Remember him with a smile today,

He was not one for tears.

Reflect instead on memories

Of all the happy years.

Recall to mind the way he spoke

And all the things he said.

His strength, his stance,

The way he walked,

Remember these instead.

The good advice he'd give us

His eyes that shone with laughter

So much of him that never dies

But lives on ever after.

He was a man of honesty,

Integraty, and pride.

Important then, the way he lived

Not the way he died.