He was a special brother, son and friend to us So thoughtful and good natured and a man we all could trust He didn't give a second thought when someone needed him He always did his duty and had a smile for every friend My brother loved the Navy, and always did his best His family was important and caused him a lot of stress He and I both joked that our family might be cursed Cause we had so many losses, and every single one hurt Perhaps Dad needed company to fish along God's shore Or maybe he just knew that Skip needed heaven more And when my sons were both called home, I wondered once again, If God was playing favorites, by picking my family then Because we are human, we selfishly greive Thinking we know best. for the loved ones that leave God only gave us our family on loan To cherish each day, until He calls us home I'm sure as each day passes, Jake and Zac wait at the gate I can see Uncle Skip holding their hands as my Dad tells them to wait I'm sure it must seem ages since they have seen my smile Daddy, tell them to be patient ...... for just a little while One day i'm going to meet you and hug you round your necks I'll hold each one of you close and there will be no more regrets It will seem like only yesterday since we had to part Because you see my darlings, you've always been in my heart Sand * * * ~Thank you Sand for the beautiful poem~ ~Next~