Leonard R. Hilliard, October 29, 2006

Dad today is your birthday and

You taught me how to love you by

The way that you loved me;

And by your unseen sustenance,

To see what you could be.

You gave to me through who you were

The gift of what I am.

Your pride in me now my pride;

Your faith, my caravan.

Your life does not conclude with death,

Nor will it end with mine,

For all the lives I touch, you touch,

And so on through all time.

Happy Birthday with all our love.