A CELEBRATION

MESSAGE

FROM

CHARILIE "WALKING W I L L I E " ROBINSON

MY SUN S E T ON A P R I L 2 6 , 1 9 9 4
BORN: MARCH 1 8 , 1 9 1 1 TRANSITION: APRIL 2 6 , 1994

Dear Family and Friends:

Thank each of you for coming here today to pay tribute to me and the life I lived while still physically among you. I say "Physically among you" because I will always be with you in spirit and in love.

The sun has set for me and I have made my transition home

to be with my Heavenly Father. He was Lonely for me,

(his child) and called me home to sit by his side and to

be with him always.

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You should be here to see the beauty that surrounds me. You should see the rolling of the river and the beauty of the flowers. You should experience the calm, the peace and tranquility of this wonder of wonders.

You have come here not to mourn my passing. You have come to CELEBRATE MY LIFE AMONG. There is joy in that. You are here to CELEBRATE all of the good times we shared and also some of the not so good times. Don't mourn for me. You should see how happy I am beri2. This is the wrong time to mourn. Did you know when you take the "U out of the word mourn and add "ING" i'ou have morning, the dawning of a new day. The dawning of a new life. That is true with me at this time. I have a new life here with my Father of Fathers. You are here to CELEBRATE my "HOMEGOING", the most beautiful journey one can take.

To my family, I leave you everlasting love. I pray that this CELEBRATION will bring you all even closer than before, and that it will keep you close as a family unit no matter how far the distance between you. GROW IN LOVE AND NEVER UNDER ESTIMATE THE IMPORTANCE OF FAMILY.

To my children, you are all my legacy I give to the world. You are the legacy I leave behind in your world. I loved you dearly. Each one of you were special to me and made me very proud. Hold steadfast in truth and in your belief in the supreme "Being" and you will be find. Try to be a symbol of peace in the world and a champion of all that is good. Turn from that which is not to your highest good.

To my many friends and the people in the neighborhood--I am greatful fob-the many years we had together. I am thankful for all your love and support given to my family during this time of my Celebration. You will be blessed many times for your many acts of kindness.
You know during my lifetime you all always referred to me as " Walking Willie". I want you to know that I have not stopped. But from now on I will be walking hand and hand with the Heavenly Father. Yes I was a man who loved to walk. You know when you are walking it gives you the opportunity to communicate and greet your many friends and neighbors. I loved during that. I loved strolling through our city and marveling an the many changes that had taken place during the eighty three years that I was among you.
I hope I made the world a little better place because I was a part of it. If I made life a little better for someone then I am happy. If by chance I made a few people smil(Lover the years then that too has made me a happy man.
Right now I want you to use your imagination to see the big smile on my face as I look at each of you who have come to pay tribute to me and the life I lived among you. I am so proud at this very moment.
I will never leave you. You can look for me in the rising and setting of the sunset, in the brightness of the stars, in the falling rain drops and in the cool evening breeze. Perhaps you will find me in the song of sparrow whistling early in the morning. I may just be there watching over and looking out for each of you.
REMEMBER I AM ONLY A THOUGHT AWAY IF YOU SHOULD NEED ME. Call upon me and I will make my presence known.
Right now I must go about the father's work. I shall see you when you make your transition to this side. There are so many friends and relatives to see here. SO REJOICE IN MY PASSING ON TO A BETTER PLACE AND CELEBRATE MY TRAVEL TO MY EVERLASTING HOME.
I SHALL SEE YOU WHEN YOU MAKE YOUR TRANSITION TO THE BEAUTIFUL PLACE,