Ralph Anthony Zulferino - Sitio Web Conmemorativo En Línea

MY COMFORT By "Cousin Lor" I found My Comfort deep in my spirit after the anger and bitterness had gone Knowing how you longed to stay with us yet were fearless to move on My comfort wasn't found in the memories you left That only made me sad But knowing you knew there was more than this life Was the thing that made me glad The hope you spoke about many a time inspired me as I gazed Your flesh grew weaker as you gave up the fight It was your spirit that left me amazed In the end you found the strength from within to whisper, "Pray.... Pray" We looked to the heavens and shouted aloud, "Oh God! Please make him stay!" But God knew better Perhaps we'll understand one day but not today You had to let go You found your peace And whispered,"I'm going away" Away? How could you leave us so soon? My mind began to roam But then my spirit spoke softly to me, "Don't worry, He's just going home" You see, God's in control of each of us Tomorrow is promised to none How do we find comfort when He took you from us? It's in knowing that Ralph ...you won! He won? He died ...how is that winning? In the flesh...it leaves us distraught But what if where he went is better than this? Isn't this what we were taught? If we truly believe what we were taught to believe That even if we die, When we believe in Christ, as you did Ralph We live with the one Most High So when I feel sad or feel down that you're gone I realize that this is true It's not when we die or how we lived It's the spirit that moves on It's the spirit that lives within our hearts That accepts He saved us from sin That accepts Jesus Christ saved us from death He's the One that lives deep within So my hope's that your death was not in vain And that my words won't just go astray But Words inspired by the one true God To help others find their way These Words can plant a seed of hope on the day we close our eyes "He who believes in me will live Even though he dies!" I hope for me that place someday with Christ is where I'll be Ralph, I'll see you again on that glorious day When this comfort becomes truth for me.

These are things I remember about Ralphie.... the first time I rode on the back of a motorcycle, lighting up 62nd Street and 23rd Ave every 4th of July, his Corvette, my first time on a boat, many fun rides on his boat...the bigger the waves the better, the time he threw sandwiches overboard because there was mayo on them! his sense of humor in every situation, the time that he kept me in the revolving door at Uncle Ralph's company party, going to guitar lessons with him, and the strength he had through his illness, his sense of humor through it all and his perseverence. You were one of a kind and you are missed.