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View a eulogy for Kimberly L. Whittington, USMA '91, who passed away on August 6, 2011.

Kimberly L. Whittington

West Point, 1991

Be Thou At Peace

Posted by Mel on November 15, 2011:

I miss you Kimberly. Your 'Whitticisms and great sense of humor kept me in stitches (sutures? Doc to Doc : ) ). I wish I would have known you on active duty and regret our paths never crossed. But, I enjoyed our time together at USF hanging out and swapping a few war stories (the happier ones mainly). The world is a lesser place without you. Gone from my sight, but never from my heart; with Love always, Mel (Spader 92).


Daylight falls upon the path, the forest falls behind
Today I am not prey to dark uncertainty
The shadow trembles in its wrath, I've robbed its blackness blind
And tasted sunlight as my fear came clear to me

I think I understand
Fear is like a wilderland
Stepping stones or sinking sand

Now the way leads to the hills, above the steeple's chime
Below me sleepy rooftops round the harbor
It's there I'll take my thirsty fill of friendship over wine
Forgetting fear but never disregarding her

Oh, I think I understand
Fear is like a wilderland
Stepping stones and sinking sand

Sometimes voices in the night will call me back again
Back along the pathway of a troubled mind
When forests rise to block the light that keeps a traveler sane
I'll challenge them with flashes from a brighter time

Oh, I think I understand
Fear is like a wilderland
Stepping stones or sinking sand

(Joni M.)

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