UNTIL WE MEET
AGAIN MY FRIEND
OFD
JERRY W. POWELL AGE 61 PASSED AWAY
MAY 3, 2008 AFTER A BRIEF ILLNESS.
MEN JUDGE WEALTH IN MANY DIFFERENT
WAYS. SOME BY THE SIZE OF YOUR HOUSE,
SOME BY THE NUMBER AND TYPE OF CARS
YOU DRIVE. FORTUNE MAGAZINE JUDGES
WEALTH BY THE AMOUNT OF ASSETS ONE
HAS AND THEY MAKE A LIST. MY FATHER
WHOSE IS A RETIRED FIREFIGHTER ALWAYS
SAID THE MEASURE OF A MANS WORTH IS THE
AMOUNT OF PEOPLES LIVES YOU TOUCH ON
YOUR WAY THROUGH THIS OLD WORLD.
JERRY WORKED MAINTENANCE AT ORLEANS
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR OVER 20 YEARS.
HE WAS NEVER TOO BUSY STOP AND TALK
OR HUG A CHILD. JERRY RARELY MISSED A
RUN. HE ALWAYS HAD A SMILE AND A KIND
WORD. IF MY FATHER IS RIGHT AND HE
USUALLY IS JERRY WAS A WEALTHY MAN.
FORTUNE MAGAZINE LISTS WARREN BUFFET
AS THE RICHEST MAN IN THE WORLD. I BEG
TO DIFFER. JERRY WAS THE RICHEST MAN I
KNOW. WHAT WARREN BUFFET HAS JERRY
DIDN'T WANT AND WHAT JERRY HAD WARREN
BUFFET CAN'T AFFORD TO BUY.
REST IN PEACE MY FRIEND
CHIEF RICHARD VANDAGRIFFT
ORLEANS
FIRE DEPT.