Dedicated
&
In Memory Of
PGM William J. Richardson 33E°

A CANDLE'S FLAME

When I first met you I saw a light
That taught me things on higher heights
Not words you spoke, but life you lived
By deeds of goodness in all you did

A Man of honor with dignity
In all your steps, in all degrees
You set examples for man to learn
And quenched our thirst in every turn

The breath in me will live for you
For you had breathed for multitudes
In every inhale that I must take
I take within your love embrace

When I had stumbled you picked me up
And made me feel life's not that rough
Because you carried most of the weight
And paved the way for us to take

You were the fire that lit the way
Kept us in line never to stray
You will be missed in every way
An everlasting CANDLE'S FLAME.
Written by
Ezekiel M. Bey