When I was a child

You were larger than life

When I was a teen

You were harder than rock

When I was an adult

You rang the bells

Son, farmer, sailor, pilot,

Fireman, mason, family man

God speed with love, Uncle Paul

A mountain of a man

Home at last

A revered member and leader of the Berne community, Paul Giebitz Sr., died Sunday  as he was riding his tractor, an activity he loved, on Old Road in East Berne. He was 89.