Donald Ralph Ransom

1934 - 2016

Donald Ralph Ransom obituary, 1934-2016

BORN

1934

DIED

2016

FUNERAL HOME

Hillcrest Memorial Park and Mortuary

9101 Kern Canyon Road

Bakersfield, California

Donald Ransom Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Nov. 23, 2016.

Tis a Fearful Thing
by Yehuda HaLevi (1075 – 1141)

'Tis a fearful thing
to love what death can touch.
A fearful thing
to love, to hope, to dream, to be –
to be,
And oh, to lose.
A thing for fools, this,
And a holy thing,
a holy thing
to love.
For your life has lived in me,
your laugh once lifted me,
your word was gift to me.
To remember this brings painful joy.
'Tis a human thing, love,
a holy thing, to love
what death has touched.

***

The Thing Is
by Ellen Bass

To love life, to love it even
when you have no stomach for it
and everything you've held dear
crumbles like burnt paper in your hands,
your throat filled with the silt of it.
When grief sits with you, its tropical heat
thickening the air, heavy as water
more fit for gills than lungs;
when grief weights you like your own flesh
only more of it, an obesity of grief,
you think, How can a body withstand this?
Then you hold life like a face
between your palms, a plain face,
no charming smile, no violet eyes,
and you say, yes, I will take you
I will love you, again.

***

A Life Well Lived

A life well lived is a precious gift
Of hope and strength and grace,
From someone who has made our world
A brighter, better place

It's filled with moments, sweet and sad
With smiles and sometimes tears,
With friendships formed and good times shared
And laughter through the years.

A life well lived is a legacy
Of joy and pride and pleasure,
A living, lasting memory
Our grateful hearts we'll treasure

***

I am there

Look for me when the tide is high
And the gulls are wheeling overhead
When the autumn wind sweeps the cloudy sky
And one by one the leaves are shed

Look for me when the tide is high
And the gulls are wheeling overhead
When the autumn wind sweeps the cloudy sky
And one by one the leaves are shed

I am there, where the river flows
And the salmon leap to a silver moon
Where the insects hum and the tall grass grows
And sunlight warms the afternoon

I am there in the busy street
I take your hand in the city square
In the market place where the people meet
In your quiet room – I am there

I am the love you cannot see
And all I ask is – look for me.

***

What is left of me … is you

I am the family face;
I live on, in her eye,
In your nose, in that smile,
In the way his thumb curves,
And the way she sighs.

And, I live on
In each and every
Heart and mind -
I am the memory,
The well-known phrase,
The laughter and
The song.

-Char March

***
Grieve Not For Me

Grieve not for me for it has been ordained,
that my journey here be short.
Grieve not for me for my loyal presence
will ever remain in your heart.

I was sent to be a Guardian,
for the Guardians of Law in Blue.
A fearless, noble protector,
with a bond that few can construe.

With character unshakable,
and senses that are well heightened,
I was sent to be a defender,
so that your burden here would be lightened.

Grieve not for me for in heavenly blue,
our reunion day will come.
Grieve not for me for as partners again,
We will defend a greater Kingdom

***

I Am Always With You

When I am gone, release me, let me go.
I have so many things to see and do,
You mustn't tie yourself to me with too many tears,
But be thankful we had so many good years.
I gave you my love, and you can only guess
How much you've given me in happiness.
I thank you for the love that you have shown,
But now it is time I traveled on alone.
So grieve for me a while, if grieve you must
Then let your grief be comforted by trust
That it is only for a while that we must part,
So treasure the memories within your heart.
I won't be far away for life goes on.
And if you need me, call and I will come.
Though you can't see or touch me, I will be near
And if you listen with your heart, you'll hear
All my love around you soft and clear
And then, when you come this way alone,
I'll greet you with a smile and a
"Welcome Home"

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November 30, 2016

Nancy McCabe

Keith and I are sending our condolences to you Linda and family. I'm so sorry to hear about Don's passing. He was a wonderful man. We will all miss him. Heaven has gained another Angel. Love you all, Keith and Nancy McCabe

November 26, 2016

Please accept my sympathies. Know that the God of comfort feel your pain and sorrow. At Isaiah 61:1,2 it reads: "He sent me (Jesus Christ) to bind up the brokenhearted, ... and To comfort all who mourn, ...

November 25, 2016

Blessings & Peace to Linda and family; Steven & David Ransom.
God speed on your Soul's Journey, Don. May you all treasure your wonderful memories. In Love, Joyce & Peter

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