Memorialize Someone
Gordon
What can we say about a man like Gordon?
That would be enough to impart
A life so well lived, a man so well loved
That he’ll always be in our hearts
Gordon had many friends down
In the Hill section back in the day
Back when kids still acted like kids
And actually went outside to play!
“Gordie” went on to Hill House High School
And after that came the Korean War strife
He proudly joined the United States Navy
Which he loved all the rest of his life
After the war was over
Gordon became a UCONN grad
“Ziggy “ was an intelligent and gentle soul
A witty and fun-loving lad
He married the beautiful Edna
And they stuck together through thick and thin
They also made three great kids
Kathleen, Susan and Brian
And from those three kids came grandchildren
Seven angels he loved quite a bit
With Grandpa a walk became an adventure
And they never grew tired of his wit!
Gordon found joy in the small things
He ate a tuna fish sandwich everyday
And employing his usual humor
Claimed that kept his hair from turning grey
As a math teacher at Hamden High School
Gordon made his living helping young minds to grow
In the summers he did asbestos work
He was not a lazy man, you know
Singing in a barbershop quartet
Reading, sailing and hitting the links
Meeting friends at the Kimberly Spa
Or as it was better known “The Greeks”
After Gordon retired from teaching
He was humbly grateful for all that he had
His life was “beyond his wildest dreams”
He was sometimes known to have said
His life was filled with so much
Family, cocktails, stories and friends
The sound of Gordon’s great big laugh
Stays with us and will never end!