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 cannot speak, but i can listen.. i cannot speak, but i can listen, i cannot be seen, but i can be heard.. so as you stand upon a shore gazing at a beautiful sea-

 as you look upon a flower and admire its simplicity-


remember me.. remember me in your heart.. your thoughts and your memories.. of the times we loved, the times we cried, the times we fought.. the times we laughed.. for if you always think of me, i will never have gone!    


"The Everlasting Light"

 Those we love must someday pass beyond our present sight.. must leave us and the world we know without theit radiant light. But we know that like a candle their lovely light will shine to brighten up another place more perfect.. more divine.


And in the realm of Heaven where they shine so warm and bright, our loved ones live forevermore in God's eternal light..    


In loving memory of Brian Blackwell, Nancy Blackwell, Donna Simms, Buz Winston. Ann Winston, Jerry Winston, Dorothy Winston, Harry Winston, Theresa Winston, Thomas Dwayne Wand and Jeanne Wand and several Roebacks including my maternal grandmother, Mary Roeback..   


Walk with God Each Day

God's eye is on the sparrow, He hears the fishes cry, His compassionate mercy falls on you and I.. He who holds the universe takes note of falling tears. When we open wide our hearts, He walks us through the years.. The Lord is near the broken-hearted, crushed spirits feel renewed when we keep God in our presence, always in our view.. Although we might grieve at times when sorrow comes our way, we find life worth living when we walk with God each day.

Jacqui Richardson
   


       

  

My dads favorite pets were winnie, spunky, princess, mandy, tiger, sanchez, and peanuts and snoopy the bunny rabbits.. he  loved animals, birds and fish.. The Michigan Sea Life Aquarium of auburn hills is opening on January 29, 2015. Jerry and Dorothy would have loved visiting the aquarium and the colorful sea life.. We had a pet turtle in the 60's and also had an aquarium full of colorful fish.



Jerry loved birds.. his favorite birds were owls, seagulls, parrots, hummingbirds, chickadees, cardinals, blue jays, red winged blackbirds, chickens, ducks, swans, toucans, blue mccaws, robins, penguins, sparrows, geese,turkeys and eagles.... He had a pet chicken during the Great Depression that would follow him around.. His two favorite bird movies were "Fly Away Home" with Jeff Daniels and " The Birds" by Alfred HItchcock.  Dad loved the song "10,000 Miles " by Mary  Chapin Carpenter from Fly Away Home.. he said it was a beautiful song.. I cry every time I hear it..  


Jerry loved to watch baseball and football.. he loved to watch the world series and the superbowl..


He voluntereed at the VFW POST for many years.. he loved to cook, bartend, and shoot pool and tell his WW11 stories.. 


Jerry loved to collect coins and stamps..


Mom and Dad wanted to travel to Hawaii, Australia, New Zealand. Austria, Alaska, Switzerland, Germany, France, Spain and Greece but never did because they both got sick.                                      


However they did travel to Tucson, Az in 1976 to see Tom, Jane, Nancy, and Al.. they loved the sunshine, the mountains, the cactus, and they went to visit Kitts Peak.. I'm so glad they went, they had a great time!  They wanted to retire in Florida or Arizona and never did..


Jerry admired Walt Disney and thought he was a creative genious.. unfortunately he never got to visit the Disney Parks.. he would have loved Disney World and Epcot Center. September 15,2015  go to pbs.org american experience  part one.of Walt Disney explores the complex life and enduring legacy of Walt Disney from his early days creating Mickey Mouse through the triumph of "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs"  Jerry would have loved this.. it was very interesting..

Dad admired Tom Brokaw, one of NBC's most famous anchorman.. He read Tom's book "The Greatest Generation" about americans born in the 1920's who came of age during the Great Depression, fought in World War ll and went on to build America. He said it was an excellent book.. Jerry didn't know that Tom Brokaw was diagnosed with multipe myeloma, a treatable but incurable blood cancer.. an emotional story about the subject aired on May 7, 2015 on Dateline NBC.. His memoir is being released on May 12, 2015.


Jerry admired Henry Ford and said he loved the Model T.. Go to American Experience/ Henry Ford Chapter One PBS To learn about the farm boy who rose from obscurity to become the most influential American innovator of the 20th century.. This an interesting rags to riches story. Dad said he visited Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village as a kid and never got back there as an adult. He would have loved the miniature train set in the museum and to see the car that President John F. Kennedy rode in. He would have loved the train ride and the giant IMAX theatre. We saw an interesting movie about Jerusalem there recently.. The Ford-Rouge Factory Tour was fun and interesting also..
     


April 25, 2015   Dad would have been sad to hear about the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Nepal and killed several thousand people including several mountain climbers on Mount Everest.. He read several books including "Into Thin Air" about mountain climbing and thought it would be awesome to climb the world's highest mountain..   


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my favorite memory is how dad loved planting flowers, he loved roses, zinnias, petunias, peonies, wax begonias, cannas, tigerlillies, sunflowers, tulips, and daffodils, he loved to garden, he bragged about his giant tomatoes,   he loved to read and do crossword puzzles  

his favorite actors were john wayne, clint eastwood, james garner, betty white, jack lemon, walter matthau and bob hope


he loved to tell world war 2 stories