How to say goodbye when the years have been too short? How to say goodbye when the anguish of life struck down in the prime of life is unacceptable, unreal and the question of why is unanswerable? How to say goodbye when visions of your happy face flood memories until tears wash them out of sight?
Never hearing an unkind word leave your lips, your loyalty to friends was unbreakable, your love for your family was well known and your presence made its mark on a multitude of gatherings.
I see your face and that beautiful head of hair, I hear your laughter, and I remember the casual and accepting manner you had, making me welcome in your home and in your heart. I remember and I want those days back, to speak to you again, to hear you sing, to live another day in what we call life. I want to tell you just how much I love you, how I hated to know your pain and powerless to take it away for you. I want to tell you how terribly you will be missed, that you mattered to me and to many, and how sorry I am that your life was cut short.
My thanks go to the Lord tonight that you are no longer suffering, but I am selfish enough to have wanted a few more years with you! I love you, Claire, but I know God loves you even more!
Never hearing an unkind word leave your lips, your loyalty to friends was unbreakable, your love for your family was well known and your presence made its mark on a multitude of gatherings.
I see your face and that beautiful head of hair, I hear your laughter, and I remember the casual and accepting manner you had, making me welcome in your home and in your heart. I remember and I want those days back, to speak to you again, to hear you sing, to live another day in what we call life. I want to tell you just how much I love you, how I hated to know your pain and powerless to take it away for you. I want to tell you how terribly you will be missed, that you mattered to me and to many, and how sorry I am that your life was cut short.
My thanks go to the Lord tonight that you are no longer suffering, but I am selfish enough to have wanted a few more years with you! I love you, Claire, but I know God loves you even more!
In loving memory of
Claire Winchester Riggins
February 5, 1954 - March 30, 2013
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