Constable Cliff Lister

Constable Cliff Lister
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I need to say some words here, about the passing of a friend,

Time passes by so quickly, why does it have to end.

Deep inside I know that, the years keep marching on,

We are here for such a short time, before our time is gone.
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Cliff Lister was the nicest man, you would ever want to know,

He always had a kind word, and was always on the go.

A dog man several years ago, one of the very best,

When he was on a dog case, he never stopped to rest.
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When the news was broken to us, we greeted it with shock,

Cliff was far to young to go, was the word in all the talk.

Twenty two years on the job, under fifty years of age,

Life can treat us so unfair, it makes you want to rage.
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Cliff left us far too early, that I know is true,

But he left us doing something, that I know he loved to do.

He was out there on the golf course, playing just for fun,

When suddenly the sands of time, had no more left to run.
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The shock set in so quickly, it has not worn off yet,

I know he was the kind of guy, that no-one will forget.

Each and every one of us, has a specific memory,

Of the man we knew as "Cliffy", a special person he.
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And when his cohorts gather, the storytelling then,

Each will say of "Cliffy", "Hey, I remember when..."

He did this, or he did that, or he went the extra mile,

I know that he'll be watching us, and I'm sure that he will smile.
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PC 664 T.J. Gowdyk 96-05-21 (138)