When I'm Gone

When I come to the end of my journey And I travel my last weary mile,

Just forget if you can, that I ever frowned And remember only the smile.

Forget unkind words I have spoken;

Remember some good I have done, Forget that 1 ever had a heartache And remember I've had loads of fun.

Forget that I have stumbled and blundered

And sometimes fell by the way.

Remember I have fought

Some hard battles and won,

Ere the close of the day,

Then forget to grieve for my going.

I would not have you sad for a day, But in summer just gather some fowers And remember the place where I lay

And come in the evening

When the sun paints the sky in the west, Stand for a few moments beside me And remember only my best.

Jose Ortiz , 83, of Harlingen, Texas, passed on November 22, 2023. Jose was born on October 01, 1940.