That is beautiful Ron,
Lin
On Fri, Apr 29, 2011 at 1:56 PM, Ron Soave <soavero@yahoo.com> wrote:
> "The Measure of a Man"
> http://www.scrapbook.com/poems/doc/26887/374.html
> Not -
> How did he die? But - How did he live?
> Not - What did he gain? But - What did
> he give?
>
> These are the things that measure the worth
> Of a man as a man,
> regardless of birth.
>
> Not - What was his station? But - had he a heart?
> And -
> How did he play his God-given part?
>
> Was he ever ready with a word of good
> cheer?
> To bring back a smile, to banish a tear?
>
> Not - What was his church?
> Not - What was his creed?
> But - Had he befriended those really in need?
>
> Not -
> What did the sketch in the newspaper say?
> But - How many were sorry when he
> passed away?
>
> These are the things that measure the worth
> Of a man as a man,
> regardless of birth.
>
>
> --- On Fri, 4/29/11, Macy Larry <lmacy@mac.com> wrote:
> > From: Macy Larry <lmacy@mac.com>
> > Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Suggestions for
> a couple of paragraphs on Frank?
> > To: "David Booker" <tncarnut1@yahoo.com>
> >
> Cc: "spridget" <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> > Date: Friday, April 29, 2011,
> 12:24 PM
> > There was a poem read by Father Jack
> > at the grave side that was
> fitting and magnificent. It was
> > by anonymous and I could not find it on the
> intertubes. I
> > was gonna ask Frankie for it, but I hadn't done that yet.
> >
> >
> Frankie?? Sorry bud!!
> >
> > Larry
> >
> > On Apr 29, 2011, at 10:22 AM, David
> Booker wrote:
> >
> > > I've been asked to write a couple of paragraphs about
> >
> Frank for the Long
> > > Island
> > > MG Car Club's May newsletter. I know there
> are quite a
> > few members who
> > > knew
> > > Frank, dealt with him or at least
> had heard of him. If
> > nothing else,
> > > they
> > > remember the article I
> wrote about the Holy Sprite for
> > one issue a
> > > couple of
> > > years ago.
> >
> >
> > > My problem is that although I considered Frank a good
> > > friend, I
> don't really
> > > know what I can say in such a short format. It seems
> > >
> such a terribly inadequate
> > > amount of words to do justice.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> Unless somebody
> > > has something I could forward or use as a guide, I'll
> >
> compose
> > > something this
> > > weekend and enclose a few pictures I took over
> the
> > past couple
> > > years.
> > > Maybe Father Jack said something at the
> service?
> > >
> > > Thanks everybody,
> > > - David
> > > Booker
> > > Long Island
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