Watching Over Us From Heaven Above

David Lobo

July 12, 1961- August 7, 2021

This is the poem I wrote and read at David's Celebration of Life, held on Friday, September 3, 2021 at Vasona Park, Los Gatos.

Watching Over Us From Heaven Above

An only brother

Kind and caring

A mother's only son

His arms were meant

To embrace the world

His heart to be owned

By everyone.

He left our home

To seek his fortune

Discovering his destiny along the way

We watched him become proud employee, boss, husband, son in law, father, grandfather, in turn

Giving to all the gifts of his love, kindness, and presence

Gifts we knew we could never

Repay.

A man of music, dance, art, cooking, and unconditional love

Denied a simple fate

He soldiered on in spite of everything

In a way we could never hope to imitate.

 

That such a man would be struck so low

Was hard for me to understand

This gentle soul who brought joy wherever he went

This incredible, big-hearted man.

He has left us now

To think upon

All those times when he made us feel so loved, sometimes the only thing which made life worth living

Only a love as big as his could do that

Only a heart so dedicated to giving and giving.

He had that heart

And it was something

None of us could ever hope to imitate

And now just to think my whole life contained a blessed soul such as his

Makes me incredibly thankful for my birth, my life, and my fate.

 

RIP beloved brother,

Beloved son, father, husband, son in law, grandfather, relative, friend

Though you are gone, we know you wanted each of us to feel loved

And furthermore,

To feel your love until our life's end.

 

Because that's the way your sweet precious soul was 

And these are the words we hear you from heaven say

"Feel loved. I still love you all and am watching over you from heaven above

Feel loved. I'll be watching over you through all your days."

 

RIP Blessed and Precious David,

Thank you for the music, the art, the food, the many special memories, and the fun

Above all,

Thank you for that incredible heart

And that giant sized capacity to love each and everyone.

We love you David.

We are richer for all the love and goodness you showered on us in your life.

                                                

Dear Reader -  this is a picture of Teenage David from the Celebration of Life event.  If you would like to watch one of the tributes created for him (this one by Divya and Ben), here is the link https://youtu.be/tfQtOtzN5rw or utQr362nwx5nwrdk9. I will do another post next week with more pictures and links.