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Shirley Hilliard

IN MEMORIAM

In loving memory of our beloved mom and grandma, Shirley Hilliard, who passed away 14 years ago on May 27.

If roses grow in Heaven,

Lord, please pick a bunch for me,

Place them in my Mother’s arms

And tell her they’re from me.

Tell her I love her and miss her,

And when she turns to smile,

Place a kiss upon her cheek

And hold her for awhile.

I awake each morning to start a new day,

But the pain of losing you never goes away.

I go about the things I have to do,

And as the hours pass, I think again of you.

I want to call you and just hear your voice.

Then I remember that I have no choice,

For you are not there and now my heart cries

Just to see you again, to tell you goodbye.

To say, “Mom, I love you and I always will,”

Mom, you shall be forever a part of me.

Sadly missed and forever loved,

George, Margie and Kids

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