Thank You (what I wrote on behalf of my sisters and I for my dad's funeral in Dec. 2008)

From birth, you’ve always been there
Providing, protecting us…giving us your fatherly care.
When things got rough,
You gave strength and courage.
In whatever we strived to do,
You supplied undying support.
You did all you could and refused to do less,
Exhausting every resource to set us up for success.
No matter what, you were always there by our side.
In times of being lost, you stepped in to be our guide.
Our love for you has no definition.
No matter how many words, we can’t find an explanation.
It’s unconditional…said with no hesitation.
Nothing can deny our connection.
There are no doubts, no questions.

This is a day we never hoped to see.
But you’ve fought your fight and it’s time for you to crossover to eternity.
You did what God wanted…needed to do no more.
Now you’ve stepped out of time, walking through Heaven’s door.
He has you now and we know you have eternal peace.
Missing you will never go away.
All of the memories, in our hearts are where they will stay.
If we want to see you, we just have to look in the mirror.
If we want to hear your voice, we just have to close our eyes and listen.
Embedded in our lives, are all the lessons
Of the life you lived, of your impression.
‘As water reflects the face, so a man’s heart reflects the man’
Your heart encompassed greatness and reflected a great man.

So we thank you for everything.
We thank you for giving us all we needed.
We thank you for fulfilling your role as a father.
We thank you for pushing harder, pushing us farther.
We thank God for the time we had you
We’ll forever love and miss you…


Kimberly Simon, Sabrina Simon, Sherry Courtney, & Marcus Simon