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In Loving Memory
        4 – Quality Genetics Built on a Heritage of Commitment
                                                                 It is with extreme sadness that we recog-


                         The Dash by Linda Ellis                  nize the passing of two people who had
                                                                 and will continue to have a profound im-
                 I read of a man who stood to speak
                       at the funeral of a friend                pact on our lives…May they rest in peace!
              He referred to the dates on the tombstone
                   from the beginning...to the end.

               He noted that first came the date of 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 they spent alive on earth.
                 And now only those who loved them
                  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.

                  So, think about this long and hard.
                Are there things you’d like to change?
              For you never know how much time is left                           Uncle Tony Obrigewich
                     that can still be rearranged.                         January 1, 1950 – November 10, 2023

                  If we could just slow down enough
                   to consider what’s true and real,
                    and always try to understand
                      the way other people feel.

                      And be less quick to anger
                    and show appreciation more,
                   and love the people in our lives
                    like we’ve never loved before.

                  If we treat each other with respect
                    and more often wear a smile,
                   remembering this special dash
                     might only last a little while.

                 So, when your eulogy is being read
                  with your life’s actions to rehash,
              would you be proud of the things they say
                  about how you spent YOUR dash?
                                                                                Neighbor, Stanley Kuntz
                                                                             July 31, 1926 – January 15, 2024
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