Memorialized

Colleen Pierson Coleman-Hahn 
November 8, 1925 - September 24, 2017
Memorialized November 9, 2017

We’re all walking each other home
We’re holding hands with you
Remembering the life you’ve led 
And all that you’ve been through 
You had a tough upbringing
You weren't treated like the rest
But your sisters looked out for you
And you did your very best
Your little brother came along
How lucky could he be
To have a big sister like you
A bond we all could see
You grew up in depression times
Learned what life’s all about 
Got a job while still in high school
Then World War ll broke out
You joined the cause out in DC
Wanted to do your part
And to make a long story short
You stole Bob Coleman's heart
You married and the war ended
Your lives had just begun
I've figured out that you had me
Before you turned twenty-one
How you came to California
Is another tale to tell
But once you found your niche out here
You guys did very well
Dad was an electrician 
But then he got into sales
Finally became a manager
More successes than were fails
All the time you raised us up
Did all you knew to do
You two did the best that you could
To get us all on through
Both were respected by your peers
As honest and upstanding
You supported Dad through his career
No matter how demanding
Took us to church which was a part
Of who we've come to be
Helped shape us into who we are
Though all shaped differently
As I look back I guess the thing 
I always felt from you
Was that you were really concerned
About how I would do
Whether it was the prayers you said
Or the letters that you wrote
The phone calls we had regularly
Or some scripture you would quote
I always knew you loved me
Sometimes felt overbearing
But don't know where I'd be today
Without my Mother's caring
And I saw you care for others
Ask some souls who were unable
To make it on their own out there
To take their place around our table
I want to thank you Mom 
For showing me the giving way
For setting that example 
That I try to live today
For the heart you've had for others
For the heart you've had for me
For the art of life you’ve showed me
That has shaped my destiny
That has joined our hearts together
As we’re holding hands with you
And we’re all walking each other home
Seeing each other through . . .

Processing
Handholding
Emotions
Unfolding
Families
Homilies
Dwelling on
Memories
Beach walking
Slow talking
Mellowest
Thought stalking
Mileage
With baggage
Finally
Life’s passage