IN MEMORY OF GEORGE DOUGLAS HINTON

1908-1997

JULY, 1988, at his 80th Birthday Party

DO NOT STAND AT MY GRAVE AND WEEP.

I AM NOT THERE, I DO NOT SLEEP.

I AM A THOUSAND WINDS THAT BLOW;

I AM THE DIAMOND GLINTS ON SNOW.

I AM THE SUNLIGHT ON RIPENED GRAIN;

I AM THE GENTLE AUTUMN'S RAIN.

WHEN YOU AWAKEN IN THE MORNING'S HUSH,

I AM THE SWIFT UPLIFTING RUSH

OF QUIET BIRDS IN CIRCLED FLIGHT.

I AM THE SOFT STAR THAT SHINES AT NIGHT.

DO NOT STAND AT MY GRAVE AND CRY,

I AM NOT THERE;

I DID NOT DIE.

July, 1988, at his 80th Birthday Party

July, 1988, at his 80th Birthday Party

With two of his 24 great-grandchildren

As a child, with his family (4th from right)

His Obituary, The Gadsden Times, December 20, 1997

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