“The Crucifixion” Leather-craft art by Tom Tenbrunsel and Jim Williams
My lifelong friend and compatriot
Passed away
Just yesterday
We had reconnected in later life.
From our graduate school days
Ways and means and pranks,
To Sowden’s glass eye
Staring at you in the breakfast orange juice
No better sense of humor
Have I known, than Jim
No man more compassionate about his work
His family
His lovely Spouse
So caring
So dedicated to helping those around,
Friends, Family, grandchildren
He and they the reason
For each other’s existence.
You left us your book of prayer/poems,
Finger Prints,
We shall read it often
Ponder and pray and learn from it
We shall pass it along to generations,
That they may know God the way you did.
I have a long bow Jim secretly gave me
When we departed Slu U
I still use it to hunt the bullseye
In my back field
In these Appalachians
I now roam alone and remember
My friend Jim,
My true lifelong friend.
His gift is not forgotten in his passing
For though he takes his memories with him
His spirit remains with those of us who knew him
And experienced the Love
And Wisdom he has left with us.
Jim. You have kept your tiller in the water
You have steered the perfect course
God laid out for you.
We have been blessed by your life.
For this we thank and hold you dearly in our hearts..
RIP January 9th, 2024
tom tenbrunsel
A Carl Sandburg Writer
“In Memory of My Dear Friend Jim Williams,” first published at tenbrunsel.com 1/12/2024
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