The loss of a friend

Circle of Friends

To laugh often and much;

to win the respect of intelligent people and the

affection of children;

to earn the appreciation of honest critics and to

endure the betrayal of false friends;

to appreciate beauty;

to find the best in others;

to leave the world a bit better

whether by a healthy child; a garden patch or a

redeemed social condition;

to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived.

this is to have succeeded.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

George Kerner died on Saturday, July 26th. He was a retired Purdue Firefighter and good friend. He was featured in a story we did about ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease) in May. George died within 6 months of diagnosis.