You touched so many lives in your 90
years. The life you lead was an example to many people.
I was blessed to have married your
grandson 14 years ago, and by having the last marriage
ceremony that you officiated, be ours. You welcomed me
and my daughter into your family with loving and open arms.
You even added my daughter to your list of family as your
first great-grandchild.
The moments that I got to spend with you,
the echo of your laughter when you would tell us a joke, your
soft spoken voice when you would tell us you loved us, are now
precious memories.
Rest in peace, Grandpa, you will be
missed.
"Crossing the Bar"
by Alfred Lloyd
Tennyson
Sunset and evening star
And one clear call for me!
And may there be no moaning of the bar,
When I put out to sea,
But such a tide as moving seems asleep,
Too full for sound and foam,
When that which drew from out the boundless deep
Turns again home.
Twilight and evening bell,
And after that the dark!
And may there be no sadness of farewell,
When I embark;
For though from out our bourne of Time and Place
The flood may bear me far,
I hope to see my Pilot face to face
When I have crossed the bar.
Grandpa "warning" Steven the night
before our wedding that he was going to tie that knot so
tight, there would be no way out. Thank you Grandpa!
Grandpa and Dad, told jokes the whole
night at our rehearsal dinner. I know they are
telling each other jokes in heaven
Steven, Janice, Grannie and Grandpa
after our wedding
Grandpa, John, Steven, James, Dylan and
Tyler...All the Barnard Boys at James wedding July 2006
Grandpa, John, Steven and Michael.
Thanksgiving 2006
