Thursday, August 26, 2021
God bless you brother.... It's been a month since your passing and I'm still finding the words to describe your importance to me. 51 years of togetherness and memories don't begin to share my love for you. I miss you in my life. I know you would want me to keep pushing forward being the best possible person I could be.....to keep the McKowan name and beliefs forefront in our relationships with others. I will see you again, "but not yet" I thought you might like this poem below. It's a poem written from your point of view.
"When I must leave you"
When I must leave you
For a little while-
Please do not grieve
And shed wild tears
And hug your sorrow to you
Through the years,
But start out bravely
With a gallant smile:
And for my sake
And for my name
Live on and do
all things the same,
Feed not you loneliness
On empty days,
But fill each waking hour
in useful ways,
Reach out your hand
in comfort and in cheer
And I in turn with comfort you
And hold you near,
And never, never
Be afraid to die
For I am waiting for you in the sky!
By Helen Steiner Rice
