I'll lend you for a little time
A child of Mine, He said,
For you to love the while he lives
And mourn when he is dead.
It may be six or seven years
Or twenty-two or three,
But will you, till I call him back,
Take care of him for Me?
He'll bring his charms to gladden you
And should his stay be brief,
You'll have his lovely memories
As solace for your grief.
I cannot promise he will stay
Since all from earth return,
But there are lessons taught down there
I want this child to learn.
I've looked the wide world over
In My search for teachers true,
And from the throngs that crowd life's lanes
I have selected you.
Now will you give him all your love
Nor think the labor vain,
Nor hate Me when I come to call
To take him back again?
I fancied that I heard them say,
"Dear Lord, Thy will be done.
For all the joy Thy child shall bring
The risk of grief we'll run.
"We'll shelter him with tenderness,
We'll love him while we may.
And for the happiness we've known
Forever grateful stay.
You meant so much to all of us
You were special and that's no lie
You brightened up the darkest day
And the cloudiest sky
Your smile alone warmed hearts
Your laugh was like music to hear
I would give absolutely anything
To have you well and standing near
Not a second passes
When you're not on our minds
Your love we will never forget
The hurt will ease in time
Many tears I have seen and cried
They have all poured out like rain
I know that you are happy now
And no longer in any pain.
Dan,
I miss you too.
From the bottom of my heart I wish things were different than what Marcy and your girls are going through along with your Mom, Dad and siblings. I know you are greatly missed by all of us. Fly those planes and 'copters and have fun my boy! Hope all the hurt is gone.
I JUST WANTED TO SEND MY DEEPEST
SYMPATHY TO THE REITER FAMILY,
TO MARCY AND THE GIRLS.
I KNEW DAN ALL MY LIFE AND WE
GREW UP AS NEIGHBORS.
HE WAS ALWAYS SUCH A NICE GUY.
I AM SO SORRY THAT THINGS ENDED THE
WAY THEY DID. THERE ARE NO WORDS TO
SAY TO TAKE AWAY YOUR PAIN BUT MAY
YOU ALL FIND PEACE AND COMFORT AS
YOU REMEMBER THE GOOD TIMES AND THE
MEMORIES YOU SHARED.
I send my deepest sympathy to your entire family. Dan was my friend and I will greatly miss him. I will always remember the good times that I shared with Dan as we grew up and will never forget how special he was to me!!
