Buddy Loyd Tankersley's Obituary
Buddy Loyd Tankersley, 83 years old of Bonita, California passed away on October 11th, 2018 in San Diego, California surrounded by his family. Buddy was born in McCurtain, Oklahoma to his parents, Herman and Margaret Tankersley. He served in the army and received an honorable discharge. He had many jobs, but he retired from Convair in 1993. He was survived by his daughter Margaret Guzman, son in law Michael Guzman, granddaughter Jasmine Tankersley, his sisters, Pearl Taylor and Shirley Glasco and his brother Kirby Tankersley. Services will be held at Greenwood Memorial Park. A visitation will take place in Greenwood’s Longfellow room on Sunday, October 21st from 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm and the funeral service will take place in Greenwood’s Salli Lynn Chapel on Monday, October 22nd at 10:00 am, with graveside services to follow. “You left a place no one can fill. We miss you Dad and always will.”Life is like a journey on a train With its stations, with changes of routes and with accidents! At birth we boarded the train and met our parents, and we believe they will always travel on our side. However, at some station our Parents will step down from the train, leaving us on this journey alone. As time goes by, other people will board the train; and they will be significant i.e. our siblings, friends, children, and even the love of our life. Many will step down and leave a permanent vacuum. Others will go so unnoticed that we don’t realize that they vacated their seats! This train ride will be full of joy, sorrow, fantasy, expectations, hellos, goodbyes, and farewells. Success consists of having a good relationship with all the passengers… requiring that we give the best of ourselves. The mystery to everyone is: We do not know at which station we ourselves will step down. So, we must live in the best way – Love, Forgive, and offer the best of who we are. It is important to do this because when the time comes for us to step down and leave our seat empty, we should leave behind beautiful memories for those who will continue to travel on the train of life without us. I wish you a joyful journey for the coming years on your train of life. Reap success, give lots of love and be happy. More importantly, be thankful for the journey! Lastly, I thank you for being one of the passengers on my train!
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