MARY LOU MARGARET STOKES (JACKLIN)

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MARY LOU MARGARET STOKES (nee JACKLIN) July 29, 1938 - January 2, 2014 In Loving Memory of Beloved Wife, Mother, Grandmother, Sister, and Friend The Dash Poem I read of a man who stood to speak At the funeral of a friend He referred to the dates on her tombstone From the beginning to the end. He noted that first came the date of her birth And spoke the following date with tears But he said what mattered most of all Was the dash between those years. For that dash represents all the time That she spent alive on earth And now only those who loved her Know what that little line is worth. For it matters not how much we own; The cars, the house, the cash What matters is how we live and love And how we spend our dash. We have always known the value of that dash; That's why this is so very hard. Missing you and loving you always. Love your husband Bill and Family xoxoxoxo

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Jan 02, 2015