Philip Neri Rodrigues

7th year of Philip’s last journey

Born:  25thApril, 1940
Married:  4thJanuary, 1971
Left for heavenly abode:  03rdMarch, 2011

John 11:25 “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live,
even though they die”

Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things and endures all things.

My dearest Darling Philip:

Remembering you is easy, I do it everyday
But missing you is a heartache, That never goes away.
I thought of you with love today, But this is nothing new
I thought about you yesterday, And days before too.
I think of you in silence, I often speak your name
All I have are memories, And your picture is a frame.
Your memory is my keepsake, With which I will never part
God has you in His keeping, I have you in my heart.
I hold you tightly within my heart, And there you will remain
Life has gone on without you, Butwill never be the same.

It’s been seven years, Feels like seventy
This is the plan of God, But we feel so sad.
To keep on going, Since you have gone
The hardest thing, I’ve ever done.
I wear a mask from day today
And try to cope in my own way.
What runs through us is a silence
A quiet sadness, a longing for one more day
One more word, one more touch.
We begin to remember, not just that you died
But that you lived
And that life gave us memories
Too beautiful to forget.
I often lay awake at night, When the world is fast asleep
Then wander in the memory lane, With tears upon my cheek.
For today is another day, No different from the rest
You’ll still be here with me tomorrow, My Darling, you are the best.
Thinking of you dear Philip day in and day out
I’ll miss you until we meet again
And long for you, each day till then.

Your dear wife Jessie and children:

Nishanth / Mary / Celestina

Nischal / Emily / Fiona

Nestor / Kavitha & Aanya Rodrigues