Above is the trading card for my dad (photo taken on June 19, 2005); the complete poem reads as follows:
Dear Dad
"Dear Dad, you've been my model of compassion, love and peace --
Of always doing what is right,
You serve as haven, a harbor light;
Your caring does not cease.
Dear Dad, I have admired you; Your faith, your strength, your joy, your wit;
You speak fondly of the friend
of years ago, or the joys days send;
From a loving dad, I benefit.
Dear Dad, my love for you just grows as year adds on to coming year;
A word of wisdom to all you tell,
You are a strong, tall sentinel;
In the praise of God you are sincere.
Dear Dad, I cannot speak the words to say what's in my heart;
I learned love is always strong;
I learned compassion must be long;
Thank you for everything from the start."
"Dear Dad, you've been my model of compassion, love and peace --
Of always doing what is right,
You serve as haven, a harbor light;
Your caring does not cease.
Dear Dad, I have admired you; Your faith, your strength, your joy, your wit;
You speak fondly of the friend
of years ago, or the joys days send;
From a loving dad, I benefit.
Dear Dad, my love for you just grows as year adds on to coming year;
A word of wisdom to all you tell,
You are a strong, tall sentinel;
In the praise of God you are sincere.
Dear Dad, I cannot speak the words to say what's in my heart;
I learned love is always strong;
I learned compassion must be long;
Thank you for everything from the start."
...Webb
written for Dell McDonald Colwell
father, husband, grandfather & friend
father, husband, grandfather & friend
And so another chapter begins; a new existence, really, because everything is now different from what it was before. A great adventure lies ahead...
