sweet, sweet man
with a generous
heart.
how kind the
angels were to
make you my
friend.
in a simpler
time, i was your
apprentice, & you, my
boss––
competent, forthright &
honest beyond
question.
you loved your
wife & miraculous
child & the glimmering
waves of the
south jersey
sea.
from the
moment our eyes
touched, we trusted
each other
absolutely.
beyond time &
circumstance, you
will live in
me.
you always
enjoyed my books of
riddles.
now, you have
entered their
mystery.
George John Strauch
February 6, 1948-September 11, 2001