Dearest Doreen, Sharon, Harold and Walton Family:
It seems fitting that Fred would leave us during the month of March and almost a week from St. Patrick’s Day. In one of my last visits with Fred, he seemed very much at peace though he missed the fine cooking from Doreen and Sharon. He spoke lovingly of his family and you could feel how proud he was. We talked about Ireland and he told me about riding his bike from Belfast to Dublin. He said he had done it many times and still recalled the hills and valleys along the route. I will think of him especially in Ireland if we return again someday with our bikes. We have many special recollections of times spent with the Walton Family “growing up” in Willowdale.
On this 11th day of March, the Irish Blessing seems appropriate:
“May the road rise up to meet you, May the wind always be at your back, May the sun shine warm upon your face, The rain fall softly upon your fields,
And until we meet again, May God hold you in the palm of His hand.”
