JOHN JOSEPH SZYDLIK

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JOHN JOSEPH SZYDLIK
October 2, 1934 -November 7, 2016

Remember him with a smile today,
He was not one for tears,
Reflect instead on memories
Of all the happy years.
Recall to mind the way he spoke
And all the things he said
His strength, his stance, the way he walked
Remember these instead.
The good advice he'd give us
His eyes that shone with laughter
So much of him that never dies,
But lives on, ever after.
He was a man of honesty, integrity, pride
Important, than, the way he lived
Not the way he died.
If a tear should fall today
Perhaps it shall be shed
For the many years without him here
That still lie far ahead.
- Son Jeff, grandkids and great-grandkids.

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Nov 09, 2019