Sent by Bonnie on 04/23/2011

There are so many thoughts of Orrie's life to share, but for now I offer this quote from Ralph Waldo Emerson as it seems to have been a motto for my brother's life: "To laugh much; To win respect of intelligent persons and the affections of children; To appreciate beauty; To find the best in others; To give one's self; To leave the world a little better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition; To have played and laughed with enthusiasm, and sung with exultation; To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived--this to have succeeded."