My friend, Clem Rivera

Aug 17, 2022

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Yes a wonderful friend, a wonderful person, with a wonderful family. I will miss him. He was 90 and if you look at his obituary below, you’ll see he lead a full life.

Clem

Crossing the Bar

By Alfred, Lord Tennyson

Sunset and evening star,

And one clear call for me!

And may there be no moaning of the bar,

When I put out to sea,

But such a tide as moving seems asleep,

Too full for sound and foam,

When that which drew from out the boundless deep

Turns again home.

Twilight and evening bell,

And after that the dark!

And may there be no sadness of farewell,

When I embark;

For tho’ from out our bourne of Time and Place

The flood may bear me far,

I hope to see my Pilot face to face

When I have crost the bar.

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3 responses to “My friend, Clem Rivera”

Jeanne-Marie

August 18, 2022

Loved seeing Clem at 8AM mass. He was always cheerful and had a great sense of humor. Monica told me that when he accompanied the Teens when they went to Camden, NJ they came up with the expression “Happy as a Clem”.

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Regina Montana

August 19, 2022

I love Jean Marie’s remembrance of a trip to Camden and Monica’s label of “Happy as a Clem.” How perfect for such a kind and loving man who touched us all in many ways. I also love your poem Crossing the Bar and how I am sure Clem is meeting his Pilot and he is saying to Clem, “Well done good and faithful servant.”
May he rest in peace and enjoy his eternal reward. He surely deserved it. God Bless you Clem.

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Judith Anderson

August 26, 2022

A man for all seasons.hre will be missed.

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My friend, Clem Rivera

Crossing the Bar

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