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Submitted: 12/25/08 • Approved: 12/25/08 • Last Updated: 4/1/18 • R20448-G20447-S3
RAYMOND
O'DONOVAN
FATHER
RAYMOND L. O'DONOVAN
MARCH 31, 1936 - MAY 11, 1998
BLESSED IS THE MAN
WHOSE DELIGHT IS
IN THE LAW OF THE
LORD. HE SHALL BE
LIKE A TREE
BY RIVERS OF WATER
PSALM 1:1a-3
RAY JR.
O'DONOVAN
SON
RAYMOND L. O'DONOVAN, JR.
JULY 12, 1959 - AUG. 23, 1987
FOR WHAT IS TO
DIE BUT TO STAND
NAKED IN THE
WIND AND TO MELT
INTO THE SUN?
AND WHAT IS TO
CEASE BREATHING
BUT TO FREE THE
BREATH FROM ITS
RESTLESS TIDES,
THAT IT MAY
RISE AND EXPAND
AND SEEK GOD
UNENCUMBERED?
THE PROPHET
KAHLIL GIBRAN
Note: Monument consists of 2 large granite upright stones mounted on 2 slabs of granite. There is a keystone-shaped smaller stone inserted between the 2 uprights which contains an urn for flowers. There are images of bare trees on each stone.
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Contributed on 12/25/08 by pasteffen99
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