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William Finch
In Memory of
William Michael
Finch
1936 - 2017
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Wayne C Markey

To the Finch immediate family members: Our deepest condolences on the passing of William Finch (Uncle Bill). May Bill live forever in the kingdom of god. Upon the hearing of the passing of “Bill” my memory immediately searched out and took of the good and noble things in the life of Bill we are remembering. It is this remembrance that remains when the curtain falls. But each of us, in our own life, is the sum total of many memories. Each of us learns from what we remember fondly. Each of us, in some measure, looks back to the departed and chooses that which is worth remembering. Even in the act of remembering, we are moved somewhat to emulate—or to avoid, depending on the memory. Generally, what we choose to remember is the best of the past life—and the best is always a model, which we try to emulate—and this is what I will remember most about my uncle William Finch. No man is an island,” John Donne wrote. But we do not simply share the tolling of the bell. We share a learning process, a degree of inspiration, a lasting lesson of friendship for some, love for others. And when we say that something of the departed remains with us we are not speaking allegorically. We are speaking of part experience of our own lives. Bill will be remembered; and forever filed away in your spirit is the memory of whatever it was that linked you with William Finch. You have also come to be part of the community of mourners—to add to the mutual comfort that arises from knowing that grief is shared and understood. In some ways a passing of a human being is a transfer—a transfer of the impression and impact of a human being from what used to be a physical presence to a remembrance, a part of our own inner being. Each of us is a storehouse of memories, from which we draw examples, inspirations, and lessons in living. As we remember William Finch, each of us draws from that remembrance an idea that lives. The virtues and the contributions that we remember about William Finch have a personal meaning in our own lives. Most of the richness of the human experience is in what is handed down from one life to the next—not simply things of mortar and stone, but memories of what this one did or that one said or this one felt. That is why we remember the goods things—because they are worth remembering, and because we, the living, have a need to remember. And we have much to remember about my uncle William Finch. The departed never wholly leave us. We never wholly leave each other. And we remember. Having known Bill throughout my life’s journey we remember and give thanks to the following: • Uncle Bill thanks for many years of family memories; • Uncle Bill thanks for the being a great high character person; • Uncle Bill thanks for the generosity of spirit, it was appreciated more than you will ever know; • Uncle Bill thanks for being a friend; • Uncle Bill thanks for being a caring person; • Uncle Bill thanks for always putting me in a better mood each time we talked; • Uncle Bill thanks for playing the accordion at the family reunions; • Uncle Bill thanks for being a mentor and reminding me to live the Christian values; Wayne, Rosemary, Christopher and Matthew Markey
Wednesday July 19, 2017 at 6:22 am
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