Birth date: Nov 10, 1942 Death date: Sep 13, 2010
Daddy, I miss you every day. You are my hero. You taught me all I know. You
guided me carefully thru life and your love was always unconditional. You were the first man I ever loed and that love never waivered a bit. I know you are in heaven and you are not suffering, but we miss you dearly. So long to the first man I ever loved.
Your loving daughter,Desiree
~In Memory~
You have now crossed the pearly threshold
You have now passed inside the gate
You have gone on home before us
While a little longer we must wait
To join you in that heavely city
Where your soul has taken flight
We will not say goodbye to each other
We will just for now say goodnight
We will see you in the morning
We will meet 'neath heavens dome
And I know you will be watching for our coming
From your window there in heavens home
You have already met other loved ones
Over there where all is bright
You have said to them good morning
Just after you told us all goodnight
We will miss you here among us
For your life with us was sweet
But we know you are very happy
There in your heavenly retreat
We thank you our dearest darling
For your sweet guiding light
And we will meet you in the morning
But for now we will just say goodnight
I will miss you Uncle John. GOD SPEED!!
Love, Trisha
I'm gonna miss you BIG BROTHER!! I love you. Love, Clela
Uncle John, you will be missed dearly. I have enjoyed sharing our birthday together. I will most definately miss your phone call wishing me a Happy Birthday. It just wont be the same. I will see you again someday, so until then, save a DANCE for me. I love you.
Janiec, Lance, Tammy and Desiree
We loved J.R. very much and proud to
have him as a bother. Will miss him
but we know we will see him again.
May God be with you now and in the days to come. Love you. Harold & Gayle
We love you guys! Are hearts and prayers are with you today and always..
In rememberance of my Uncle John.
As I remember his cheerful smile it lifts me in this difficult time, his laughter and encouraging ways eases my pain, his vibrant spirit strengthens my faith; may we live life to the fullest and cherish our friends and family as my dearest Uncle John Swift did everyday. And so I offer in memoriam this special poem of "Hope" by one of my favorite poets Emily Dickinson.
Hope" is the thing with feathers
"Hope" is the thing with feathers—
That perches in the soul—
And sings the tune without the words—
And never stops—at all—
And sweetest—in the Gale—is heard—
And sore must be the storm—
That could abash the little Bird
That kept so many warm—
I've heard it in the chillest land—
And on the strangest Sea—
Yet, never, in Extremity,
It asked a crumb—of Me.
Emily Dickinson
Just wanted to say how very sorry I am for your loss. John is in a much better place now and in no more pain. God bless you all and I will keep you all in my prayers. Tammy, we miss you and look forward to you coming back to work. Love you!!
Thanks for being such a wonderful brother, you were always willing to help me, and give me good advice when
I needed it. I miss you so much.
I love you, sis...
Tammy I just want to say how very sorry I am about your dad. You were such a great support for him and he was very lucky to have you taking care of him. Just meeting your dad a few times I could tell how close you two were and how much he loved you.
Take care of your self and I am here if you need anything.
Cheri
