A SON A BROTHER A HUSBAND A FATHER A GRANDFATHER AN UNCLE AND ALWAYS A FRIEND
HE'S ALWAYS THERE WITH A SMILE AND A LAUGH
WHEN THE SUNSHINES AND THE SEASONS CHANGE
I'LL THINK OF GALEN FOR HE WAS OH SO BOLD
HE LOVED MY SISTER AND RAISED MY NEPHEW
FOR THAT I AM GRATEFUL FOR HE IS MY BROTHER AND FRIEND
HE WAS HER SOULMATE THROUGH THICK AND THIN
HE MADE HER HAPPY HE MADE HER SAD
BUT HE WAS ALWAYS THERE WHEN SHE NEEDED A FRIEND
I KNOW HIS SPIRIT WILL ALWAYS BE HERE
FOR HE IS A SON A BROTHER A HUSBAND A FATHER A GRANDFATHER AN UNCLE AND ALWAYS A FRIEND
WHEN THE CHIPS WERE DOWN AND YOU NEEDED A FRIEND GALEN WAS THERE TO LEND A HAND
WE'LL MISS YOU GALEN BUT WE KNOW YOU'LL BE THERE YOUR SPIRIT OF LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP SO DEAR
SO GOODBYE GALEN FOR NOW FROM YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS
OUR MEMORIES OF YOU WILL ALWAYS BE THERE
THE LAUGHTER THE SMILES AND ALWAYS THE TEASE
THE WARMTH IN YOUR HEART AND THE CARING IN YOUR SOUL
SO REST IN PEACE GALEN
FOR YOU ARE A SON A BROTHER A HUSBAND
A FATHER A GRANDFATHER AN UNCLE AND ALWAYS A FRIEND
JAMES L NEADERHISER
JANUARY 29,2008
DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF GALEN SMITH CHRISTENSEN
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