Michael Wisniewski
Soul Memory Missing
Marshall Joseph Wisniewski
September 28, 1946 – December 25, 2019
A Eulogy by his ‘lil brother Michael
Good Morning & Thank You all for coming out to honor my brother Marshall & celebrate his life. I’m Michael, his little brother & I know first-hand how much my brother learned from a lifetime of climbing the hills of life.
Because I’m Marshall’s younger brother, there has never been a day when I didn’t have him in my life to protect me, guide me, and to give me a head’s up any way he could. He was only 7 years older than me, but he was my 3rd parent every step of the way. After Dad and then Mom died, he became my only parent.
Marshall was not only my big brother, but also a brother with the biggest heart you could ever imagine.
I’ll give you guys my short version of my big brother’s life: He was born Sept 28, 1946 to a set of parents’ that were huge givers. So, it was only natural that he would turn out to be a huge giver himself. He started out leading the way for the rest of us kids, known as the 5 M’s. The good Lord saw him through school, and on his way to meet the love of his life, his Guardian Angel, and, if I may say, I would like to nominate Leanne, the love of his life, for sainthood. I mean, she honestly stuck to the vows they made to each other almost 50 years ago.
Don’t think of him as gone away, his real journey has just begun.
Life holds so many facets, this Earth is only one.
I will miss you brother, your actions were always kind
A generous hand & active mind.
Anxious to please & ready to help, a loving brother & faithful friend. We’ll all miss you very much. My brother had a saying that “the chain is only as strong as its weakest link”. Well, once again, our family chain is broken, and nothing seems the same. But, as God calls us one by one, the chain will link again.
I hold onto our memories, the ones that are so dear
To try to always keep you close, now that you’re not here
You were called, it was your time, ya know it is so true . . .
There’s never been anyone like you.
You are very special, and I want to say, I feel lost in many ways
You are not here today, but I will never forget you
I know I have been blessed to have you for my brother, because you were the best
As kids, we lived together, we fought, we laughed, we cried
We didn’t always show the love that we all had inside
We shared our dreams, plans & some secrets too
All the memories we shared is what bonds us to you
We grew to find that we have a love that is very strong to this day
It’s a love shared by our family that will never fade away
You are my brother, not by choice, but by the nature of our births
I couldn’t have chosen a better one, you were the best on earth!!
HAPPIER TRAILS BIG BROTHER!!
January 2, 2020