Before we could talk and before we could walk,
Your love nurtured and nourished us.
Before we could breathe, Before we could think
There was you & your love patiently waiting for your pumpkin dreams to manifest into reality.
Before we were a thought, Before we were born
You had already touched so many people with your love of the Lord, your love for your church, and your love for family.
Yet your love knew no limits nor had any restrictions. Your love is infinite, your love is real, and your love will be felt for generations to come through your legacy.
A seed planted in 1932, bore the most beautiful fruit until 2022.
Our loss is the Lord's gain. While we may be sad and crying, the angels are singing and sighing. Their precious Ed is home..he completed his work, his journey finally over.
He worked hard, hoping it'll pay off for his little ones at home.
He didn't have a high school education but he made sure that ALL 5 of his did!
He knew moving to England then to America would not be easy but it would be worth it. Anything was worth it when he looked into little Courtney, Bevin, Colissa, Curtis, and Glenda's big beautiful eyes that mirrored his own. He would do anything for those precious young souls.
And now, he's doing everything in the spiritual realm to protect those 5 children, 8 grandchildren, and 2 great-grandchildren, the beings that will always be babies to him.
To his wife Gloria Madge, that he was madly in love with until his last day in the physical - Love transcends death, and the love that you all have, can still be felt in this room, as it's why we're all here.
Though his physical form is gone, so is the pain.
Though we've experienced a loss, please remember, this is heaven's gain.
He gave back to his family, his church and his earth. For this, God said "you've worked hard son, come rejoice with me in a garden that knows no thorns or weeds. Just sunshine, fruit, and spiritual melodies."
Thank-you grandpa for your guiding example.
Thank-you grandpa for your loving grace.
Thank-you grandpa for raising the man I love most on this Earth.
Thank-you grandpa for always putting your family first.
I am because you are. I know love because you had so much to give.
Just like a seed planted in 1932, I pray that we continue to experience your everlasting fruit.
Dedicated to Edbert Seymoure Salmon, 1932-2022
