Paul Anderson

Nevada Youth Training Center

09/01/70 to 03/03/03

There is a man that we have known

Whose light for many has brightly shone.

Shown them the way out of despair

Into a world of fresh clean air.

He is a bigger man than most.

Yes, a long shadow he can boast.

But it is the inner stature that we know -

Which helped our boys to learn and grow.

Now that his thirty-two years are in

And his retirement is about to begin

We wish to pause for this brief moment

To say he must have been … Heaven sent.

In his time, he learned thousands of names

Coached innumerable games

Listened to millions of excuses

Endured threats and abuses.

But he is best remembered this day

As a caring man - with an honest way.

Who took on the most difficult pace

With competence, warmth and grace.

He truly molded boys into men.

Constantly forgave them of their sin.

Showed them there was a better plan.

And helped them reach this bold new land.

One last comment is all we require -

They say magicians never retire

They just disappear  ….

May his future be both bright and clear.

                                                                                                                  -  Dan Turner 3/2/3

                                                                          Elko, Nevada