THE TRAIN OF LIFE
At birth we boarded the train and met our parents, and we believe they will always travel on our side. However, at some station our parents will step down from the train, leaving us on this journey alone. As time goes by, other people will board the train. They will be significant, our siblings, friends, children, and even the love of your life. Many will step down and leave a permanent vacuum. Others will go so unnoticed that we don’t realize they vacated their seats.
This train ride will be full of joy, sorrow, fantasy, expectations, hellos, goodbyes, and farewells. Success consists of having a good relationship with all passengers, requiring that we give the best of ourselves. The mystery to everyone is: We do not know at which station we ourselves will step down. So, we must live in the best way, love, forgive, and offer the best of who we are.
It is important to do this because when the time comes for us to step down and leave our seat empty, we should leave behind beautiful memories for those who will continue to travel on the train of life.
I wish you a joyful journey on the train of life. Keep success and give lots of love and be happy. More importantly, thank God for the journey. Lastly, I thank you for being one of the passengers on my train.
Dennis is survived by his loving wife, Barbara, his daughter, Lana (Grant), his grandchildren, Brandi (Taylor), Brent, and Rebecca (Garet), as well as Dwayne, Ian (Emalie) and their son, Myles, his sister, Eleanor, and her children, Sue, and Rod (Lynne) and their families, his brother-in-law, Garry (Susan), his sisters-in-law, Jackie (Ernie), Connie (Gary), and Joan (Dennis), and several nieces, nephews, and extended family.
Dennis was predeceased by his parents, Pete and Beatrice Johnson, his parents-in-law, Jack and Muriel Martin, his brother-in-law, Les Curzon, and his sister-in-law, Karen Thiel.
