The Memorial Candle Program has been designed to help offset the costs associated with the hosting this Tribute Website in perpetuity. Through the lighting of a memorial candle, your thoughtful gesture will be recorded in the Book of Memories and the proceeds will go directly towards helping ensure that the family and friends of Thomas Claus can continue to memorialize, re-visit, interact with each other and enhance this tribute for future generations.

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Thomas Claus
In Memory of
Thomas Andrew
Claus
1923 - 2017
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The lighting of a Memorial Candle not only provides a gesture of sympathy and support to the immediate family during their time of need but also provides the gift of extending the Book of Memories for future generations.

Sunset Ride

You taught me to ride bareback through the fields
On a farm lush with crops and with grain
You taught me the names of flowers and trees
You planted deep in to the plains
You taught me to ride my very first bike
And tended my scraped up knees
You taught me to swallow and hide my tears
Like soldiers in sub zero freeze
You taught me to shoot my very first gun
To learn how to stand up to fear
You taught me to quell my wicked words
Keep hurt and destruction at bay
You taught me to love while saying no words
With gestures, jokes, actions and play
You taught me that living’s worth fighting for
Til the soldier is taken away.
----Cindy Ferguson, 2017

Posted by Cindy Ferguson
Sunday May 21, 2017 at 11:34 pm
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