George F. Smysor, age 77, died Friday, October 29, 1999 at his home
in Stuart, Florida. Born June 13, 1922 in Canton, Illinois, the son of
Edwin C. and Edna Pearl Hall. He married Wilma Ruth Florea on
March 27, 1943 in Palmyra, Missouri. He was preceded in death by
one brother Dorance O. Sr. of Cuba, Illinois. Survivors include his wife of
56 years, Wilma Ruth Smysor; a bother Laverne Smysor and wife Annie of
Auburn, Washington; a daughter Judy Kay and husband Verlin S. Norris
of Hobe Sound, Florida; three grandchildren, Toby and wife Alice Norris
of Huntsville, Alabama; Steven and wife Kassie Norris of Peru, Nebraska;
and Deborah Smith of Hobe Sound, Florida, and one great grandchild,
Tawnya Marie Smith of Hobe Sound, Florida. He was a member of the
Masonic Lodge 45 and First Presbyterian Church of Boulder Colorado.
Don't grieve for me, for now I'm free.
I'm following the path God has laid you see.
I took his hand when I heard His call.
I turned my back and left it all.
I could not stay another day
to laugh, to love, to walk, or play.
Tasks left undone must stay that way.
I found the peace at the close of day.
If my parting has left a void then fill it
with remembered joys.
A friendship shared, a laugh, a kiss ...
Oh yes, these things I too will miss.
Be not burdened with times of sorrow.
I wish you the sunshine of tomorrow.
My life's been full, I savor much;
good friends, good times, a loved ones touch.
Perhaps my time seemed all too brief.
Don't lengthen it now with undone grief.
Lift up your heads and peace to thee.
God wanted me now.
He set me free.
Do not stand by my grave and weep,
I am not there. I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow;
I am a diamond glint on snow;
I am the sunlight on ripened grain;
I am the gentle Autumn rain.
When you awake in the morning hush,
I am the swift uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circling flight,
I am the soft star shine at night.
Do not stand by my grave and cry;
I am not there . . . I did not die.
To the living, I am gone.
To the sorrowful, I will never return.
To the angry, I was cheated.
But, to the happy, I am at peace.
And to the faithful, I have never left.
I can not be seen, but I can be heard.
So as you stand upon the shore
I can not speak, but I can listen.
Gazing at the beautiful sea, remember me.
As you look in awe at a mighty forest
and its grand majesty, remember me.
Remember me in your hearts,
in your thoughts, and the memories of the
times we loved, the times we cried, the
battle I fought, and the times we laughed.
For if you always think of me, I will
have never gone.