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A Eulogy for Susan

This coming March 28 th , I will experience the end of the first year living without my wife - Susan. A year ago, I could not put three words together to express just how much she meant to me, and what a wonderful person she was. While my emotions continue to over-whelm my ability to speak the words, I recently learned my daughter, Rafferty, will have a baby this coming September, and that prompts me to write a eulogy so that child might know Susan as I do. You sheltered me from harm Kept me warm….Kept me warm You gave my life to me Set me free….Set me free The finest years I ever knew Were all the years I had with you Susan so wanted to be a grandmother. She put away books, toys, videos, and other things her grandchildren would need and want. She had been so successful as a mother, a wife, and caring person to all who knew her, being a grandmother would have come naturally to her. She was devoted to her friends, and generous with her time for others. She was like a secon...