January 12, 2013
During the January 12th Annual Safety Refresher and Monthly General Meeting held at the local United Association of Plumbers & Steamfitters Local #412, time-out was taken to allow Daniel R. (NMSL&RHS Professional Welder) to stand up and sing a heart-felt tribute to our recently lost member, Ralph Johnston. The lyrics Danny sung were as follows:
May the work that I have done speak for me.
May the work that I have done speak for me.
If I fall short of my goal someone else will take a hold.
May the work that I have done speak for me.
May the friends that I have made speak for me.
May the friends that I have made speak for me.
If I fall short of my goal someone else will take a hold.
May the friends that I have made speak for me.
May the train that I helped build speak for me.
May the train that I helped build speak for me.
If I fall short of my goal someone else will take a hold.
May the train that I helped build speak for me.
There it is only you sing it with all your heart!
While we have lost Ralph and other members of the Society, they are never forgotten. They leave behind precious memories and the gifts of their labor which will no doubt endure long after they have passed from this world.