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Paul Daubenspeck, Jr.
Paul Daubenspeck, Jr.
November 29, 1926 – January 11, 2020
Written on behalf of his stepchildren for his memorial service.
We give thanks to God for the life and love and faith of Paul Daubenspeck.
We give thanks for his service to our country. When the call came to go, Paul responded.
We give thanks for his work ethic. He worked long and he worked well.
We give thanks for his love for his family, for the years shared with Esther, for the experiences shared with Larry and Paula and their families.
We give thanks for his marriage to our mother. For more than 40 years they shared life. That could not always have been easy.
We give thanks for his willingness to share his knowledge. Whenever we had a question about cars or home repairs, we did not use Google. We called Paul.
We give thanks for his volunteer work. He did so much for so many; building homes and baking cookies stand out.
We give thanks that he freely shared his recipe for grilled venison.
We give thanks that he was a great grandfather. A great-grandfather by blood. And a great grandfather through the love and support provided to his grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
We give thanks for his deep faith. He participated fully in the life of the church and served as an elder. Mark remains ever grateful that Paul participated in his ordination.
We give thanks for times of grace and joy, and yes, even for moments of challenge.
We give thanks for memories that live close to the surface and wash over us with warmth and for memories that will arise in days to come.
We give thanks to God for the life and love and faith of Paul Daubenspeck.
Mark Koenig
Paul Koenig
Patty Kelly
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Each time
Each time we say farewell
may be the last time.
Until it is, and when it is,
this I know:
I love you;
I will remember you;
I am grateful
for all that has been,
all that is,
and all that may yet be.
Back again
Each new grief
snags every old grief,
long-buried emotional landmine
which, when tripped,
bring old pain
freshly back again.
January
Some will know,
others will wonder,
why every year
I am so glad to see
January go.
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Thanksgiving 2019
Thanksgiving 2019 was spent at the Shire in New York. Sean and Henrik came and visited. Cooking went well with the exception of dropping a bowl of oysters on the floor. They would have been a new recipe. Ah well. Some other time.
The bison steak was the star of the plate.
