Memorial Poem

A Man Whom Everyone Knew

In a little town called Miamisburg, ohio,
There was this man whom everyone known,
He knew which direction to go,
As his name hits us all close to home.

All through the years,
I’ve seen him switch gears,
Bring us all great cheer,
As he shows us the new frontier.

A good soccer game never folds,
When like Beckham, u score the goals,
If u had math problems to throw,
An example of intelligence was shown.

I can remember the warm summer days,
Outside in the yard at Grandma & Grandpa’s place,
Playing the typical childhood games,
With the many ideas coming from his brain.

As a kid, he already gained insight,
Dreams of being a fireman plagued his mind,
If people on motorcycles drove by,
He couldn’t wait for his first try.

Congregations are never broken,
When the right person is chosen,
For get togethers that need hosting,
His sense of humor kept us all going.

GM, the fire Department, & Cargill,
Were places he went to make the bills,
Pickup trucks gave him a thrill,
His childhood dreams became real.

Him & his Dad made the perfect team,
On his Mom, excitement gleams,
Him & his sister played by streams,
This was a guy all could trust to take lead.

Along the road,
Came a wife & daughter of his own,
Holidays shared with family in his home,
There were many seeds now being sown..

A laid-back man who’s humble,
Has unfortunately finished his hussle,
Friendliness & outgoing heart went beyond the huddle,
Which makes this departure for many, a struggle.

He’s lived a good life on earth,
With all of his work,
The next life takes a turn,
To a place with greener turf.

The man who everyone knew
Still lives amongst us in spirit,
The man who everyone knew,
Leaves behind a trail of loyal people,
The man who everyone knew,
Is one we shall see again,
For this man everyone knew,
Who lives in our hearts forever,
Is my cousin,Matthew Cobler.

Poem written in Memory of Matthew Cobler04/21/1976-01/19/2009

Cousin Get-Togethers

One thing I can think of when it comes to Matt is growing up as kids. When it came to all of us cousins getting together at Grandma & Grandpa's, Matt would be the comedian type.

In this picture, we were all at Grandma & Grandpa's house in Middletown, KY eating whatever Grandma cooked for dinner. Grandma's cooking is one good reason to drop by her house. All of us, except for Clay & Kenny were well into adolescence.

It was either before or after dinner that we all headed to the backyard for some Badminton. As u can see, Matt is off to the side looking like he's coaching

or keeping score. As u can tell, he's enjoys being in charge.

These are all the photos I had on me to put in here as most of them are at Mom & Dad's or Grandma's place. This is however an example of our get togethers, where all the 1st cousins were in attendance. It was a rare thing for this to happen, because Carol, Jenny, & Kenny always lived on the other side of the nation known as the West side & were unable to make it back to the Midwest to visit.

This is what I have for now, but I plan to post much more on here. If my brother & cousins can somehow manage to post blogs under here, they'll most likely include their thoughts, etc.

Main Details

This was created in memory of my cousin, Matt Cobler who had recently passed Monday, January 19, 2009 from leukemia that generated fromthe bone marrow in his leg. To be honest, that's the little I know what he passed away from, because the rest is too complicated for me to understand & explain.

He was born April 21, 1976 to parents, Curt & Patricia Cobler.

Matt Cobler leaves behind a wife; Amy Cobler, one daughter; Eva Cobler,

parents; Curt & Patricia Cobler, sister; Shelly Cobler.

Along with his immediate family, he also leaves behind Maternal Family, Grandmother, Lela Farmer, my parents Larry & Linda Farmer whom are Aunt & Uncle with cousins Joy Farmer (myself) & Clayton Farmer, Late Uncle; Keith Farmer & Aunt; Judy Farmer with cousins; Carol Farmer, Jenny Farmer, & Kenny Farmer, & an Aunt, Sandra Lee Farmer.

10 yrs. ago, he had cancer in his leg, which had been removed & couple weeks ago, returned. This time when it returned, he needed a bone marrow transplant & on top had pneumonia. Since he pulled thru the last time, we figured he would get thru the storm this time, but for some reason, all didn't work in our favor. My Mother had been visiting me in Louisville from Cincinnati for the whole weekend & from what we knew, not much was going on. No news meant good news, but Mom returned home to Cincinnati & found out the unfortunate news.

This unexpected situation has been extremely difficult for myself & many other members of my family to cope with. He was a good & fun person to have around whom we never thought to be gone from us so soon. Within the last year, I had to go thru 5 deaths, which included Uncle Keith, Dad's cousin, Dwayne, & 3 close friends (one whom was like a sister that I had known for 16 yrs). Dealing with the loss of a loved one is the worst situation for me to face, because of my love for the individual & the cahnge I have to adjust to from being without that person.

I'm the type who takes these situations harder than most other members of the family, but this one has hit everybody pretty hard. It was hard for me to focus on my usual routine. All I felt like doing is calling other family to share my grief & going to bed early. I didn't think I'd make it up to view Obama's Inauguration, but God seen to it that I did. It cheered me up for then, but when I got home, the thoughts returned.

As not only a way of pouring out my grief, but I've created this piece not only for myself, but Matt's family, my brother, & other cousins to share memories of Matt Cobler.