Dorothy Marie Smith

Dorothy Smith, 84 of Northglenn passed away October 13, 2004. She is survived by her sister Bobbi Meyers of Colorado Springs. I'm Glad You Are In My Dash I read of a man who stood to speak at the funeral of a friend. He referred to the dates on her tombstone from the beginning to the end. He noted that first came her date of birth and spoke the following dates with tears, but he said what mattered most of all was the dash between those years. For the dash represents all the time that she spent alive on earth and now only those who loved her know what that line is worth. For it matters not, how much we own; the cars...the house...the cash. What matters is how we lived and love and we spend our dash. So think about this long and hard. Are there things that you would like to change? For you never know how much time you have left that can still be rearranged. If we could just slow down enough to consider what's true and real and always try to understand the way other people feel and be less quick to anger and show appreciation more and love the people in our lives like we never loved before. If we treat each other with respect and more often with a smile remembering that this special dash may only last a while. So when your eulogy's being read, with your life's action to rehash: Would you be proud of the things they say about how you spent your dash?