You Never
You never said I'm leaving
You never said goodbye
You were gone before I knew it,
And only God knew why
A million times I needed you,
A million times I cried
If Love alone could have saved you,
You never would have died
In Life I loved you dearly
In death I love you still
In my heart you hold a place,
That no one could ever fill
It broke my heart to lose you,
But you didn't go alone
For part of me went with you,
The day God took you home.
-Author Unknown
We miss you so much & think about you every single day! xoxo, Lydia
FRED WAS MY DAD'S BEST FRIEND FROM THE ORPHANAGE (Fred is the one on the far right in this picture) - WE ASKED HIM TO SHARE SOME OF HIS MEMORIES TO SHARE AT THE SERVICE. THIS IS WHAT HE WROTE:
There are so many memories of Art in the Orphange that I will keep with me the rest of my life. I still have my broken nose from where Art pushed me against a brick wall when I was around 6 or 7 years old. When I came home from the hospital I gave him a lollipop. We were always so competitive in sports. One night in the gymnasium we played one on one basket ball, and he beat him 100-98.We pushed and shoved each other the whole night, but after the game I could still Art's face, happy as a little kid that he won the game. It was funny but we always use fought each other over dumb things, but in the end we always hugged each other and said we were sorry and we wouldn't do it again, but we would be at it again. We were like brothers, basically because we had nobody close in our lives, and I feel that is what drew us close together. Arthur was always was great with kids. When we lived together in Ridley Park, It seemed all the kids in the neighborhood new Arthur. He was just a lovable person. He was always looking up at me, but I never considered myself better them him. I just loved him the way he was. I still see him driving around in that yellow chevelle he had. I still remember going to the Phillies and Flyers games with him. We just had a great time being together. We lost touch with each other once he moved to Ohio, but I can still remember the day when you and Art came to my house, it seems like it was yesterday, and when we looked at each other, all our memories came back from our past. I never saw a person more happy. Arthur was sort of the brother I never had. I have his picture on my desk at home and work. I have it there since we met each other a couple of year ago. I still remember our last telephone conversation in October. I was busting on him for supporting Obama, since I was a McCain supporter. We really had a great conversation. I will always miss Art. He will be in my heart and memory till the day I pass from this earth. Arthur was always a kid at heart, and always felt a bond with him throughout my life, even when we didn't hear or see each other very much during the last decade or two. Thank you for giving me this opportunity to express myself about Arthur.
May God Be With Him Now!
Fred
I READ THIS TODAY AND WAS DEFINITELY TOUCHED BY THE WORDS:
You can shed tears that he is gone
or you can smile because he has lived.
You can close your eyes and pray that he’ll come back
or you can open your eyes and see all he’s left.
Your heart can be empty because you can't see him
or you can be full of the love you shared.
You can turn your back on tomorrow and live yesterday
or you can be happy for tomorrow because of yesterday.
You can remember him and only that he’s gone
or you can cherish his memory and let it live on.
You can cry and close your mind, be empty and turn your back,
or you can do what he'd want: smile, open your eyes, and go on loving.
I finally found a photograph that sums up the rememberances that I have of your special father. We had such FUN with your dad. He brought children such JOY. (just look at the smiles on our faces) I think he truly enjoyed children (just look at the smile on his face). He was so genuine. He touched my life in a special way. He continues to with the wonderful people that I am proud to call my family.
