Captain Ed, marooned in pictures of my mind,
Stored in our memories, remembrances of good times....
You might think your journeys haven't mattered,
As you've lost your oars, and are all tattered.
That's not a bit true and we are all glad as can be
To have known a man who gave so much to be free.
Do not fear the adventure as the water is not cold,
Imagine the treasures its' depths can hold.
You thought the horizon is where it all ends,
Unaware that the ending is where it begins.
Grandpa, Daddy, Husband and Friend,

You've been stranded in sands by the seashore...
Crank up the engine and raise the anchor.
Glance at your compass, and head out to sea,
Oh Captain, always remembered, it's time to be free!

We love you Grandpa-on-the-Boat. God Bless you always....

Edmond Joseph Marois
November 19, 1924 - April 17, 2001