life’s end drew near // with dementia and separation
He still kept his humor right up until the very end
After 91 years of a life filled with service
His spirit passed on and we will rejoice
“A life well lived” was not just a cliché
And he wouldn’t have had it any other way
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In loving Memory of
Paul H. White
4-29-1927 – 8-2-2018
Tomorrow we celebrate the 89 years of my father-in-law’s life with friends and family. His sister flew in from London and his brother from Ohio. Children and grandchildren arrived here in Edmonton where we all gathered at his favorite restaurant. About thirty of us shared a great meal and remembered the good times and reminisced! It was a great time for all.
Beautiful poem. I hope he was able to accept Jesus as his personal Lord and Savior before he departed from this life. May God comfort you all and give you continual strength. Blessings!
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Yes, he was a Christian all his life!
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blessings!!
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Lovely sentiments and fitting send off for someone whose life was well lived.
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Thank you Sheree!
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I find it so touching and wonderful that family came from various lands just to be there to honour this man who loved and was loved.
Great poem
Miriam
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Thank you! We all were very surprised when they decided to come all that way at their age.
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I am sorry for your loss. I am thankful for your father-in-law’s legacy.
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Thank you very much!
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what a loving tribute to your father in law. it’s clear that he was much loved and will be missed.
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Yes he was well loved ! Thanks.
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I’m also a white from London. Would have liked to have known him. May he rest in peace. Amen.
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Thanks you so much!
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A beautiful tribute to your father-in-law, Dwight. May he rest in peace ❤
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Thank you so much! All went very well today!
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I’m grateful to Claudia for introducing me to you and your poetry. I will definitely explore more of your writing. I think we have much in common. I’ll click “follow” and look forward to future blogs. Claudia mentioned me as JanB. You may want to visit mine, too. Thanks for blogging! 👍🏽❤️
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Thanks for your kind words and for stopping by to read! I will look forward to your as well.
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Very beautiful poem. ❤
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Thank you very much for reading!
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