By PROMOTION OF CHURCH PEOPLE’S RESPONSE

An affable archivist
was always in sight
at press conference,
protest, and forum alike.

He cajoled the poet
and nurtured the mind;
he was brilliant and thoughtful,
encouraging and kind.

Eyes sparkling with humor,
thoughts seeding the way,
his practical science
built history each day.

His trailblazing archives
are destined to last;
his hope pulls us forward
his love lights our past.