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IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Howard Leroy Valk
BORN
November 28, 1944
Claremore, Oklahoma
DIED
February 3, 2016
Fresno, California
MEMORIAL SERVICE
Monday, February 8, 2016 at 4:00 p.m.
Wildrose Chapel & Funeral Home
916 E. Divisadero, Fresno, California
SURVIVING RELATIVES
Wife: Shirley Valk
Son & Daughter-In-Law: Kevin & Angelique Valk
Son & Daughter-In-Law: Joshua Mark & Courtney O'Riley
Stepdaughter: Jennifer Mercer
Granddaughter: Marki Valk
Grandson: Maxamilian Mercer
Granddaughter: Madison Mercer
Brother & Sister-In-Law: James & Carolyn Valk
Brother: Billy Joe Valk
Brother: Don Valk
Brother: Ron Valk
FOOTPRINTS
One night a man had a dream.
He dreamed he was walking
Along the beach with the Lord.
Across the sky flashed scenes from his life.
From each scene,
He noticed two sets of footprints in the sand;
One belonged to him,
And the other to the Lord.
When the last scene of his life
Flashed before him,
He looked back at the footprints in the sand.
He noticed that many times
Along the path of his life
There was only one set of footprints.
He also noticed that it happened at the
Very lowest and saddest times in his life.
This really bothered him
And he questioned the Lord about it.
“Lord, you said
That once I decided to follow you,
You’d walk with me all the way.
But I have noticed that during
The most troublesome times in my life,
There is only one set of footprints.
I don’t understand why
When I needed you most
You would leave me.”
The Lord replied,
“My precious, precious child,
I love you and I would never leave you.
During your times of trial and suffering,
When you see only one set of footprints,
It was then that I carried you.”
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