“Dad” by Author Unknown
“Mirror” by J. Allen Shaw
“My Hero” by Author Unknown
“Epitaph on a Friend” by Robert Burns
“In Memory of My Dad” by Author Unknown
“My Father, My Father” by Dakota Ellerton
“Hello Dad” by Author Unknown
“He Only Takes The Best” by Frances & Kathleen Coelho
“Away” by James Whitcomb Riley
“Happy The Man” by John Dryden
DAD
We’ll always remember that special smile, that caring heart, that warm embrace, you always gave us. You being there for Mom and us, through good and bad times, no matter what. We’ll always remember you Dad because they’ll never be another one to replace you in our hearts, and the love we will always have for you. -UNKNOWN-
MIRROR
Dad, I am often told I am just like you. I am honored beyond measure if that is true. You were the best example of what a man should be. I am overwhelmed that someone would say that of me. I never told you enough, how proud I am to be called your son, Now that you are gone, I want to tell everyone. You gave me much more than a name, Someday, I hope my son says the same. -J. ALLEN SHAW-
MY HERO
You held my hand when I was small You caught me when I fell You are the hero of my childhood And my later years as well And every time I think of you My heart still fills with pride Though I will always miss you Dad I know you’re by my side In laughter and in sorrow In sunshine and in rain I know you’re watching over me Until we meet again. -UNKNOWN-
EPITAPH ON A FRIEND
An honest man here lies at rest, The friend of man, the friend of truth, The friend of age, and guide of youth: Few hearts like his, with virtue warm’d, Few heads with knowledge so inform’d; If there’s another world, he lives in bliss; If there is none, he made the best of this. -ROBERT BURNS-
IN MEMORY OF MY DAD
If I could write a story It would be the greatest ever told, Of a kind and loving father who had a heart of gold. If could write a million pages, I'll still be unable to say, Just how much I love and miss him Every single day. I will remember all he taught me, I'm hurt but won't be sad, Because he'll send me down the answers, And he'll always be MY DAD. -UNKNOWN-
MY FATHER, MY FATHER
My father, my father, I love he, my father, my father, made me see, how beautiful this world really can be. My father, my father, said to me, my daughter my daughter, come see me, I won’t be around forever, and I have things that must be. My father, my father, don’t die on me. -DAKOTA ELLERTON-
HELLO DAD
What we'd give if we could say, 'Hello Dad' in the same old way. To hear your voice and see your smile, To sit with you and chat a while. So you who have your father, Cherish him with care. For you will never know heartache, Until you see his vacant chair. -UNKNOWN-
HE ONLY TAKES THE BEST
God saw you getting tired and a cure was not to be, so he put his arms around you, and whispered "Come to me". With tearful eyes we watched you, and saw you pass away. Although we loved you dearly, we could not make you stay. A golden heart stopped beating, hardworking hands at rest, God broke our hearts to prove to us He only takes the best. -FRANCES & KATHLEEN COELHO-
AWAY
I cannot say and I will not say That he is dead, he is just away. With a cheery smile and a wave of hand He has wandered into an unknown land; And left us dreaming how very fair Its needs must be, since he lingers there. And you — oh you, who the wildest yearn From the old-time step and the glad return — Think of him faring on, as dear In the love of there, as the love of here Think of him still the same way, I say; He is not dead, he is just away. -JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY-
HAPPY THE MAN
Happy the man, and happy he alone, He who can call today his own: He who, secure within, can say, Tomorrow do thy worst, for I have lived today. Be fair or foul or rain or shine The joys I have possessed, in spite of fate, are mine. Not Heaven itself upon the past has power, But what has been, has been, and I have had my hour. -JOHN DRYDEN-
