He was large in stature
And a giant in heart
With compassion and integrity
That one could never tear apart
An only child who cherished each friend
And he was loyal to the bitten end
With principles and values he would never bend
He possessed a vast knowledge of medicine
And cured many patients’ infirmities
With unblemished care and adherence to the venerated oath of Hippocrates
A loving husband and a nurturing father
Who put his family before any other
His extended family was limitless
With colleagues and friends too many to assess
God blessed him with a wonderful wife
Without question she was the love of his life
For his adoring children that numbered five
He set an example for them to strive
A more religious man would be hard to find
With an adherent advocacy for peace in mankind
For the clergy planted him a prolific seed
His Catholic education he valued indeed
For his family and friends he would try to please
But never abandon his morals to appease
Undeniably generous to everyone he knew
A charitable soul through and through
He was a great loss to the world indeed
And to many a heart that would surely bleed
But home he has gone to his Father in heaven
So let us pray together that we may see him again
Poem written in tribute to Dr. Lawrence Pazourek
