HASTINGS, MI

Roland E Curtiss, age 75, of Hastings went to reunite with the love of his life on Tuesday, Feb 20, 2018.
There will be no funeral or memorial. In his own words, "There is no reason to get a bunch of people together to talk about all the great things I did and be sad. I never did anything worth fussing about and there is no reason to be sad. I want to go see your Mom…people should be happy for me!"
In lieu of memorial contributions, you should either go put a little money on a Craps table or go buy some Busch Beer and watch the MSU Spartans with some of your closest friends. That would be what he would wish.
If you have a brief moment and want to share something about how this guy "who never did anything worth fussing about" impacted you the family would love it. You can send it to Mill's Landing c/o of Andrea Purdun, 228 N. Jefferson St, Hastings, MI 49058.
In the folder with all of his important papers, he left this poem. I think he would like me to share it with all of you……it is truly how he lived….and how he hoped we all could live.

THE DASH

I READ OF A MAN WHO STOOD TO SPEAK AT THE FUNERAL OF A FRIEND
HE REFERRED TO THE DATES ON HER TOMBSTONE FROM THE BEGINNING TO THE END
HE NOTED THAT FIRST CAME THE DATE OF HER BIRTH AND SPOKE THE FOLLOWING DATE WITH TEARS, But HE SAID WHAT MATTERED MOST OF ALL WAS THE DASH BETWEEN THOSE YEARS.
FOR THAT DASH REPRESENTS ALL THE TIME THAT SHE SPENT ALIVE ON EARTH. AND NOW ONLY THOSE WHO LOVED HER KNOW WHAT THAT LITTLE LINE IS WORTH.
FOR IT MATTERS NOT HOW MUCH WE OWN; THE CARS, THE HOUSE, THE CASH, WHAT MATTERS IS HOW WE LIVE AND LOVE AND HOW WE SPEND OUR DASH.
SO THINK ABOUT THIS LONG AND HARD ARE THERE THINGS YOU'D LIKE TO CHANGE?
FOR YOU NEVER KNOW HOW MUCH TIME IS LEFT THAT CAN STILL BE REARRANGED.
IF WE COULD JUST SLOW DOWN ENOUGH TO CONSIDER WHAT'S TRUE AND REAL
AND ALWAYS TRY TO UNDERSTAND THE WAY OTHER PEOPLE FEEL.
AND BE LESS QUICK TO ANGER, AND SHOW APPRECIATION MORE AND LOVE THE PEOPLE IN OUR LIVES LIKE WE'VE NEVER LOVED BEFORE.
IF WE TREAT EACH OTHER WITH RESPECT, AND MORE OFTEN WEAR A SMILE REMEMBERING THAT SPECIAL DASH MIGHT ONLY LAST A LITTLE WHILE.
SO, WHEN YOUR LIFE'S EULOGY IS BEING READ WITH YOUR LIFE'S ACTIONS TO REHASH
WOULD YOU BE PROUD OF THE THINGS THEY SAY ABOUT HOW YOU SPENT YOUR DASH???

1996 LINDA ELLIS

Funeral Arrangements have been entrusted to the Daniels Funeral Home in Nashville. For further details please visit our website at www.danielsfuneralhome.net