Saga of the Sanpitch Vol 23

A Tribute to My Father

HONORABLE MENTION POETRY A TRIBUTE TO MY FATHER Jessie Oldroyd Box 153 Ft. Green, Utah 84632 Come, dear children, I ve a story to tell About a great person, softie of you too youn^ to remember He was a man blessed with many talents knowledge so vase! His clear, tenor voice, so'true He sang in the choir for many a year, "An Angel From On High," his voice we loved to hear. Two different horns he played in the band, He could play tunes on his head with a spoon in his hand-He loved all that was beautiful and good, He especially liked music and drama, The song of the bird, the bloom of a flower, Service, he was glad to rend. His advice: "Learn all you can that is good, grandpa. My wonderful Pa-Pa. 7