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              Stale 'ews. Dover, D J, Thursda'-, Feb. 4, 11l65-23
TH POET'S PEN
AN ODE TO TIlE L,\TE ASTRONAUT TED FJl.EEMAN
W'hen 're<! was a boy O! ten plus lour
I was a bride and moved next door.
A quiet boy and he loved. to fly I
Ever.' spare minute he was UD in the sky,
He got his first license when ou1~ sixteen,
Tbl:Jl louk his !\foro up to shoVl her his dl'eam.
From High School. with honors he \Vent to College.
Then on to AnnapOlis to turther hia knowledge.
.&: ow, here was the tunrlnl( point in his life.
He met a ~irl named Faith who became his wife.
From Annapolis to he Air'Foree his career went SQiuing,
From Okinawa to CalifOl'nia his life was nevel' boring.
A new ml1e.sllJl1e \\.'I\S l'cat:'hed in July of 54.
Little Faith wa~ born for 1he Freeman's lo adore.
Now the years go q\1ickly by
Like the mere blink of an ey~.
The jets are go1.n:g faster, our men /iCC into space,
And Ted '!;. one Ia~..'t. dre!lm i~ to «et in the r"dce.
']'h€' grpat day da'Nn~ l>ri~ht and the nam s were read.
When bis motha ?> as c:lllpd "It'~ Gcd'~ Will.". she said,
He was humble and proud we all would a..,~ee.
'Reo'II do hi!; job well, just wait and see.
God gives us a lob to do here on earth..
And it's up to .IIS 10 lJrove our worth.
The L01·d, did ind~d put (l star In his crown
F If hi!> lAst worthy Bet before his cra.1J1 to the zraund.
He ~ave his own humble life to slay with his plane.
To -:;-par£> many families from ~orrow and pain
The ~lrenRtn of hi~ family will be rememb£'red long.
"'heir FRith in Goa can oeVtt DroVe \vron~.
So always N'nJt"'mber YOti have a 100 to do tooo!
\VUl ,-0\1 have Your~ done. ".-hen God call!' you?
- B fll UOf Edl\'M'd R. D•• Lt-'H DeJ.