DEDICATION
In loving memory of
Ruth Christine Bauer
1950 ~ 2000
A wife, mother, and grandmother.
A sister, aunt, and friend.
Dearly missed by all.
We watched you suffer,
We watched you sigh,
But all we could do
Was just stand by.
When the time came we suffered too,
For you never deserved what you went through.
God took your hand and we had to part,
He eased your pain but broke our hearts.
If you could have spoken before you died,
These are the words you would have replied:
This life for me has truly passed.
I have loved you all, till the very last.
Weep not for me, but courage take
And love one another for my sake.
So when we saw you sleeping
So peaceful, free from pain,
We could not wish you back,
To suffer that again.