Salute to Mary and James

With your theatrics and artful moves;

You shaped a family that could not lose;

You lived with flair, panache, and style as husband and wife;

Fur coats, cars, cameras, boats, tickets - the best things in life.  

You were passionate, opinionated, forceful and giving;

You modeled a life and a way of living;

But what mattered most was never the material things;

It was a simple cartoon, a quote and the joy that love brings;   

You encouraged us to follow our dreams;

Our Camelot came so gracefully it seems.

You said to savor the moment but seize the day;

By nature children are impatient and want to go their own way.

On the lake, football plays or plays for the stage;

Scripted in acts, written, and read carefully -- page by page;

Measure for measure - Edgewater days and autumn afternoons;

We marveled together as the first man stepped on the moon

Expressions, impressions, watercolor tides

Museums, parks, parades, and roller coaster rides

Tutor trim, lucky stones and fireplace flames;

We can never thank you enough Mary and James.

Time goes by and now it seems too fast;

Life is ephemeral and never meant to last. 

Rest in peace.