This Poem was written about my Dad as we acknowledge the anniversary of his passing. It never gets easier.
He is Jesus in a Suit
When I first met Bob, I thought he worked on Wall Street Because he was so well dressed and sophisticated in how he would carry himself and speak.
He is Jesus in a suit
However to my surprise, behind that well dressed exterior and sophistication, was a passionate, loving driven man who wanted to change the sadness and oppression that plagues our history.
He is Jesus in a suit.
He would do educational training videos for teens help the homeless kids, and lend aid to the terrible LA riot scene
He is Jesus in a suit.
There was no challenge too small or too great that Bob would not do. In order to help struggling people who were feeling blue, he always went where the wind blew.
He is Jesus in a suit.
His compassion and pragmatism were as if he was turning water to wine, as he gathered the necessary resources for the war genocide refugees in Croatia. The wind would eventually take him to building beds for hurricane victims in Nicaragua
He is Jesus in a suit.
Bob would faithfully and fearlessly go where few would tread Like Jesus Christ, his open and unconditional loving heart nurtured people's souls, hearts, and minds as Bob and the communities he touched broke bread.
He is Jesus in a suit
Bob's legacy proves that one person can change the world All of us must decide to help those who need help, opening their doors, kindness, compassion and love we can all afford
He is Jesus in a suit.
This poem and homage for Bob I would like to end By saying I am blessed to know Bob; he was so warm to me.
He is my friend.
In the words of Aeschylus: Men are not made for safe havens. The fullness of life is in the hazards of life.
By William R. Pasztor
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An Extraordinary Life
Robert Del Conte
Robert Del Conte founded the San Felipe Humanitarian Alliance and headed a group home for foster children on a ranch in New Mexico, where Ms Davis and her five brothers and sisters grew up. Mr. Del Conte was among the first Americans allowed into war-torn Kosovo to oversee humanitarian relief efforts. “We worried about him when he was overseas in a war zone—we never thought he’d be murdered in his own home town,” Ms. Davis said.
Driving home one evening in October 2001, Mr. Del Conte stopped to help someone whose car appeared to be disabled. The man stole his wallet, knocked him out and slit his throat, then threw him into a gully, where his body was found three days later. The murderer was apprehended when he used Mr. Del Conte’s credit card at a local tourist stop. “He murdered my father for the price of a steak and eggs breakfast at Denny’s and one night at a hotel, Ms. Davis said. “My father lost his life for $60.00.”
Enduring the pain
After the initial shock and horror, The Del Conte family found themselves at the center of a painful investigative process that put them all “under a microscope.” The media “dragged my father’s name through the mud,” questioning M. and Mrs. Del Conte’s entire way of life, and speculating that their work with problem children had put them at risk.
Even after the trial, at which the perpetrator, subject to the “three strikes law,” was sentenced to 22 years, Ms Davis found that the simplest task brought tears to her eyes. “I just had to have faith that the next day wouldn’t be as bad as this one.”
“You’ve got to get through the firsts, seconds, and the lasts,” Ms. Davis told the assembled crowd of more than 120 people, many of whom have lost loved ones to violence. “:My father never saw his first granddaughter and he didn’t get to attend my wedding.”
An inspirational message she found when cleaning out her father’s desk vividly illustrated his strength and commitment. “The good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow: do good anyway. (See the entire sentiment below). Displayed on Robert Del Conte's desk and contributed by his daughter Belisa Del Conte for Victims Voice, Vol 14, Number 4, June 2002
Paradoxical Commandments
by Kent M. Keith
1. People are illogical, unreasonable, and self-centered. Love them anyway.
2. If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives. do good anyway.
3. If you are successful, you will win false friends and true enemies. Succeed anyway.
4. The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow. Do good anyway.
5. Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable. Be honest and frank anyway.
6. The biggest men and women with the biggest ideas can be shot down by the smallest men and women with the smallest minds. Think big anyway.
7. People favor underdogs but follow only top dogs. Fight for a few underdogs anyway.
8. What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight. Build anyway.
9. People really need help but may attack you if you do help them. Help people anyway.
10. Give the world the best you have and you'll get kicked in the teeth. Give the world the best you have anyway.
He is Jesus in a Suit
When I first met Bob, I thought he worked on Wall Street Because he was so well dressed and sophisticated in how he would carry himself and speak.
He is Jesus in a suit
However to my surprise, behind that well dressed exterior and sophistication, was a passionate, loving driven man who wanted to change the sadness and oppression that plagues our history.
He is Jesus in a suit.
He would do educational training videos for teens help the homeless kids, and lend aid to the terrible LA riot scene
He is Jesus in a suit.
There was no challenge too small or too great that Bob would not do. In order to help struggling people who were feeling blue, he always went where the wind blew.
He is Jesus in a suit.
His compassion and pragmatism were as if he was turning water to wine, as he gathered the necessary resources for the war genocide refugees in Croatia. The wind would eventually take him to building beds for hurricane victims in Nicaragua
He is Jesus in a suit.
Bob would faithfully and fearlessly go where few would tread Like Jesus Christ, his open and unconditional loving heart nurtured people's souls, hearts, and minds as Bob and the communities he touched broke bread.
He is Jesus in a suit
Bob's legacy proves that one person can change the world All of us must decide to help those who need help, opening their doors, kindness, compassion and love we can all afford
He is Jesus in a suit.
This poem and homage for Bob I would like to end By saying I am blessed to know Bob; he was so warm to me.
He is my friend.
In the words of Aeschylus: Men are not made for safe havens. The fullness of life is in the hazards of life.
By William R. Pasztor
------------------------------------------------------------
An Extraordinary Life
Robert Del Conte
Robert Del Conte founded the San Felipe Humanitarian Alliance and headed a group home for foster children on a ranch in New Mexico, where Ms Davis and her five brothers and sisters grew up. Mr. Del Conte was among the first Americans allowed into war-torn Kosovo to oversee humanitarian relief efforts. “We worried about him when he was overseas in a war zone—we never thought he’d be murdered in his own home town,” Ms. Davis said.
Driving home one evening in October 2001, Mr. Del Conte stopped to help someone whose car appeared to be disabled. The man stole his wallet, knocked him out and slit his throat, then threw him into a gully, where his body was found three days later. The murderer was apprehended when he used Mr. Del Conte’s credit card at a local tourist stop. “He murdered my father for the price of a steak and eggs breakfast at Denny’s and one night at a hotel, Ms. Davis said. “My father lost his life for $60.00.”
Enduring the pain
After the initial shock and horror, The Del Conte family found themselves at the center of a painful investigative process that put them all “under a microscope.” The media “dragged my father’s name through the mud,” questioning M. and Mrs. Del Conte’s entire way of life, and speculating that their work with problem children had put them at risk.
Even after the trial, at which the perpetrator, subject to the “three strikes law,” was sentenced to 22 years, Ms Davis found that the simplest task brought tears to her eyes. “I just had to have faith that the next day wouldn’t be as bad as this one.”
“You’ve got to get through the firsts, seconds, and the lasts,” Ms. Davis told the assembled crowd of more than 120 people, many of whom have lost loved ones to violence. “:My father never saw his first granddaughter and he didn’t get to attend my wedding.”
An inspirational message she found when cleaning out her father’s desk vividly illustrated his strength and commitment. “The good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow: do good anyway. (See the entire sentiment below). Displayed on Robert Del Conte's desk and contributed by his daughter Belisa Del Conte for Victims Voice, Vol 14, Number 4, June 2002
Paradoxical Commandments
by Kent M. Keith
1. People are illogical, unreasonable, and self-centered. Love them anyway.
2. If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives. do good anyway.
3. If you are successful, you will win false friends and true enemies. Succeed anyway.
4. The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow. Do good anyway.
5. Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable. Be honest and frank anyway.
6. The biggest men and women with the biggest ideas can be shot down by the smallest men and women with the smallest minds. Think big anyway.
7. People favor underdogs but follow only top dogs. Fight for a few underdogs anyway.
8. What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight. Build anyway.
9. People really need help but may attack you if you do help them. Help people anyway.
10. Give the world the best you have and you'll get kicked in the teeth. Give the world the best you have anyway.
This Poem was written about my Dad as we acknowledge the anniversary of his passing. It never gets easier.
He is Jesus in a Suit
When I first met Bob, I thought he worked on Wall Street Because he was so well dressed and sophisticated in how he would carry himself and speak.
He is Jesus in a suit
However to my surprise, behind that well dressed exterior and sophistication, was a passionate, loving driven man who wanted to change the sadness and oppression that plagues our history.
He is Jesus in a suit.
He would do educational training videos for teens help the homeless kids, and lend aid to the terrible LA riot scene
He is Jesus in a suit.
There was no challenge too small or too great that Bob would not do. In order to help struggling people who were feeling blue, he always went where the wind blew.
He is Jesus in a suit.
His compassion and pragmatism were as if he was turning water to wine, as he gathered the necessary resources for the war genocide refugees in Croatia. The wind would eventually take him to building beds for hurricane victims in Nicaragua
He is Jesus in a suit.
Bob would faithfully and fearlessly go where few would tread Like Jesus Christ, his open and unconditional loving heart nurtured people's souls, hearts, and minds as Bob and the communities he touched broke bread.
He is Jesus in a suit
Bob's legacy proves that one person can change the world All of us must decide to help those who need help, opening their doors, kindness, compassion and love we can all afford
He is Jesus in a suit.
This poem and homage for Bob I would like to end By saying I am blessed to know Bob; he was so warm to me.
He is my friend.
In the words of Aeschylus: Men are not made for safe havens. The fullness of life is in the hazards of life.
By William R. Pasztor
------------------------------------------------------------
An Extraordinary Life
Robert Del Conte
Robert Del Conte founded the San Felipe Humanitarian Alliance and headed a group home for foster children on a ranch in New Mexico, where Ms Davis and her five brothers and sisters grew up. Mr. Del Conte was among the first Americans allowed into war-torn Kosovo to oversee humanitarian relief efforts. “We worried about him when he was overseas in a war zone—we never thought he’d be murdered in his own home town,” Ms. Davis said.
Driving home one evening in October 2001, Mr. Del Conte stopped to help someone whose car appeared to be disabled. The man stole his wallet, knocked him out and slit his throat, then threw him into a gully, where his body was found three days later. The murderer was apprehended when he used Mr. Del Conte’s credit card at a local tourist stop. “He murdered my father for the price of a steak and eggs breakfast at Denny’s and one night at a hotel, Ms. Davis said. “My father lost his life for $60.00.”
Enduring the pain
After the initial shock and horror, The Del Conte family found themselves at the center of a painful investigative process that put them all “under a microscope.” The media “dragged my father’s name through the mud,” questioning M. and Mrs. Del Conte’s entire way of life, and speculating that their work with problem children had put them at risk.
Even after the trial, at which the perpetrator, subject to the “three strikes law,” was sentenced to 22 years, Ms Davis found that the simplest task brought tears to her eyes. “I just had to have faith that the next day wouldn’t be as bad as this one.”
“You’ve got to get through the firsts, seconds, and the lasts,” Ms. Davis told the assembled crowd of more than 120 people, many of whom have lost loved ones to violence. “:My father never saw his first granddaughter and he didn’t get to attend my wedding.”
An inspirational message she found when cleaning out her father’s desk vividly illustrated his strength and commitment. “The good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow: do good anyway. (See the entire sentiment below). Displayed on Robert Del Conte's desk and contributed by his daughter Belisa Del Conte for Victims Voice, Vol 14, Number 4, June 2002
Paradoxical Commandments
by Kent M. Keith
1. People are illogical, unreasonable, and self-centered. Love them anyway.
2. If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives. do good anyway.
3. If you are successful, you will win false friends and true enemies. Succeed anyway.
4. The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow. Do good anyway.
5. Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable. Be honest and frank anyway.
6. The biggest men and women with the biggest ideas can be shot down by the smallest men and women with the smallest minds. Think big anyway.
7. People favor underdogs but follow only top dogs. Fight for a few underdogs anyway.
8. What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight. Build anyway.
9. People really need help but may attack you if you do help them. Help people anyway.
10. Give the world the best you have and you'll get kicked in the teeth. Give the world the best you have anyway.
He is Jesus in a Suit
When I first met Bob, I thought he worked on Wall Street Because he was so well dressed and sophisticated in how he would carry himself and speak.
He is Jesus in a suit
However to my surprise, behind that well dressed exterior and sophistication, was a passionate, loving driven man who wanted to change the sadness and oppression that plagues our history.
He is Jesus in a suit.
He would do educational training videos for teens help the homeless kids, and lend aid to the terrible LA riot scene
He is Jesus in a suit.
There was no challenge too small or too great that Bob would not do. In order to help struggling people who were feeling blue, he always went where the wind blew.
He is Jesus in a suit.
His compassion and pragmatism were as if he was turning water to wine, as he gathered the necessary resources for the war genocide refugees in Croatia. The wind would eventually take him to building beds for hurricane victims in Nicaragua
He is Jesus in a suit.
Bob would faithfully and fearlessly go where few would tread Like Jesus Christ, his open and unconditional loving heart nurtured people's souls, hearts, and minds as Bob and the communities he touched broke bread.
He is Jesus in a suit
Bob's legacy proves that one person can change the world All of us must decide to help those who need help, opening their doors, kindness, compassion and love we can all afford
He is Jesus in a suit.
This poem and homage for Bob I would like to end By saying I am blessed to know Bob; he was so warm to me.
He is my friend.
In the words of Aeschylus: Men are not made for safe havens. The fullness of life is in the hazards of life.
By William R. Pasztor
------------------------------------------------------------
An Extraordinary Life
Robert Del Conte
Robert Del Conte founded the San Felipe Humanitarian Alliance and headed a group home for foster children on a ranch in New Mexico, where Ms Davis and her five brothers and sisters grew up. Mr. Del Conte was among the first Americans allowed into war-torn Kosovo to oversee humanitarian relief efforts. “We worried about him when he was overseas in a war zone—we never thought he’d be murdered in his own home town,” Ms. Davis said.
Driving home one evening in October 2001, Mr. Del Conte stopped to help someone whose car appeared to be disabled. The man stole his wallet, knocked him out and slit his throat, then threw him into a gully, where his body was found three days later. The murderer was apprehended when he used Mr. Del Conte’s credit card at a local tourist stop. “He murdered my father for the price of a steak and eggs breakfast at Denny’s and one night at a hotel, Ms. Davis said. “My father lost his life for $60.00.”
Enduring the pain
After the initial shock and horror, The Del Conte family found themselves at the center of a painful investigative process that put them all “under a microscope.” The media “dragged my father’s name through the mud,” questioning M. and Mrs. Del Conte’s entire way of life, and speculating that their work with problem children had put them at risk.
Even after the trial, at which the perpetrator, subject to the “three strikes law,” was sentenced to 22 years, Ms Davis found that the simplest task brought tears to her eyes. “I just had to have faith that the next day wouldn’t be as bad as this one.”
“You’ve got to get through the firsts, seconds, and the lasts,” Ms. Davis told the assembled crowd of more than 120 people, many of whom have lost loved ones to violence. “:My father never saw his first granddaughter and he didn’t get to attend my wedding.”
An inspirational message she found when cleaning out her father’s desk vividly illustrated his strength and commitment. “The good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow: do good anyway. (See the entire sentiment below). Displayed on Robert Del Conte's desk and contributed by his daughter Belisa Del Conte for Victims Voice, Vol 14, Number 4, June 2002
Paradoxical Commandments
by Kent M. Keith
1. People are illogical, unreasonable, and self-centered. Love them anyway.
2. If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives. do good anyway.
3. If you are successful, you will win false friends and true enemies. Succeed anyway.
4. The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow. Do good anyway.
5. Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable. Be honest and frank anyway.
6. The biggest men and women with the biggest ideas can be shot down by the smallest men and women with the smallest minds. Think big anyway.
7. People favor underdogs but follow only top dogs. Fight for a few underdogs anyway.
8. What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight. Build anyway.
9. People really need help but may attack you if you do help them. Help people anyway.
10. Give the world the best you have and you'll get kicked in the teeth. Give the world the best you have anyway.
