Young John McGillivray

I suppose you weren't invincible

Guess you were human too

Even though I grew up thinking

That magic lived in you

You filled my life with wonder, laughter,

love, security

You taught by demonstrating how to

Live with integrity

To me you were the fastest, smartest

As well as most handsome

A man of the highest character

Class act if there was one

And it could be because you're my Dad

But others say the same

You'll be missed by every one of us

Too many folk to name

From Daisy, Dawson and Donovan

Karen, Chico, Dwayne and Dale

Peter, May and the McGillivrays

Dan's kids and Ann's as well

Helen, Joseph, Lorna and Sheryl

Extended family

Have shared their admiration of you

Among their sympathies

And friends that we haven't seen in years

Have shared their memories

The mark you made will live on for years

Inside Susanne and me

Goodbye to the legend, the colonel

Young John McGillivray

And thanks for all that you and Mom did

Before your next journey