To everything he did, he gave his best.
“Worth doing? Then, “he said, “Let’s do it well.”
And practiced what he preached: he did excel
At many things; and we his friends attest
He was a sort of model for the rest
Of us, by whom we checked ourselves. Who fell
Beside the way was lifted by his spell–
To earn his lighted smile was worthy quest.
He served, his short life through, his Church and God,
For glory, wealth and fame were not his goal;
Until one day on Holland’s shock-torn sod
He served the all of us–he gave the whole.
Immortal, he, as only those can be
Who live forever in our memory!
by Ray Romine Tuesday, November 28, 1944
