When sorrow comes, let us accept it simply,

As a part of life.

Let the heart be open to pain; let it be stretched by it.

In the desolate hour, there is an outcry;

A clenching of the hands upon emptiness;

A burning pain of bereavement;

A weary ache of loss.

But anguish, like ecstasy, is not forever.

There comes a gentleness, a returning quietness,

A restoring stillness.

This, too, is a door to life.

Here, also, is a deepening of meaning, an opportunity to reflect

and meditate on the importance of loving relationships.

And it can lead to dedication;

A going forward to the triumph of the soul,

The conquering of the wilderness.

And in the process will come

A deepening inward knowledge

That in the final reckoning, all is well.

Jeffrey Deere
1958 ~ 1996

Gary S. Kahian
March 28, 1955 ~ December 15, 1992

Randy M. Shilts
August 8, 1951 ~ February 17, 1994

Paul Sunseri

1959 ~ 2001

Bernard Finegan

~ 2006 ~

G. Raymond Moore
~ 2006 ~

James Getavesky

January 11, 1955 ~ November 17, 2006

Names added to this Memorial are done so as requested by
guests, members, donors, or participating supporters of
the Randy Shilts Center of Troy, Inc.

If you would like more information about the center, or our
Memorial services, please call us at:

~ 518 266-1280 ~

 "Give your kids a hug and don't let a day go by without telling them you love them"

~ Judy Shepard

 "He was driven to a remote  area near the Sherman Hills neighborhood east of Laramie Wyoming,

tied  to  a  split  rail fence, tortured,  beaten and pistol whipped by his attackers, while he begged

for his life; he was  then  left for dead  in near freezing temperatures. A cyclist who found him on

Snowy Mountain View Road at 6:22 pm,   some 18 hours after the attack, at first mistook him for

a scarecrow. He was unconscious and suffering from hypothermia. His face was caked with blood,

       except where it had been partially washed clear by tears."                                                            

Teach Tolerance ~ Stop The Hate

You are listening to: 'Passing'
Written and © 1998/1999 by:
Kenneth Albin
Used with permission ~All Rights Reserved
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