Obituary of Richard Blanchfield

BLANCHFIELD, Richard (Dick) ErnestNovember 13, 1940 - November 22, 2003What shall I sayabout the Irish?The utterlyimpractical,never predictableSomething irascible,quite inexplicable,Irish.Strange blend ofshyness, prideand conceit.And stubborn refusalto bow in defeat,He's spoiling and readyto argue and fight,Yet the smile of a childfills his soul with delight.His eyes are the quickestto well up in tears,Yet his strength is the strongestto banish your fears.His faith is as fierceas his devotion is grand,And there's no middle groundon which he will stand.He's wild and he's gentle,he's good and he's bad,He's proud and he's humble,he's happy and sad.He's in love with the ocean,the earth and the skies,He's enamoured with beautywherever it lies.He's a victor and victim,a bright twinkling star,But mostly he's Irish,...the best one by far.-Mom, Sandy, Lynne, Dave, Spencer and Aidan, Tracey, Tony & Owen, J.R and Emma