A well-meaning life is gone A life profoundly spent in kindness and generosity Unassuming, progressive and enriching Lies sordid cold until that awful day. A seething mind so memorable in tradition A reservoir of qualities anchored and wholesomely girded Never afraid to speak his mind and tell it as it is For as the saying goes,"The truth will set you free." A patriot of indomitable poise and splendor Of hard core values, conscience and convictions Politics, government positions, and materialism could not buy him over That's a life worthy of emulation and adulation Farewell, your memory animates many in the land May your name sake, Arch Angel Gabriel Lead you and the choir of Angels and Saints Through the Pearly Gates to Eternity. Amen.