Black Time passes And still No answers "Why you?" Five years ago You left us Bereft Distraught And Hurting The growing pains Of facing life Without you Have been And are still So numerous And challenging Yet you have Undeniably been So with us Supporting us With all that You imbued In us - Your family Your children Now Such beautiful Independent Human Beings Each one A "Mensch" A fulfillment Of one of your Highest values With great confidence I can tell you That these values Are being passed on To the next generation You have succeeded Beyond your Wildest dreams You have enriched The lives of Us all The pain The gaping hole The loss The emptiness Is forever There --- We miss you So deeply "It's so unfair!" Drawing on your values Your capacity Of Friendship And Love Has given me Incredible support Among the Family And has given me Incredible support among the family And our friends A man above men We forever Cherish you Your memory Your deeds Your legacy יהי שמך ברוך