WEBVTT FIRECHIEF: WE COME HERE TODAYTO CELEBRATE THE LIFE OF DARYLGORDON, A FAO WITHTHECINCINNATI FIREDEPARTMENT.A HERO IS NOT DEFINED BY ONE ACTOF BRAVERY BUT A LIFETIME OFPREPARATION.THEY HAVE CHARACTERISTICS THATSET THEM APART FROM EVERYONEELSE.THEY ARE DRIVEN TO DO THEIRBEST.HEROES ARECONSISTENT, THEY DOTHE RIGHT THINGS TO DO AND THEYDO IT.THEY STRIVE TO MAKE EVERYONEAROUND THEM BETTER, AT HOME, ATWORK, AT PLAY BECAUSE THEY CAREABOUT PEOPLE AND STRIVE TO MAKEEVERYONE'S LIFE A LITTLE BITRICHER.PEOPLE LOVE TO BE AROUND THEM,BECAUSE THEIR PERSONALITIES AREINFECTIOUS, THEY ARE CONFIDENT,BUT NOT PRIDEFUL.THEY SMILE EASILY AND HAVE A WAYTO PUT EVERYONE AT EASE, THEMOST OF ALL, THEY PUT THEWELFARE OF OTHERS ABOVE THEIROWN.WHEN THE OPPORTUNITY ARISES TOPUT THEMSELVES IN HARMS WAY TOSAVE ANOTHER, THEY KNOW EXACTLYWHAT TO DO.NO HESITATION, NO QUESTION, NODOUBT.NO MATTER WHAT THEROLE HE WASAN, HUSBAND, FATHER,FIREFIGHTER, A BOMB TECH, ARESCUE SACK, A FIRE OPERATOR, ORA FRIEND, DARYL GORDON WAS AHERO.HE HAS TOUCHEDTHE LIVES OF MOSTOF US TO TODAY, TEACHING,TEASING, HELPING, ALWAYS TRIEDTO HELP US TO STRIVE TO BEBETTER.WE WILL ALL REMEMBER HIS LAUGH,HIS MISCHIEVOUS TWINKLE IN HISEYE WHEN HE WAS UP TO SOMETHING.WE WERE ALL BETTER BECAUSE WEKNEW HIM.WE WILL KEEP HIS MEMORY ALIVE IPRACTICING THE LESSONS HE HASTAUGHT US.ANGELA,YOUR LOSS ISUNIMAGINABLE, BUT WE AREDEDICATED TO BE HERE FOR YOUFOREVER.ANGELIQUE AND CHELSEA, I KNOWYOUR DAD HAS PAIRED YOU WITHLIFE LESSONS AND GREAT MEMORIES.YOU WILL NEED TO RELY ON THOSEIN THE DAYS TO COME.WHEN PEOPLE TALK TO YOU AND ASKYOU ABOUT YOUR DAD, YOU CAN TELLTHEM, MY DAD WAS A HERO.REV. ROYCE WINTER: I INVITE OURMAYOR.MAYOR: MAYDAY,MAYDAY, AFIREFIGHTER IS DOWN.MAYDAY, MAYDAY, OUR FRIENDDARRELL IS GONE.MAYDAY, MAYDAY, HOW DO WE MOVEON?CINCINNATI'S HEARTBROKEN,WONDERING HOW TO MOVE ON.THINKING ABOUT THIS OVER THEWEEKEND, I FOUND INSPIRATION INTHE SONG "INTO THE FIRE,"WRITTEN BY BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN.IT IS A SONG THAT APPLIES TODARYL GORDON.IT WAS DARK, TOO DARK TO SEE.YOU HELD ME IN THE LIGHT YOUGAVE, YOU LAY YOUR HAND ON ME.THEN WALKED INTO THEDARKNESS OFYOUR SMOKY GRAVE.SOMEWHERE UP THE STAIRS, INTOTHE FIRE.I NEED YOU NEAR, BUT LOVE ANDDUTY CALLED YOU SOMEPLACEHIGHER, SOMEWHERE UP THE STAIRS,INTO THE FIRE.TODAY, WEMOURN FIRE APPARATUSOPERATOR AND BOMB TECHNICIANFIREFIGHTER DARYL GORDON, WHOWAS CALLED SOMEPLACE HIGHER.WE COME TOGETHER TO MOURN A MANKNOWN AS A TEDDY BEAR, QUICK TOLAUGH OR LEND A HAND.A MAN WHO DEDICATED HIS LIFETOPUBLIC SERVICE BUT KNEW HOW TOHAVE FUN, ENJOYING HIS WOODFORDRESERVE, HIS FRIENDS, HISFRATERNITY BROTHERS.AMANDA GAVE THE CITY 30 YEARS--A MAN WHO GAVE THE CITY 30YEARS.LOVED HIS WIFE AND RAISED TWOBEAUTIFUL DAUGHTERS.WE MOURN THAT HE WILL NOT ENJOYA LONG AND DESERVED RETIREMENT.MOST OF WORLDLY, ANDTRAGICALLY,WE MORE THAT HIS TIME WITH HISWIFE AND DAUGHTERS WAS CUTSHORT.WE ALSO KNOW THAT DARYL GORDONWAS A SMART MAN AND KNEW THERISKS ASSOCIATED WITH HIS CHOSENPROFESSION.HE HAD THE LOVE AND DUTY TO BECALLED SOMEPLACE HIGHER.HIS FATE WAS TESTED AND HE CAMETHROUGH.HE DID NOT WAVER, HE DID NOTRETREAT.THE SONG THAT I MENTIONED, "INTOTHE FIRE," WAS NOT WRITTEN TOTHE FIREFIGHTER WHO DID HISDUTY, BUT TO ASK THE FALLENFIREFIGHTER WHO HAS GIVEN HISLIFE TO GIVE THOSE OF US LEFTBEHIND EVEN MORE.TO PROVIDE COMFORT TO US, EVENON THE GRAVE -- FROM THE GRAVE.THE SONG ENDS BY ASKING THEFIREFIGHTER TO LAST US, SINGING,MAY YOUR STRENGTH GIVE USSTRENGTH, MAY YOUR FAITH GIVEUSFAITH, MAY YOUR HOPE GIVE USHOPE AND MAY YOUR LOVE GIVE USLOVE.WE NEED DARYL GORDON MORE THANHE NEEDS US.AND TO BE SHAREDDARYL'S FAITH?WE ALL WENT TO AND SAY WE DO.AFTER TRAGEDIES LIKE SEPTEMBER11 OR DARYL GORDON, WE REALLY-DEDICATEOURSELVES.LUCK TO FORGET THAT OUR ABILITYTO PURSUE OUR FORTUNE, LOVE, ANDHAPPINESS DEPENDS ON THE FIRSTRESPONDERS, THE PUBLIC SERVANTSTHEY GIVE US THE SAFETY TOPURSUE OUR DREAMS.DEPENDS ON A SUBSET OF OURCOMMUNITY PUTTING OUR SAFETYAHEAD OF THEIR OWN.AND THOSE PEOPLE ARE CALLEDPOLICE OFFICERS ANDFIREFIGHTERS.THEY CREATE SOCIETIES THAT CANBE CALLED CIVIL.THATTAME THE NATURAL EVILS OFLIFE, THAT PREVENT THE STRONGFROM OVERPOWERING THE WEEK, THATSAVES LIVES FROM NATURAL ORMAN-MADE DISASTERS.SOMETIMES, THERE ARE EVILS THATWOULD DO US HARM, AND THERE AREFIRES THAT WILL BRING US IF NOTEXTINGUISHED.SOMETIMES, WE NEEDBIG,STRONG TEDDY BEARS TO PROTECTUS FROM HIDDEN DANGERS ANDSOMETIMES WE NEED THAT STRENGTHTO BE FREED FROM A DOOR THAT ISCLOSED.NOT ALL OF US ARE CALLED TO BEFIRST RESPONDERS, BUT ALL OF USARE CALLED TO MAKE SERVICE TOOUR FELLOW MEN AND WOMEN PART OFOUR LIVES.TODAY'S FUNERAL SERVICES A--SERVES AS A REMINDER .BELIEVE THAT LOVE AND DUTY AREREAL AND FIND US TOGETHER.BELIEVE THAT THOSE WHO DIEFOR THOSE IDEALS LIVE FOREVER INOUR HEARTS.WE COME TOGETHER TODAYTO SHAREGAMING GRIEF FOR LOSSES,ESPECIALLY FOR THE LOSSES OFANGELA, ANGELIQUE, AND CHELSEA.WE COMMIT OURSELVES TO OFFERINGTHEM OUR HELP.LET'S MAKE SURE THAT HIS FAMILYKNOWS THAT GOD IS HOLDING THEMTIGHTLY TOO.AS MAYOR, ITHINK DARYL GORDONFOR HIS SERVICE TO OUR CITY.WE ARE INTERNALLY GRATEFUL.--ETERNALY GRATEFUL.IT IS HARD TO BELIEVEIN OURCURRENT GRIEF, BUT TRUTH IS ALLAROUND US.AND THE LAUGHTER OF OURCHILDREN, THE LOVE OF OURSPOUSES, AND THE GOOD CHEER OFOUR FRIENDS AND IN OUR SONGS.LET US PRAY THAT WE MIGHT HEARDARYL GORDON'S INTERCESSION.MAYDAY, MAYDAY, A FIREFIGHTER ISDOWN.MAY HIS STRENGTH TO GIVE USSTRENGTH.MAYDAY,MAYDAY, OUR FRIEND DARYLGORDON.IS GONE A HIS FAITH GIVE USFAITH.MAYDAY, MAYDAY, HOW DO WE GO ON.MAY HIS HOPE GIVE US HOPE.MAY HIS LOVE GIVE US LOVE.WE MISS YOU DEARLY BUT LOVE ANDDUTY CALLED YOU SOMEPLACEHIGHER, SOMEPLACE UP THE STAIRSINTO THE FIRE.REV. ROYCE WINTER: WE INVITE OURCITY MANAGER TO COME FORWARD.CITYMANAGER: GOOD MORNING, ITIS TRULY AN HONOR TO BE STANDINGBEFORE YOU TODAY TO SAY A FEWWORDS ABOUT, IN THE MOST LITERALSENSE, A HERO.DARYL GORDON'S FAMILY ANDFRIENDS HAVE EXPERIENCED ASUDDEN, TRAGIC LOSS.OUR HEARTS GO OUT TO YOU.ALTHOUGH WE HAVE ALL LOST SOMEOF CLOSE TO US, WE CANNOT BEGINTO IMAGINE YOUR DESPAIR ANDPAIN.WE STAND READY TO HELP ANDSUPPORT YOU IN YOUR MOMENT OFSORROW.THIS PAST WEEK HAS BEEN VERYDIFFICULT AND SOMEWHAT PAINFULFOR OUR CITY FAMILY AND YETHAS A COMMUNITY AND CITY.NONE OF US HAVE BEEN HIT HARDERTHEN DARYL GORDON'S BROTHERS ANDSISTERS IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.IN THE COMING MONTHS, WE AREHERE WITH YOU AND FOR YOU.THAT IS WHAT FAMILIES DO.TODAY IS NOT HOW WEDIE, AS EACHOF US WILL, BUT RATHER HOW WEARE AND WHAT WE ARE REMEMBEREDFOR IN OUR LIVING.TODAY IS ABOUT DARYL GORDON.I DO NOT HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OFKNOWING HIM THAT I HAVE COME TOKNOW A BIT ABOUT WHO HE WAS ANDWHAT HE STOOD FOR.HE EXAMINED BY THE DEFINITION OFPUBLIC SERVANT, ON AND OFF THEJOB.LET'S TALK ABOUT WHAT SERVICEREALLY MEANS.PETER 4:10, EACH SHOULD USEWHATEVER GIFT HE HAS RECEIVED TOSERVE OTHERS.THAT IS WHAT DARYL GORDON DID.PUBLIC SERVICE IS AN HONORABLEAND UNDER APPRECIATED SERVICE.THEY'RE CALLED TO DO THE HARDJOBS THAT NOBODY ELSE WANTS TODO OR HAVE THE COURAGE TO DO.FOR BETTER OR WORSE, MOMENTSLIKE TODAY, WE REMEMBER THESACRIFICE THAT OUR FIRSTRESPONDERS MAKE AND THE RISKTHEY TAKE ON A DAILY BASIS TOKEEP US ALL SAFE.TO DEMONSTRATE A COMMITMENT ISSELFLESSNESS EVERY TIME THEYCLOCK IN.EVERY TIME THEY WALK INTO ABURNING BUILDING TO SAVE LIVES.THEY KNOW THERE IS APOSSIBILITY, AS REMOTE AS IT MAYBE, THEY WILL NOT RETURN.BUT THEY STILL DO IT ANYWAY TOKEEP US SAFE.TODAY, WE HONOR DARYL GORDON,HIS PROFESSION, AND HISSACRIFICE.HE BELIEVEDIN MAKING THE WORLDA BETTER PLACE.YOU DON'T WALK INTO A BURNINGBUILDING HELPING YOUR FELLOW MANUNLESS YOU HAVE THIS DEEPLYWOVEN INTO YOUR DNA.WE WILL HONOR HIM AND HOW WECONTINUE TO SUPPORT HIS FAMILY,HIS WIFE AND DAUGHTERS, AND HISBROTHERS AND SISTERS IN THE FIREDEPARTMENT IN ANY WAY NECESSARYDURING THIS MOST CHALLENGINGTIME.YOU MAY BE DISTRAUGHT, BUT YOUARE NOT ALONE.I CANNOT ACCESS MY GRATITUDEFORTHE SACRIFICES THAT HE MADE OVERTHE LAST ALMOST 30 YEARS AS AFIREFIGHTER.AS HE ALL TRY TO MAKE SENSEOFTHIS SUDDEN LOSS, IT IS IN OURLIVING THAT ARE IMPACT WILL BEREALIZED IN OUR DEATH.LET HIS DEATH IMPACT ALL OF OURLIVING IN A WAY THAT CHANGES NOTONLY OUR LIVES, BUT THOSE AROUNDUS.REV. ROYCE WINTER: WE INVITEMATT ALTER.MATT: TODAY, APRIL 1,2015, ONTHE 162ND ANNIVERSARY OF THEFIRST FULLY PAID PROFESSIONALFIRE DEPARTMENTIN THEUNITED STATES, WE GATHER TOHONOR AND CELEBRATE THE LIFE OFA MAN WHO TRULY A DEMISE I WHAT--TO ANGELA, CHELSEA,ANGELIQUE,PERSONALLY AND ON BEHALF OFCINCINNATI FIREFIGHTERS UNIONLOCAL 48, ON BEHALF OF THEMEMBERS, IWENT TO EXTEND MYDEEPEST CONDOLENCES ANDSYMPATHIES.YOU HAVE LOST A HUSBAND ANDFATHER.ON THATFATEFUL DAY, MARCH 20 6,2015, YOU GAIN TO 857 BIGBROTHERS AND SISTERS.TO KNOW DARYL GORDONIS TO KNOWGREATNESS.HE WAS A MAN'S MAN, AFIREFIGHTERS FIREFIGHTER, APROUD UNION BROTHER.HE SHOWED THE SAME LOVE ANDENTHUSIASM AS IF HE STARTED JUSTYESTERDAY.FOR 30 YEARS, HE SERVED ASCINCINNATI FIRE DEPARTMENT ANDITS CITIZENS.IF THE JOB WASNOT DANGEROUSENOUGH, OVER 25 YEARS AS A BOMBTECHNICIAN.HE DIED DOING WHAT HE LOVED,ALONG WITH HIS FELLOWFIREFIGHTERS, HIS ACTIONS LED TOTHE RESCUE OF 12 INNOCENTCIVILIANS THAT DAY AT THAT FIRE.12 PEOPLE ARE ALIVE TODAYBECAUSE OF THE ACTIONS OFBROTHER DARYL GORDON AND HISFELLOW FIREFIGHTERS.HE WOULD BE PROUD OF HISBROTHERS AND SISTERS, TO ANOTHERTHEY HAVE COME TOGETHER TOSUPPORT EACH OTHER DURING THISTOUGH TIME, AND MOREIMPORTANTLY, TO SUPPORT HISFAMILY.HE WOULD NOT WANT US TO DWELL ONTHE INCIDENT THAT HAPPENED ONMARCH 26, BUT TO LEARN AND GROWAND IMPROVE.AS DARYL GORDONWOULD SAY, LET'SGO KID, WE HAVE A JOB TO DO.TO PARAPHRASE THE WORDSOFMOTHER JONES, WE WILL MOURN THEDEAD BUT CONTINUE TO FIGHT FORTHE LIVING.REST IN PEACE,OUR MENTOR, OURFRIEND, OUR BROTHER, FIREAPPARATUS OPERATOR DARYL GORDON.JOB WILL THEN, WE WILL TAKE ITFROM HERE.STAY SAFE.REV. ROYCE WINTER: WEINVITE THEDISTRICT CHIEF.RAFAEL: GOOD MORNING.AND THE DISTRICT CHIEF OFDISTRICT ONE, UNITONE, WHERETHE CYCLE STARTS.I WAS HIS IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR.ALSO LONGTIME FRIEND, I AM NOTONE OF HIS CLOSEST FRIENDS.ON THE DEPARTMENT.HE HAD MANY FRIENDS.ROBERT ANDERSON, WILLIEJONES,CAPTAIN MILLER.ANY OF THESE BROTHERS ARE BETTERSUITED TO SPEAK ON HIS BEHALF,THAT I ASKED THEM TO ALLOW METUESDAY.O SPEAK.I FELT OBLIGATED AND HONORED TOSPEAK OF HIS CALIBERAND GREATCHARACTER.AS I RECALL, NEARLY THREE YEARSAGO, HE AND I BEGAN WORKING INDISTRICT ONE, UNIT ONE WHERE THECYCLE STARTS, AT THE SAME TIME.HE HAD RECENTLY BEENPROMOTED TOFAO AND I HAD JUST RETURNED FROMOVERSEAS MILITARY DEPLOYMENT.IT WAS ALSO MY FIRST TIME BACKIN NEARLY 10YEARS.I DID NOT KNOW THE FIREFIGHTERSVERY WELL.I THOUGHT HIS COUNSEL, I TOLDHIM OF MY ANXIETY AND ASKED IF ICOULD COME TO HIM FOR ADVICE.AS A TRAVELING SUBSTITUTEDRIVER, I ROTATED HIM THROUGHEACH COMPANY OF DISTRICT ONE,UNIT ONE, WHERE THE CYCLESTARTS, PERIODICALLY.HE CIVILLY REPLIED, SURE, CHIEF.-- HESIMPLY REPLIED, SURE,CHIEF.I FELT BETTER HAVING HIM AS MYCOMMAND SERGEANT MAJOR.WHEN HE JOINED THE DEPARTMENTIN1980 FIVE, AND HIS CHARACTER ANDCORE VALUES HAD BEEN SHAPED,RAISED IN A LOVING BUTDISCIPLINARY HOME, HIS MORALCOMPASS WAS WELL SET.AS HIS SISTER DOROTHY TOLD ME,THEY KNEW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEENRIGHT AND WRONG.GROWING UP, HE LEARNED THE VALUEOF COMMUNITY, WHERE HISCOMPASSION FOR HIS FELLOW MANBECAME INGRAINED.PLAYING ON HIS CHAMPIONSHIP HIGHSCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM SHOWED HIMTHE IMPORTANCE OF TEAMWORK.ACCORDING TO HIM, THE BESTDECISION YOU MADE WAS JOININGHIS FRATERNITY.NOT ONLY FOR THELIFE LONGFRIENDSHIPS, BUT ITWAS THENTHAT HE MET HIS ANGELA.WHEN HE JOINED THE FIREDEPARTMENT, IS IMMEDIATELYBECAME A BETTER PLACE.ROBIN ANDERSON TOLD ME THAT HEWAS AGGRESSIVE FROM THE START,JUST LIKE A CHAMPIONSHIPOFFENSIVE LINEMEN, HE FOUGHTFIRES BY ALWAYS PUSHING FORWARD.HE WAS ASSIGNED TO ENGINE 14 ASAN EOD TECH FOR EXPLOSIVEORDINANCE DISPOSAL FOR OVER 20YEARS BEFORE ROBOTICS.HE WAS NO NATIONALLY THROUGHOUTTHE EOD COMMUNITY.IS MORAL COMPASS WAS TRUE ANDSTRAIGHT, THERE IS ONLY BLACKAND WHITE AND RIGHT OR WRONG.IN THE 1980'S, WHEN THERE IS ANO SMOKING ORDINANCE, HESTRIPPED THE CIGARETTE OUT OFTHE FIRE CHIEF'S MOUTH AND SAID,NO SMOKING, CHIEF.[LAUGHTER]HIS COMPASSION WAS OBVIOUS BYTHE COMPASSION AND WORKHEPROVIDED TO SEVERAL MEN DOWN ONLUCK.HIS FRATERNAL BONDWASDEMONSTRATED BY HIS MANY YEARSIN THE UNION.EVERY THREE WEEKS,ON THISSUNDAY, INTERSTATE ONE, UNITONE, WHEREIN THE CYCLE STARTS,WE WILL DEFEND OUR BROTHERSPIRIT BY RENEWING, CALIBRATING,OR RESETTING OUR MORAL COMPASS,STRENGTHENING OUR COMMUNITY,SUSTAINING COMPASSION FOR OURFELLOW MAN AND SOLIDIFYING OURFRATERNAL BONDS.THANK YOU.REV. ROYCE WINTER: THE INVITETHE FAMILY REPRESENTATIVE.GOOD MORNING.I HAVE BEEN ASKED BY MY FAMILYTO REPRESENT MY UNCLE DARYLGORDON, WHO WAS MY FATHER.HE WAS A GREAT FAMILY MAN.HE WAS A GREAT FRIEND.IF YOU CAME ACROSS DARYL GORDON,YOU WERE FAMILY.YOU WERE NOT EVER SEEN AS AFRIEND OR ANYTHING ELSE.YOU ARE FAMILY AND THAT GOES FOREVERYBODY.HE ALWAYS HAD HIS HANDS OPEN FORANYONE IN NEED, WHETHER IT WASJUST TO TALK TO OR FAVOR HENEEDED DONE, WHETHER IT WASMONEY, EVEN THOUGH HE WAS NOTGOING TO EVEN GIVE YOU $.50.[LAUGHTER]HE ALWAYS HAD HIS HANDS OPEN ANDNEVER ASKED FOR ANYTHING INRETURN.HE WILL BE REMEMBERED AS AFIREFIGHTER AND THE GREATESTHUSBAND AND FATHER.HE WAS A TRUEFRIEND, A TRUEMENTOR, A TRUE FIREMAN.HE LOVED THAT JOB.HE REALLY DID LOVE THAT JOB FROMTHE AGE OF NINE YEARS OLD.HE KNEW WHAT HE WANTED TO BETHEN.BUT HE WAS ALSO A GREAT HUSBANDAND A GREAT FATHER.TO MORE THAN JUST HIS FAMILY.HE WAS ALWAYS THERE FOREVERYBODY AND NEVER ASKED FORANYTHING IN RETURN.IT IS AN HONOR TO BE UP HERE TOREPRESENT THIS MAN.SORRY.DARYL GORDON IS GOING TO BEMISSED, PHYSICALLY, BUT NOTSPIRITUALLY, BECAUSE HE LIVES INEVERY LAST ONE OF US BECAUSE HETOUCHED EVERY LAST ONE OF US.I LOVE YOU DARYL, AND YOU ARENEVER GONE IN MY HEART.TO ANGIE AND THEKIDS, ANDTAKING THE TORCH.THANK YOU, I LOVE YOU.ALSO,REAL QUICK, TO THE GUYSWHO SERVED WITH HIM, I SAID IWAS GOING TO DO THIS.CAN I HAVE THE TEAM STAND UP IFTHEY ARE IN THE CROWD.THOSE GUYS, IF THEY COULD STAND.[APPLAUSE]I BELIEVE, JEFF, AND THREEOTHERS IN THE BACK, THOSE THREEGENTLEMEN AND THE GUYS IN THEBACK, THEY BROUGHT DARYL HOME.THOSE PEOPLE YOU SEE STANDINGBROUGHT THIS GREAT MAN HOME SOWE CAN SEND HIM OFF RIGHT.I THANK YOU.REMEMBER WHAT I TOLD YOU.TO THE REST OF THEFIREFIGHTERS,ONE THING THAT DARRELL WOULDALWAYS SAY U.S. IS CONTINUE TODO WHAT YOU DO -- ONE THING THATDARYL GORDON WOULD ALWAYS SAY ISCONTINUE TO DO WHAT YOU DO.THAT IS WHAT HE LOVED TO DO.THANK YOU.[APPLAUSE]REV. ROYCE WINTER: THATTHECHURCHES SAY AMEN.AS WE GATHER, WE RECALL WHY WEARE HERE.TO ASK GOD TO GUIDE US IN THEDAYS FORWARD AND TO BLESS US, ASWE CELEBRATE THE LIFE OF OURBROTHER, WOULD YOU PLEASE STANDAS WE OFFER A PRAYER TO OURALMIGHTY AND LOVING GOD.OH GOD, TO WHOM MERCY ANDFORGIVENESS BELONG.HEAROUR PRAYERS THIS DAY ONBEHALF OF YOUR SERVANTS, DARYLGORDON, WHOM YOU HAVE CALLED OUTOF THIS WORLD BECAUSE HE HAS PUTHIS HOPE AND TRUST IN YOU.COMMAND THAT HE BE CARRIEDSAFELY HOME TO HEAVEN AND COMETO ENJOY YOUR ETERNAL REWARDWHERE HE GATHERS WITH ALL THESAINTS AROUND THE THERAVANCE,PRAISING YOU -- THETHRONEPRAISING YOU.AMEN.REV. ROYCE WINTER: PLEASE BESEATED.A READING FROM THE BOOK OFWISDOM.THE JUST MAN, THOUGH HE DIEEARLY, SHALL BE AT REST,FOR THEAGE THAT IS HONORABLE COMES NOTWITH THE PASSING OF TIME, NORCAN IT BE MEASURED IN TERMS OFYEARS.RATHER, UNDERSTANDING IS THATCROWN FOR MEN, AND AN UNSULLIEDLIFE, THE ATTAINMENT OF OLD AGE.HE WHO PLEASED GOD,'S LOVE.HE WHO LIVED AMONG SINNERS ISTRANSPORTED AWAY LEST THE SEA TOBEGUILE HIS SOUL.THE WORLDTRANSFORMED THEINNOCENT MIND.HAVING BECOME PERFECT IN THESHORT WHILE, HE REACHED THEFULLNESS OF A LONG CAREER, FORHIS SOUL WAS PLEASING TO THELORD.BY THE PEOPLE SAW AND DID NOTUNDERSTAND, NOR DID THEY TAKETHIS INTO ACCOUNT.THE WORD OF THE LORD.♪[ORGAN MUSIC]SHEPHERD ME OHGOD, BEYOND MYWANT, BEYOND MY FEARS, FROMDEATH INTO LIFE.SHEPHERD ME OH GOD, BEYONDMYWANT, BEYOND MY FEARS, FROMDEATH INTO LIFE.♪GOD IS MYSHEPHERD, SO NOTHING ISHALL WANT.I REST IN THEMEADOW, OFFAITHFULNESS AND LOVE.I WALK BY THEQUIET WATERSOFPEACE.SHEPHERD ME OH GOD, BEYOND MYWANT, BEYOND MYFEARS, FROMDEATH INTO LIFE.GENTLY YOU RAISE ME,ANDHEAL MY WEARY SOUL.YOU LEAD ME BY PATHWAYS OFRIGHTEOUSNESS AND TRUTH.MY SPIRIT SHALL SING THEMUSICOF YOUR NAME.♪SHEPHERD ME OH GOD, BEYOND MYWANT, BEYOND MYFEARS, FROMDEATH INTO LIFE.♪THOUGH I SHOULD WANDERTHEVALLEY OF DEATH, IFEAR NO EVIL,FOR YOU ARE AT MY SIDE.MY COMFORT ANDMY HOPE.SHEPHERD ME, OGOD, BEYOND MYWANT, BEYOND MY FEARS, FROMDEATH INTO LIFE.YOU HAVE SENT ME A BANQUET OFLOVE.IN THE FACE OFHATRED.CCROWNING ME WITH LOVE BEYOND MYPOWER TOHOLD.SHEPHERD ME, OGOD, BEYOND MYWANT, BEYOND MY FEARS,FROMDEATH INTO LIFE.♪SURELY YOURKINDNESS ANDMERCY FOLLOW ME.ALL THEDAYS OF MY LIFE.I WILLDWELL IN THE HOUSE OF THELORD, FOREVER MORE.♪SHEPHERD ME, O GOD, BEYOND BYWANT, BEYOND MY FEARS, THE ENDS, FROM DEATH INTO LIFE.♪A READING FROM THE LETTER OFPAUL TO THE ROMANS.WHOEVER OBSERVES THE DAYOBSERVES IT FOR THE LORD.NONE OF US LIVE OR ONE'S SELFAND NO ONE DIES FOR ONE'S SELF.WE LIVE FOR THE LORD AND IF WEDIE, WE DIE FOR THE LORD.WHETHER WE LIVE OR DIE, WE ARETHE LORD'S.THIS IS WHY CHRIST DIED AND CAMETO LIFE.THAT HE MIGHT BE LORD OF BOTHTHE DEAD AND THE LIVING.WE SHALL ALL STAND BEFORE THEJUDGMENT SEAT OF GOD, FOR IT ISWRITTEN AS I LIVE SAYS THE LORD,EVERY KNEE SHALL BAND BEFORE ME.EVERY TONGUE SHALL GIVE PRAISETO GOD.EACH OF US SHALL GIVE AN ACCOUNTOF HIMSELF TO GOD.THE WORD OF THE LORD.PRAISE BE TO GOD.[ORGAN MUSIC]PRAISE AND HONOR TO YOU JESUSCHRIST, GLORY TO YOUR NAME.PRAISE AND HONOR TO YOU JESUSCHRIST, GLORY TO YOUR NAME.LET MY WORDS-- LET THE WORDS OFMY MOUTH BEACCEPTABLE IN THYSIGHT.PRAISE AND HONOR TO YOU JESUSCHRIST, LAURIE D-- GLORY TOYOUR NAME.THE LORD BE WITH YOU.A READING FROM THE HOLY GOSPELACCORDING TO JOHN.JESUS SAID TO HISDISCIPLES, DONOT LET YOUR HEARTS BE TROUBLED.YOU HAVE A IN GOD, ALSO HAVEFAITH IN ME.THERE ARE MANY DRILLING PLACES.IF THERE WERE NOT, WHAT I'VETOLD YOU THAT I AM GOING TO APLACE FOR YOU?IF I GO AND PREPARE A PLACE FORYOU, I WILL COME BACK AGAIN ANDTAKE YOU MYSELF SO THAT WHERE IAM, YOU MAY ALSO BE.WHERE I AM GOING, YOU KNOW THEWAY.THOMAS SAID TO HIM, WE DO NOTKNOW THE WAY.JESUS SAID I AM THE WAY, THETRUTH, AND THE LIGHT.NO ONE COMES TO THE FATHEREXCEPT THROUGH ME.THE GOSPEL OF THE LORD.PRAISE BE TO THE LORD.PLEASE BE SEATED.I SAY TO YOU, TO ANGELA,ANGELIQUE AND THE CHELSEA, THECITIZENS OF THIS GREAT CITY WECALL CINCINNATI, AND PEOPLEAROUND THE NATION HAVE BEENPRAYING FOR YOUR HUSBAND,DARRELL, YOUR FATHER.YOUR LOVED ONE, YOUR FRIEND.WE GATHER OUR PRAYERS FOR YOUBUT ALSO FOR HIM.AS WE GATHER, WE SIBLEY THINKGOD -- WE SIMPLY THANK GOD FORTHE YEARS THAT HE GAVE US.WE COME TO UNDERSTAND THAT 54YEARS IS NOT A LONG TIME.IT RINGS TRUE FOR USWHEN WECALL THE WORDS OF REVEREND DR.MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. WHEN HESAID LONGEVITY HAS ITS PLACE.WE COME TO KNOW THAT NO ONEWANTS TO DIE EARLY BUT GOD HASGIVEN US THE DAY HE HAS GIVEN USAND WE MUST USE THEM.AS WE HAVE HEARD THE WORDSTODAY, DARYL WAS A SERVANT.WE HERE IN OUR GOSPEL READINGFROM JOHN THAT SAYS DO NOT LETYOUR HEARTS BE TROUBLED.YOU'RE TELLING ME HOW THAT ISSO.LOSING A LOVED ONE.AT LOSING A FRIEND.HOW CAN YOUR HEARTS NOT BETROUBLED?HOW CAN YOUR ANXIETY NOT BEHIGH?HOW CAN IT NOT BE PAINFUL?WHAT IS JESUS REALLY TRYING TOSAY TO US?HE IS SAYING DON'T LET YOURANXIETY AND PAIN TAKE AWAY YOURJOY.DON'T LET IT LEAD YOU AWAY FROMTHE VERY GOD THAT BREEDS THESPIRIT INTO YOU AND GAVE YOULIFE.THE GOD WHOM YOU DEPENDENTONALL OF THESE DAYS IS THE SAMETHAT IS WITH YOU TODAY THAT SAYSHE KNOWS YOUR PAIN.PEOPLE ASK ME, WHAT DO YOU SAYTO PEOPLE IN THE MIDST OF THEIRGREEK AT -- GRIEF AND MOURNING.WE JUSTSIMPLY LEARN HOW TO BEPRESENT TO ONE ANOTHER.POPE FRANCIS USED A PHRASE THATSAID THE HEART OF A COMPLIMENTWHERE WE STAND BEFORE ONEANOTHER AND RESPECT THE HOLLOWEDGROUND OF EACH IS A WAY THAT WEWALK WITH ONE ANOTHER IN OURPAIN FOR WHICH THERE ARE NOWORDS.WE KNOW THAT IN OUR PAIN IT ISOURS.SOMETIMES WE TRY TO CONSOLEOURSELVES BY SAYING SOMEONE ELSEHAS A GREATER PAIN.WHAT THIS IS OURS.-- BUT THIS IS OURS.WE HAVE TO GIVE OURSELVESPERMISSION TO MOURN AND GRIEVE.THERE IS NO ONE WAY TO DO THIS.MOURNING AND GRIEVING TAKESTIME.IT TAKES ENERGY.IT DRAINS YOU.IT IS SOMETHING WE MUST DO FOROUR HUMAN SPIRIT, OUR SOULYEARNS TO BE MADE FULL.IT HAS A DESIRE TO BE HEALED.IN THIS MOMENT, PART OF THAT ISMOURNING AND GREENING --GRIEVING.WE HAVE TO ALLOW OURSELVES TO DOIT.NOBODY LIVES FOR ONESELF AND NOONE DIES FOR ONESELF.WE LIVE AND DIE FOR THE LORD.WE HERE IN THE WORDS FROM OURSPEAKERS EARLIER, THE WORDS OFREMEMBER AND.I HEARD SOME OF THE STORIESTHATHE WAS A MAN WHO KNEW WHO HE WAS.NOT ONLY DID HE KNOW WHO HE WAS,HE SHARED THAT WITH OTHERS.IT IMPACTED THEIR LIVES IN A WAYTHAT THEY, TOO WERE CHANGED.YOU DON'T JUST GO OUT TO BE THATWAY.YOU HAVE TO BE FORMED TO DOTHAT.WHAT WE ARE MISSING AREPEOPLE,MENTORS AND GUARDIANS, NEIGHBORSWHO TAKE THE TIME WHO TAKE -- TOSAY THAT THEY WILL SHARE THEIRLIFE SO OTHERS WILL KNOW WHATRIGHT AND WRONG IS ABOUT.WE LOST A CONNECTION ABOUT WHATIT MEANS TO GROW UP INCOMMUNITY.TO GROW UP SURROUNDED BY FAMILYSO THAT WHEN WE NEED CORRECTION,WE DO NOT HAVE TO GO FAR TO BUMPINTO A GUARDRAIL.WE KNOW THERE ARE PEOPLE WHOLIVE TO CORRECT US.WE LIVE IN A WORLD WHERE THEREIS NO CORRECTING GOING ON ANDDARYL WAS THE ONE WHO SAID THEYKNEW WHAT WAS RIGHT AND WRONGBECAUSE THEIR PARENTS TAUGHTTHEM THAT.WE LIVE IN A 21ST CENTURY WHEREOUR PARENTS DON'T WANT TO BEPARENTS.OUR GRANDPARENTS DON'T WANT TOBE GRANDPARENTS.EVERYBODY WANTS TO DO WHAT THEYWANT TO DO.BUT WE ARE CALLED TO DOSOMETHING.WHAT WE ARE CALLED TO DO IS TODO IT WELL.AS WE GATHER, WE SIMPLY THANKGOD FOR THIS WONDERFUL EXAMPLEOF A MAN.HE IMPACTED LIVES.HE STARTED IN HIS ON LIVE --HOME.HE LOVED HIS WIFE, HIS CHILDREN,AND HIS FAMILY.BUT HE LOVED HIS BROTHERS ANDSISTERS AS WELL.HE LOVED THEM AND INRETURN, YOULOVE HIM.WE SIMPLY HAVE TO GIVE OURSELVESTIME TO REFLECT FOR WE ARECELEBRATING A LIFE.A LIFE LIVED.GOD CALLED HIM.GOD CALLED HIM TO BE A SERVANT.WHAT DOES IT MEAN, WHAT ARE THECHARACTERISTICS OF BEING APUBLIC SERVANT?FIRST YOU HAVE TO REALIZE THATYOU ARE CALLED.IF YOU DO NOT, YOU LOSEYOURCONFIDENCE ABOUT WHO YOU ARE ANDWHAT YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO.YOU MUST BE CALLED TO DO THISJOB CALLED PUBLIC SERVICE.NOBODY CHOOSES TO WALK IN THEMIDST OF PAIN.YOU MUST UNDERSTAND THAT YOUMUST RELY UPON --YOU CAN CONTROL YOU.THAT IS WHAT WE ARE CALLEDTODO, IS TO DISCIPLINE OURSELVESSO THAT EVERYTHING THAT WE DO ISFOR THE GOOD AND THE JUSTICE OFOTHERS.PUBLIC SERVANTS.WE ARE ALL CALLED AND WE MUSTREALIZE THAT GOD CALLED US TOSOMETHING.HERE HE ARE.I ASK THAT YOU, IN THE DAYSAHEAD, GOD SAYS DO NOT BEAFRAID.THE DAYS AHEAD ARE FILLED WITHLONELINESS.THERE ARE TIMES YOU WILL WANT DARYL BY YOUR SIDE.THERE ARE TIMES YOU WANT TO HEARHIS VOICE, SEE HIS SMILE.GOD SAYS DON'T BE AFRAID TO FACETHE DAYS COMING I HAD.I AM WITH YOU.I AM WITH YOU AND I AM WITH YOUALWAYS.WE RELY UPON THE GOD WHO ISALWAYS PRESENT.WE NEED LEADERS IN OUR COMMUNITY.WE NEED YOU TO LEAD TODAY.YOU HAVE MEN AND WOMEN UNDERYOUR CARE WHO HAVE BEEN GIVENAUTHORITY AND YOU MUST LEAD WITHCOMPASSION AND JUSTICE AND LOVE.YOU MUST GIVE THEM PERMISSIONTOMOURN AND TO GRIEVE, SO THEY CANBE PRESENT FOR OTHERS.YOU KNOW WHEN WE MOURN ANDFAILED TO MOURN AND GRIEVE WEBECOME COWARDS.WE BEGAN TO TREAT OTHER PEOPLETHE SAME WAY AND WE JUST CAN'TAFFORD TO DO THAT IN A PUBLICSERVICE.COMMAND STAFF, WE NEED YOU TO BECREDIBLE WITNESSES OF WHAT GODCAN DO IN YOU.POWERFUL WITNESSES OF WHAT ITMEANS TO LIVE THAT LIFE CALLEDPUBLIC SERVICE.TO LIVE THAT CREED THAT I WILLPROTECT AND SAVE.THOSE WHO, IN THE FIREDEPARTMENT FOR MORE THAN 20YEARS, YOU ARE MEMBER THATFATEFUL DAY IN BONNEVILLE WHENWE LOST SEVERAL.HERE WE ARE LOSING ANOTHERBROTHER.YOU CAN GO A LIFETIME AS APUBLIC SERVANT AND NEVER LOSESOME OF YOU KNOW I DID DUTY ANDHERE WE ARE GATHERED, MOURNINGANOTHER BROTHER.WE RECALL AS SOON AS ITHAPPENED, IT ALL RUSHES BACK ONUS.WE SIMPLY HAVE TO BE ATTENTIVETO THAT WHICH IS IN US.THERE ARE YOUNG MEN ANDWOMENUNDER YOUR CARE AND YOU MUSTEXAMINE WHAT IT MEANS TO NOT BEAFRAID.THERE IS ANOTHER CALL COMINGWHERE YOU HAVE TO WALK INTO THATDARKNESS, THAT SMOKE, THAT FIRE.WE NEED YOU AS PUBLIC SERVANTSWHO SAY THAT I AM GOING TO DOTHIS BUT TO A WITHOUT FEAR.YOU CAN HAVE REVERENCE FOR FEAR,BUT YOU CANNOT BE AFRAID OFFEAR.YOU CAN HAVE REVERENCE OFFEARBUT YOU CANNOT BE SEIZED BY THEVERY FEAR THAT IS IN FRONT OFYOU.THAT YOU HAVE BEEN CALLED TOSAY.WE HAVE YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN OFTHE LAST TWO CLASSES.HERE WE ARE, THEY ARE FACED WITHSOMETHING THEY NEVER DREAMED OF.NEVER THOUGHT COULD HAPPEN.IN THE BEGINNING OF THEIRCAREER, THEY CAN SHRINK FROM THESITUATION.WHEN YOU HAVE A COMMAND STAFF,WHEN YOU HAVE VETERAN MEN ANDWOMEN WHO EXAMPLE FOR THEM HOWTO WALK THIS LINE.THEY, TOO, FEELCOMFORTED.THEY NOTE THAT IT IS ALL RIGHT,THAT THEY MUST GRIEVE.THE CITIZENRY OF CINCINNATI HAVESURROUNDED YOU WITH LOVE.THE MEN AND WOMEN IN BLUE.WHAT A BROTHERHOOD, WHAT ASISTERHOOD, WHAT A FRATERNALORDER.WE HAVE COME TO KNOW IN THESEMOMENTS, THERE IS NO DIFFERENCEIN US.EVERYONE CIRCLES THE WAGON ANDSAYS WE A ONE.NO MATTER THEIR -- NO MATTER THECIRCUMSTANCES, WE ARE UNIFIEDFOR WE EACH HAVE BEEN CALLED.GOD SAYS DO NOT BE AFRAID MYSISTER, DO NOT BE AFRAID.GOD CALLS US TO DO WHAT GOD HASCALLED US TO DO.TO NOT BE AFRAID.A LIST OF PAIN AND HEARTACHES,DO NOT BE AFRAID.IT A LIST OF LOSS OF BLOOD ONES-- LOVED ONES AND PRAYER.FOR THE MEN AND WOMEN IN BLUE,WE NEED YOU ON THAT FRONT LINEBECAUSE THERE ARE THOSE THATWON'T DO IT.THERE ARE THOSE THAT WERE NOTCALLED TO DO IT.BUT YOU HAVE BEEN CALLED TO WALKIN THE MIDST OF DANGER AND TO DOIT WITH GREAT PROFESSIONAL LIST-- PROFESSIONALISM.THE GREAT COMPETENCE, WITHGRACE, LOVE, FOR WHAT YOU DO.IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE.IFYOU WALK THROUGH RAGINGWATERS IN THE SEA YOU SHALL NOTDROWN.IF YOU WALK AMID THEBURNINGFLAME, YOU SHALL NOT BEHARMED.IF YOU STAND BEFORETHE HILL ANDTHEIR IS THAT YOUR SIDE, KNOWTHAT GOD IS WITH YOU THROUGH ITALL.BE NOT AFRAID.GOD GOES BEFORE YOU ALWAYS.COME, FOLLOW ME.GOD WILL GIVEYOU REST.AMIDST THE HARDSHIP, GOD ISTHERE.CONSOLATION, STRENGTH,REFUGE,GOD WILL BRING HEALING.THE ONE WHO SAYS I CREATEDITFROM THE BEGINNING OF TIME, ITWAS I WHO BROUGHT LIFE, IT IS IWHO BRIEFED YOU LIFE.YOU WILL CONTINUE TO WALK, BUTNOT WALK ALONE FOR GOD IS ONYOUR SIDE.MEN AND WOMEN IN BLUE, CONTINUETO DO WHAT YOU DO, FOR GOD HASCALLED YOU.IS CALLED YOU DESERVE-- CALLEDYOU TO SERVE.AMEN.[ORGAN MUSIC][AMAZING GRACE PLAYSON THEPIANO]AMAZING GRACE, HOW SWEET THESOUND THAT SAVEDA WRETCH LIKEME.I ONCE WASLOST BUT NOWAM FOUNDWAS BLIND, BUT NOW I SEE.AMAZING --CRASSUS -- HOW PRECIOUSDID THATGRACE APPEARTHE HOUR I FIRSTBELIEVED.THE LORD HASPROMISED GOOD TO ME, HIS WORD MY HOPE SECURES.HEWILL MY SHIELDAND PORTION BEAS LONG AS LIFE ENDURES.AMAZINGANDJOHN 15, VERSE 12AND 13.JESUS SAYS TO HISDISCIPLES,THIS IS MY COMMANDMENT.LOVE EACH OTHER IN THE SAME WAYI HAVE LOVED YOU.THERE IS NO GREATER LOVE THAN TOLAY DOWN ONE LIFE FOR ONE'SFRIENDS.THERE IS NO--NO GREATERLOVE.NO GREATERLOVE THAN ONE TO LAYDOWN.YOUR FAMILY I WILL NOT LEAVEBEHIND.NOW WE CAN HEAR THEM SAY YOURCRY, FOR I AM IN THE PRESENCE OFTHE HOLY ONE.I AM IN THE PRESENCE OF THEGREATEST ONE.♪NOW WE CAN HEAR THEMSAYING,I AM IN THE PRESENCE OF THE HOLYONE..THE HEROES RUNNING, THERE IS NOGREATER LOVE.NO GREATERLOVE.LET'S UNFOLD MYFRIEND.[APPLAUSE]WILL YOU PLEASESTAND TOOFFER PRAYERS.OH GARDEN-- OH GOD AND ALMIGHTYFATHER, HE RAISED CHRIST, HISSON FROM THE DEAD.NOW LET US IN CONFIDENCE, ASKHIM TO SAVE ALL OF HIS PEOPLE,THE LIVING AND THE DEAD.FOR DARYL GORDON, HE HASGIVENHIS LIFE.WE PRAISE THE LORD, HEAR OURPRAYER.FOR OUR DECEASED RELATIVES ANDFRIENDS, ESPECIALLY DARYL'SPARENTS, AND ALL WHO HAVE HELPEDUS, MAY WE HAVE YOUR WORD AS THEGOODNESS, WE PRAISE THE LORD.LORD HEAR OUR PRAYER.FOR THOSE WHO HAVE FALLEN ASLEEPIN THE HOPE OF RISING AGAIN,THAT THEY MAY SEE GOD FACE TOFACE.WE PRAY TO THE LORD, LORD HEAROUR PRAYER.FOR HIS WIFE,ANGELA, AND HISCHILDREN, ANGELIQUE IN CHELSEA,AND FOR THE HOST OF RELATIVES,THE ENTIRE FAMILY, RESCUE 19,RESCUE 14, AND FRIENDS, THATTHEY MAY BE COUNSELED IN THEIRGRIEF.LORD HEAR OUR PRAYER.FOR ALL OF US A SIMPLE HERE INFAITH -- ASSEMBLED HERE INFAITH, WE PRAY TO THE LORD.OH LORD, AND MOST HOLYGOD, GIVEOUR PEACE.HEAR THE PRAYERS OF THE REDEEMERJESUS CHRIST AND THE VOICES OFYOUR PEOPLE WHOSE LIVES WEREPURCHASED BY THE BOOK LIGHT OFTHE LAMB -- BLOOD OF THE LAMB.GRANT HIM A PLACE IN THEKINGDOM.WE ASK THIS THROUGH CHRIST OURLORD.HISSON, JESUS, TALK TODISCIPLES AND WE CONTINUE DOWNTHROUGH GENERATIONS TO PRAY, OURFATHER, WHO ART IN HEAVEN,HALLOWED BE THY NAME, THYKINGDOM COME, THYWILL BE DONE,ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN.GIVE US THIS DAY OUR DAILY BREADAND FORGIVE US OUR TRESPASSES ASWE FORGIVE THOSE WHO TRESPASSAGAINST US.AND WE US NOT INTO TEMPTATION,BUT DELIVER US FROM EVIL, FORTHINE IS THE KINGDOM, AND THEPOWER, AND THE GLORY, NOW ANDFOREVER.AMEN.PLEASE BE SEATED.[PIANO MUSICPLAYING]BEFORE WE GO OUR SEPARATEWAYS,LET US TAKE LEAVE OF OUR BROTHERDARRELL -- DARYL.LET US EXPRESS OUR AFFECTION FORHIM, MADE AT EASE OUR SADNESSAND STRENGTHEN OUR HOME.ONE DAY WE SHALL JOYFULLY GREETHIM AGAIN WHEN THE LOVE OFCHRIST WHICH CONQUERS ALLTHINGS, DESTROYS EVEN DEATHITSELF.[ORGAN MUSIC]FATE OF GOD, COME TO HIS AID.COME TO MEET HIM, ANGELS OF THELORD.RECEIVE HISSOUL AND PRESENT HIMTO GOD.TO GOD, THEMOST HIGH.RECEIVEHIS SOUL AND PRESENTHIM TO GOD.TO GOD, THE MOSTHIGH.MAY CHRIST, WHO CALLED YOU, TAKEHIM TO HIMSELF.MAY ANGELS LEADYOU TO ABRAHAM'SSIDE.RECEIVE HISSOUL AND PRESENTHIM TO GOD.TO GOD, THE MOST HIGH.RECEIVED HIS SOUL AND PRESENTHIM TO GOD.TO GOD, THE MOST HIGH.GIVE HIMETERNAL REST, OH LORD.AND MAY YOURLIGHT SHINE ON HIMFOR EVER.RECEIVEHIS SOUL AND PRESENT HIMTO GOD.TO GOD, THE MOST HIGH.RECEIVE HISSOUL AND PRESENTHIM TO GOD.TO GOD, THE MOST HIGH.TO YOU OHLORD, WE COMMENDTHE SOUL OF OUR BROTHER, DARYLGORDON, YOUR SERVANT.HE IS NOW DEAD AND IN YOUR SITE,MAY HE LIVE FOREVER.FORGIVE WHATEVER SINCE HE HASCOMMITTED TO HUMAN WEAKNESS ANDIN YOUR GOODNESS, RENT ANDEVERLASTING PEACE.WE ASK THIS THROUGH CHRIST, OURLORD.AMEN.AND PEACE, LET US TAKE LEAVE OFOUR BROTHER AND TAKEN TO HISPLACE OF REST AREA LET CHOIRS OFANGELS WELCOME YOU AND LEAD YOUTO THE BOSOM OF ABRAHAM.MAY YOU FIND ETERNAL REST.[PIANO MUSIC][CHOIR SINGING]OH LORD, OUR EXCELLENCE.OUR EXCELLENCE, OH YES.OUR EXCELLENCE, OH YEAH.IS THY NAME.THEREIS NO ONE LIKE YOU.NONE LIKE YOU.NONE LIKE YOU.THERE IS NONE LIKE YOU.NONE LIKE YOU.NONE LIKE YOU.OUR EXCELLENCE.♪[ORGAN MUSIC]