Irish Culture

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Of Specters and Spirits - Shannon Kennedy

Irish Immigrants Honored by US Postal Stamp

In Remembrance

Don't grieve for me, for now I'm free!
I follow the plan God laid for me.
I saw His face, I heard His call,
I took His hand and left it all...
I could not stay another day,
To love, to laugh, to work or play;
Tasks left undone must stay that way.
And if my parting has left a void,
Then fill it with remembered joy.
A friendship shared, a laugh, a kiss...
Ah yes, these things I, too, shall miss.
My life's been full, I've savoured much:
Good times, good friends, a loved-one's touch.
Perhaps my time seemed all too brief—
Don't shorten yours with undue grief.
Be not burdened with tears of sorrow,
Enjoy the sunshine of the morrow.

  Leah Curtin 1924 - 2003
  Molly-Ann T. O'Gara 1975 - 2002
  Diane Mulrooney 1941-2002
  Bill Haas   1924 - 2002
  Sean T. Kelly 1935 - 2002 
  Joy Kennedy 1922 - 3/18/2000