In Memoriam

Melissa Rodriguez

February 21, 1977,

to July 20, 1999

Fare thee well my bright star

It was a brief and beautiful miracle dive

And that which I clung to and held on to for dear life

Had to burn itself just to make itself alive.

But I caught you then in your moment of glory

Your last dramatic scene against the night sky stage

With a memory so clear it is as if you are before me

My once in a lifetime star of an age.

Hearts are broken and dreams are lost

But we made a promise to love at any cost.

Little did we know the price was so high

Losing forever in the blink of an eye.

You are standing here beside me now

As I watch the children play.

To those of us you left behind

You are never far away.

Melissa will be loved, cherished, and missed by all of us who knew her.

Family and friends

The Newtown Bee               July 14, 2000