Roger Coke Kenner

Roger "Corky" Coke Kenner, 66, of Port Charlotte, FL died peacefully at home on Thursday, April 19, 2012 in the arms of his loving wife of 38 years, Eva M. Kenner. Heaven got a great guy that day. He was born May 11, 1945 in Washington, DC. A retired postal worker and pressman, Corky loved playing golf, boating and fishing. He lived his life with passion and humor.

He was a loving and devoted father to Harry Lee (Jill) Kenner of Falls Church, VA and Roger Laurence (Bianca) Kenner of Virginia City, NV. He was an adoring grandpa to Rob, Ben, Vivian and baby Charlotte; a brother to Dickie of San Antonio, TX. Corky was preceded in death by his brother, Harry.

There will be no local services. Memorial donations may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project, 4899 Belfort Road, Ste 300, Jacksonville, FL 32256 or to the Trinity United Methodist Church, PO Box 495895, Pt Charlotte, FL 33949-5895.

I am standing upon the seashore. A ship, at my side,

spreads her white sails to the moving breeze and starts

for the blue ocean. She is an object of beauty and strength.

I stand and watch her until, at length, she hangs like a speck

of white cloud just where the sea and sky come to mingle with each other.

Then, someone at my side says, "There, she is gone"

Gone where?

Gone from my sight. That is all. She is just as large in mast,

hull and spar as she was when she left my side.

And, she is just as able to bear her load of living freight to her destined port.

Her diminished size is in me -- not in her.

And, just at the moment when someone says, "There, she is gone,"

there are other eyes watching her coming, and other voices

ready to take up the glad shout, "Here she comes!"

And that is dying...