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    Richard L. De Coteau
Jun 18, 1936 - Nov 21, 2002
Goodbye Dear Dad
May you ever grow in our Hearts
You were the Dad that placed himself
Where lives were torn apart

You called out to our hearts
And you whispered to those in pain

Now you belong to Heaven
And the stars spell out your name

And it seems to me you lived  your life
Like a Candle in the Wind

Never fading with the sunset
When the rain set in

And your memories will always fall here
Within our broken hearts

Your Candles burned out long before
Your memory ever will

A true Father we have lost
These empty days without your touch
This torch we will always carry on

For our families true hero
And even though we try
The truth brings us to tears
All our words cannot express
The joy you brought us through the years

And it seems to me you lived your life
Like a Candle in the Wind

Never fading with sunset
When the rain set in

And your memories will always fall here
Within our broken hearts

Your Candles burned out long before
Your memory ever will

Goodbye Dear Dad
May you ever grow in our hearts
You were the Dad that placed himself
Where lives were torn apart

Goodbye Dear Dad
From a family lost without you
Who will miss the wings of your compassion
More than you will ever know

And it seems to me you lived your life
Like a Candle in the Wind

Never fading with the sunset
When the rain set in

And your memories will always fall here
Within our broken hearts

Your Candles burned out long before
Your memory ever will...