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These pages are dedicated to the memory of those ex-apprentices who have had their ‘Final Passing Out Parade’ - or as TeeCee would say it :

 

THE FINAL PARADE

He'll always be there, laughing, young and full of fun,
With all his mates around him, true friends, every one.
The things they've done together, bind them closer still,
Friendships born at tender age, endure, and always will.

Though life moves on, down well worn roads, and people come and go,
He'll cherish those whose time he shared, the ones he came to know
so well, when life was rich, the future still unread,
And boldly looking forward to the challenges ahead.

And through the intervening years, till mortal life's span ends,
He'll know that still, above all else, he had the gift of friends
who knew his faults, endearing ways, his strengths and foibles too,
As no one else could,in his time, workmates or colleagues new.

So at last, the Passing Out, when goodbyes must be said,
He's reached his final goal, to join the pals who've gone ahead
To make a place for him, amongst all those on Heaven's Square,
Prepared to welcome those to come, their comradeship to share.

Outsiders never understand the bond that holds us tight,
It's difficult to put in words, it's like a shining light
that guides us through life's tortuous path until the final end,
But sums it up in six small words - "He was my Pal, my Friend."

© TeeCee

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