The priceless gift my best friend bequeathed me

'His life was gentle and the elements so mixed in him that Nature might stand up and say to all the world, "This was a man!"

Those 'elements' were indeed beautifully mixed in you-

Your eyes may have been gazing the heavens, but your feet were firmly planted on the ground.

You were amazingly practical.

You fixed your cars, helped me to buy mine, you took apart to pieces your entire chain saw that the repairperson could not fix and you fixed it and then reassembled it, all in front of my eyes.

You loved your wife and your four beautiful daughters and your grandchildren.

But your love extended far beyond your family.

In turn, the kids you taught in High School in Geography cared so much for you, that when once you shared with them that one of your daughters had to have life saving brain surgery, your students inundated you with well-wishing cards.

You never forgot about the most needy people in the world through donating regularly to organisations, which helped them to help themselves.

You did not fail to remind your fellow faithful regularly to go beyond just praying and reach deep into their pockets to help the poor.

And you always voted for politicians who did their most to serve 'the common good.'

You lived by Micah's motto - 'Do Justice, Love Kindness, and Walk Humbly.'.