DAVID NEIL BURKETT H.U.D. BELOVED SON, BROTHER AND UNCLE

Dear David,

In tears we watched the news,
we felt our hope fade away,
we pray you suffered not,
we wanted you to stay.
You faced your task with courage,
your spirit did not bend,
we wore our ribbons of hope,
until the very end.
God saw you getting tired,
your life was not to be,
so He put His arms around you,
and whispered, “Come with Me”.
It broke our hearts to lose you,
but you did not go alone,
 for part of us went with you,
the day God called you home.

We love you and will see you soon…your loving family,
Your Mother Kathryn, Your Sister Debi, Niece Angela and Nephew Adam.

Dear Family,

I am home in Heaven, dear ones, oh, so happy and so bright! There is a perfect joy and beauty in this everlasting light.
All the pain is over, Ever restless tossing passed, and I am now at peace forever, Safely home in Heaven at last. Jesus came Himself to meet me in the way so hard to tread, And with Jesus’ arm to lean on, Could I have one doubt or dread? Then you must not grieve so sorely, for I love you dearly still, try to look beyond earth’s shadows, Pray and trust our Father’s Will. There is work still waiting for you, So you must not idly stand, Do it now while life remains, You shall rest in Jesus’ land. When that work is all completed, He will gently call you Home, Oh the rapture of that meeting, Oh the joy to see you come.

IF I KNEW