Andrew Francis Lockhart

“ Touched the core o' his heart, an' stilled his breath.
Just say that his life was not without woe:
That he knew the heartaches most mortals know;
That he tried to be brave when things look'd gray;
That he knew what it meant to hit the clay.
Just say that he lived to love an' learn;
That he sought to give o' his best in turn;
That he learned the lessons in life's hard school:
That he tried to live close to the golden rule.
Just say that he loved the good things in life ”