Faithful Friend
I’m not Byron but I, too, have loved a dog.
Category: Obits
David C. Hill Eulogy
Eulogies, photos and remembrances for my brother-in-law David C. Hill.
Jolly Copper
Miss you dad.
Neighbor Sarah
Another dear friend and extended family member has gone to be with Jesus. Rest in Peace Sarah.
Further Away
A poem I wrote for my second wife Marilyn after the death of her mother. It has double meaning for me now that she is gone as well. Thanks to my friend Libby Miller for the inspiration.
Unseen Homeland
This is from Marilyn’s friend Kris via her friend Karen and thence her friend Paula to me. I confess I have been remiss in posting this. Each time I looked … Read More
Rising Trail
With the help, I am sure, of Marilyn’s spirit, I climbed up out of the Valley of Death after our parting at the Gate. I still ache from the climb.
Written in Sand
From our last vacation. Half Moon Bay in California. Marilyn was as happy as a little girl. She wrote that in the sand with her finger and was literally chortling … Read More
Marilyn’s Memorial Photos
Flickr set.
Yet a While
My dear friend Mary Pitt sent me this poem she wrote for her beloved husband. He too, has departed and this poem now has special meaning for me as well. … Read More
Funeral Blues
Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone, Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone, Silence the pianos and with muffled drum Bring out the coffin, let the … Read More
Mirror and candle
There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it. Edith Wharton, Vesalius in Zante US novelist (1862 – 1937) Note – everything … Read More
Marilyn Bonita Wray 1951 – 2009
Marilyn Bonita Wray (née Lawrence) June 16, 1951 – May 14, 2009 Born to Clyde and Geraldine Lawrence (née England) in Caldwell, ID.