Guadalupe M. Vargas

Guadalupe Vargas Obituary

Guadalupe Medellin Vargas, 63, of Prince George County, was called suddenly to eternal life on Tuesday, April 15, 2008, at his home.

Born in Asherton, Texas, he was the son of the late Antonio Vargas and Herminia Lucas. He served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War, retiring as a sergeant first class in 1983. He retired from civil service at Fort Lee in 2003.

He is survived by his wife, Jean Vargas of Prince George; stepchildren, Michael Bryson of Nashville, Tenn., and Colette Cerve of Hampton, Va.; grandson, Michael Bryson stationed in Germany; brother, Juan M. Vargas; sister, Rosa M. Lucas, both of Nampa, Idaho; and several nieces and nephews.

A memorial Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Friday, April 18, 2008, at the Fort Lee Memorial Chapel. Condolences may be registered at www.jtmorriss.com.

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Published by The Progress-Index on Apr. 17, 2008.

Memories and Condolences
for Guadalupe Vargas

11 Entries

Richard Holmes

April 17, 2008

A great freind who always had a smile and a gentle word for everyone he spoke to, He will be dearly missed by myself and my family,I will be glad to see him again when the lord sees fit.
Until then my friend!
Psalm 49:15

Leslei Stewart

April 17, 2008

Jean,
I am very sorry for your loss. I will miss seeing him out in the yard gardening and messing with Lobo. His sweet smile and friendly wave were always nice to see everytime I left our driveway. I know my parents Richard and Teresa really thought a lot about him. I just want you to know that we are here for you and we are keeping you in our thoughts and prayers.
Love, Leslei Stewart (Your Neighbor)

SARA PARHAM

April 17, 2008

A Reminiscence

YES, thou art gone! and never more
Thy sunny smile shall gladden me;
But I may pass the old church door,
And pace the floor that covers thee.

May stand upon the cold, damp stone,
And think that, frozen, lies below
The lightest heart that I have known,
The kindest I shall ever know.

Yet, though I cannot see thee more,
'Tis still a comfort to have seen;
And though thy transient life is o'er,
'Tis sweet to think that thou hast been;

To think a soul so near divine,
Within a form so angel fair,
United to a heart like thine,
Has gladdened once our humble sphere.

By Anne Bronte
The Poetry Foundation

Crossing the Bar

Sunset and evening star,
And one clear call for me!
And may there be no moaning of the bar,
When I put out to sea,

But such a tide as moving seems asleep,
Too full for sound and foam,
When that which drew from out the boundless deep
Turns again home.

Twilight and evening bell,
And after that the dark!
And may there be no sadness of farewell,
When I embark;

For tho' from out our bourne of Time and Place
The flood may bear me far,
I hope to see my Pilot face to face
When I have crost the bar.

By Alfred, Lord Tennyson
The Poetry Foundation

DOT PALMER

April 17, 2008

With Love Today
We thought of you with love today,
But this is nothing new,
We thought of you yesterday and the days before that too.
We think of you in silence and
often speak you name.
All we have now are our memories,
and you picture in a frame.
It broke our hearts to lose you,
But you didn't go alone.
A part of us went with you
The day God took you home.

Death is not the end.
Death can never be the end.
Death is the road
Life is the traveler
The Soul is the guide
Our mind thinks of death
Our heart thinks of life
Our Soul of immortality. With Love Today
We thought of you with love today,
But this is nothing new,
We thought of you yesterday and the days before that too.
We think of you in silence and
often speak you name.
All we have now are our memories,
and you picture in a frame.
It broke our hearts to lose you,
But you didn't go alone.
A part of us went with you
The day God took you home.

Death is not the end.
Death can never be the end.
Death is the road
Life is the traveler
The Soul is the guide
Our mind thinks of death
Our heart thinks of life
Our Soul of immortality.

So when we feel downhearted,
Say a prayer and talk to Him,
He's much closer than you think,
He's just a whisper from AWAY!!
Let the word of God help you get through this time of sorrow. Count on your loved ones and friends to help comfort you. God bless you

ROBIN-COREY PAINTER

April 17, 2008

Music, when soft voices die

Music, when soft voices die,
Vibrates in the memory—
Odours, when sweet violets sicken,
Live within the sense they quicken.

Rose leaves, when the rose is dead,
Are heaped for the belovèd's bed;
And so thy thoughts, when thou art gone,
Love itself shall slumber on.

By Percy Bysshe Shelley
The Poetry Foundation

Remember

Remember me when I am gone away,
Gone far away into the silent land;
When you can no more hold me by the hand,
Nor I half turn to go yet turning stay.
Remember me when no more day by day
You tell me of our future that you plann'd:
Only remember me; you understand
It will be late to counsel then or pray.
Yet if you should forget me for a while
And afterwards remember, do not grieve:
For if the darkness and corruption leave
A vestige of the thoughts that once I had,
Better by far you should forget and smile
Than that you should remember and be sad.

By Christina Rossetti
The Poetry Foundation

RAY PACAS

April 17, 2008

May your hearts soon be filled with wonderful memories of joyful times together as you celebrate a life well-lived.

RONALD PACE

April 17, 2008

Take comfort in knowing that now you have a special guardian angel to watch over you.

ANITA AND ANETTE OZMORE

April 17, 2008

Crossing the Bar

Sunset and evening star,
And one clear call for me!
And may there be no moaning of the bar,
When I put out to sea,

But such a tide as moving seems asleep,
Too full for sound and foam,
When that which drew from out the boundless deep
Turns again home.

Twilight and evening bell,
And after that the dark!
And may there be no sadness of farewell,
When I embark;

For tho' from out our bourne of Time and Place
The flood may bear me far,
I hope to see my Pilot face to face
When I have crost the bar.

By Alfred, Lord Tennyson
The Poetry Foundation

When I am dead, my dearest

When I am dead, my dearest,
Sing no sad songs for me;
Plant thou no roses at my head,
Nor shady cypress tree:
Be the green grass above me
With showers and dewdrops wet;
And if thou wilt, remember,
And if thou wilt, forget.

I shall not see the shadows,
I shall not feel the rain;
I shall not hear the nightingale
Sing on, as if in pain:
And dreaming through the twilight
That doth not rise nor set,
Haply I may remember,
And haply may forget.

By Christina Rossetti
The Poetry Foundation

To my dearest family, some things I'd like to say...
but first of all, to let you know, that I arrived okay.
I'm writing this from heaven. Here I dwell with God above.
Here, there's no more tears of sadness; here is just eternal love.

Please do not be unhappy just because I'm out of sight.
Remember that I'm with you every morning, noon and night.
That day I had to leave you when my life on earth was through,
God picked me up and hugged me and He said, "I welcome you."

It's good to have you back again; you were missed while you were gone.
As for your dearest family, they'll be here later on.
I need you here badly; you're part of my plan.
There's so much that we have to do, to help our mortal man."

God gave me a list of things, that he wished for me to do.
And foremost on the list, was to watch and care for you.
And when you lie in bed at night, the day's chores put to flight.
God and I are closest to you....in the middle of the night.

When you think of my life on earth, and all those loving years
because you are only human, they are bound to bring you tears.
But do not be afraid to cry; it does relieve the pain.
Remember there would be no flowers, unless there was some rain.

I wish that I could tell you all that God has planned.
But if I were to tell you, you wouldn't understand.
But one thing is for certain, though my life on earth is o'er.
I'm closer to you now, than I ever was before.

There are many rocky roads ahead of you and many hills to climb;
but together we can do it by taking one day at a time.
It was always my philosophy and I'd like it for you too...
that as you give unto the world, the world will give to you.

If you can help somebody who's in sorrow and pain,
then you can say to God at night......"My day was not in vain."
And now I am contented....that my life has been worthwhile,
knowing as I passed along the way, I made somebody smile.

So if you meet somebody who is sad and feeling low,
just lend a hand to pick him up, as on your way you go.
When you're walking down the street, and you've got me on your mind;
I'm walking in your footsteps only half a step behind.

And when it's time for you to go.... from that body to be free,
remember you're not going.....you're coming here to me.

Ruth Ann Mahaffey (author)
©Copyright 1998-2008

MARCUS SACRA

April 17, 2008

The introduction of a new chapter in one’s life,
The start of a new journey, yet to be fulfilled.
The rebirth of one’s soul to the everlasting glorification of God’s greatest gift;
Humans.
For it is time to dry all tears.
We know that our loved ones have moved on
To a happier,
More beautiful place than we could ever imagine.
It is ineffable,
For one’s soul can never die if they are forever held dear
In our hearts and in our minds,
Their soul will live on evermore.
If you keep the memories of the past present,
Then all memories present will never be in the past.

MARTY HAYES

April 17, 2008

A hope for us all,
That death is truly the beginning of one’s life,
Not the end.
It’s the turn of a next page, Don't cry upon my passing
I've lived a long and satisfying life
I have raised beautiful children
With the most adorning wife

My life was full of memories
I shared with each of you
So do not cry upon my passing
Remembering will keep you from feeling blue

My stories will live on forever
Or as long as you allow them to
So wipe away those weeping tears
And remember I love you

You were always more than relatives
The best was you were my friend
I looked forward to your visits
And the cards that you would send

On this day of mourning
Think not of pain and sorrow
For I am watching over you
Today and all tomorrows

This day should be of celebration
Remembering what use to be
For I have always cherished you
As much as you have cherished me

I will always be there
Nightly when you pray
So don't cry upon my passing
We'll be together again someday

I leave you with a small request
For all who shared my life
Please watch over my dear beloved
My love, my world, my wife

Life is for the living
Memories should never die
Think back on all the time we've shared
And remember, please don't cry
The end of one’s life, but is this really true?
As Christians, we are taught that after “death”
There is eternal life,

WEDELL VARGAS

April 17, 2008

We would like to offer you our deepest sympathy in the passing of your love one. Find comfort in the words of the Lord. Let not your heart be troubled, ye believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father's house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go to prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also. Know that the Lord God Almighty has him in his loving arms and that he is free from pain. God Bless and Keep you.

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