RICKY PAUL STAFFORD
June 17, 1953 - Nov 27, 2004
Let Your Spirit Set Sail
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We Know
Those We Love don't go away They Walk beside us everyday Unseen, Unheard, but always near Still Loved, Still Missed, Still Very Dear
He says
When tomorrow starts without me don't think we're far apart for every time you think of me I'm right there in your heart
1986
Rough seas, strong winds, . . you kept sailing on
Into the world of fresh fragrant ocean breeze, ..so tall, so proud,
Calm waters, ocean salt, warm sun, . . full sail ahead
Keeping stride with your course.
Your love of the sea never diminished,
Propelled by the awesome power of the ocean waters
Always eager, . . always a sailor.
Unknowingly, God had a new plan for you,
Like a thief He took you away from us
Sooner than we ever wanted you to go.
Today we weep in our sadness, and live with our sorrow
Aching for your presence, yearning to hear your voice.
Forgive us for not wanting to let go.... please
Find a way to continue to touch our lives in spirit,
Our hearts are open to feel your presence.
Remember that you are so very loved.
Deep in our hearts you will never be far away ...never
by Shay Shaw
in the ethereal world of beauty and tranquility
I've lost my dearest friend, ...the music of my heart
Your family has suffered the loss of their
son, brother, Dad, PaPa, uncle, cousin.
But you will forever be alive in all of our hearts.
I feel you are watching over us from above
from beyond the distant stars, and across the ocean waters,
just a breath away
.... whispering in the wind
we can still see your charming smile, and hear your laughter
because your spirit is forever alive all around us.
Days will come and go, but you will always and forever be
... whispering in the wind
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Rick,
My heart is so full of sorrow, ....for today I learned that you have gone.
Why didn't we keep in touch more often?
We let the circumstances of life get in our way, though in our hearts we knew,
Yes my dear friend, we both knew ....and never forgot the depth of our love.
So many times I've thought of you, for so many years I've remembered our time
together, . . . and embraced it tenderly.
How I pray you are at peace and sailing on the eternal calm sea
How I wish I could have spent just one more
seen you one more time,
heard your
I'm so very sad - so much in disbelief
You have always been, and will always remain
I am so thankful our paths crossed
love eternally,
Shay
I'll always think of you whenever I hear Sade, Gloria Estafan, and Jimmy Buffett
... Whenever I see a sailboat, or am reminded of Cancun.
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The Next Room
Death is nothing at all, I have only slipped away into the next room. I am I, and you are you. What ever we were to each other, that we still are. Call me by my old familiar name, speak to me in the easy way which you always used. Put no difference in your tone, wear no forced air of solemnity or sorrow. Laugh as we always laughed at the little jokes we enjoyed together. Pray, smile, think of me, pray for me. Let my name be the household word that it always was. Let it be spoken without effect, without the trace of a shadow on it. Life means all that it ever meant, It is the same as it ever was; there is unbroken continuity, Why should I be out of mind because I am out of sight? I am waiting for you, for an interval, somewhere very near, just round the corner. All is well.
~by: Canon Henry Scott Holland~
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