BERTOCCHI, Modesto

BERTOCCHI Modesto To My Best Mate With tears we saw you suffer, We watched you fade away, Our hearts were slowly breaking, As you fought so hard to stay. You did not want to leave us, But you did not go alone, For part of us went with you, The day God called you home. - Annie and John To Dad A golden heart stopped beating, Two hands were laid to rest, God broke our hearts to prove, He only takes the best. If tears could build a stairway, And memories build a lane, We would walk right up to Heaven, And bring you back again. -John and Debbie To Dad `He's Only Gone On' At last his gallant soul took flight, Into the land where there is no night. But his name is carved in our hearts to stay, As we think of the things that he used to say. So he is not dead `he's only gone on', Into a brighter more wonderful dawn, For men like him were not born to die, But like the sun that shines in the sky, The warmth, the earth and the hearts of men, And in happy remembrance they live again. So while he sleeps and his voice is still, His spirit goes on and always will. - Rosie and Steven To Dad Not till the loom is silent and the shuttles cease to fly, Will God unfold the canvas and explain the reason why, The dark threads of gold and silver in the pattern He has planned. - Andrew and Chris To Dad Take flight through those Poppy fields and always remember me. Love you forever - Cathy. To Nonno Our thoughts are always with you, Your place no one will fill, In life we loved you dearly, In death we love you still. - Stephen, Matthew and Natalie To Nonno God looked around His garden and found an empty space, He looked down upon the earth and found your tired face, He put His arms around you and lifted you to rest, The garden must be beautiful because He only takes the best. - Camilla and Ariana To Nonno The gates of Heaven opened wide And a special man walked inside.