You walked with us as a life partner, willingly and lovingly sharing, through a
blessed union, our short but eventful lives.

Laughing and crying, taking healing and comfort in each other’s presence, the strong
bond of love guiding us through the turns of the years.

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You walked with us as children, nurtured and kept safe by the bright lines of you
love.

Your enduring patience surrounded us as we stumbled and learned our place in the
daily revolving of the world about us.

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You walked with us as a family, from the place of your birth that over time
expanded through marriage of loved ones.

Your love steadily and unstintingly reaching out to embrace everyone.

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You walked with as a friend, met in different circumstances.

You were there to talk and laugh with, listen to and comfort us when needed.

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You walked many roads in your life, some chosen some not but all cherished or
endured without complaint.

And now it is our turn to take this final walk with you, the road of hard steps, which
lies heavy in our hearts. But we can take comfort, feel humbled but also feel
proud in that we have been able to walk with you through your life journey, as
life a life partner, as children as family and as friends.

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