Donna posted a condolence
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
I will miss this wonderful man who was not only a friend but my right arm. Jack helped me more times than I can count when I had a problem in accounting. He was a great asset in chairing not only the parish's finance and the building and grounds committees but in providing extra reports to St. Luke's finance committee and parishioners. He even went to St. Bernards and got his certificate as Business Manager, with his main purpose being to understand the diocesen accounting system so he could help me. He went above and beyond as a volunteer to his parish and others. His loss to our parish is great. I will miss you Jack and I would like to think of you as portrayed in a Native American Prayer:
I give you this one thought to keep -
I am with you still - I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow,
I am the diamond glints on snow,
I am the sunlight on ripened grain,
I am the gentle autumn rain.
When you awaken in the morning's hush,
I am the swift, uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circled flight.
I am the soft stars that shine at night.
Do not think of me as gone -
I am still with you still - in each new dawn.
