BOOK ORDER FORM "History of Law Enforcement, Lake County, Ohio, 1840-2008 by J.T. McBride and Dr. Ronald J. Taddeo, published by Crown Publishing, Brunswick, Ohio (www.crowncustompublishing.com), @2009 A donation will be made to Shannon McBride's scholarship fund at Lakeland Community college for each book ordered. Copies also available at Amazon.com (books/Ohio law enforcement history)
SHANNON @2003 by Edward M. Kane, Chicago PD Emerald Society Oh father so loving, of father so dear, Grieve not so sadly, for I am still here. To lessen your anguish must now be my goal. So please let me hug you with my immortal soul. It was Shannon you called me; so much more than a name. For I and the Shannon are one and the same. I know you adored me as I flowed through your life, Always keeping you cheerful through struggle and strife. I know that you love me, as I do love you, And we both know that our love will never be through.
I shall flow through your soul now and give you my strength, Just as I do in Ireland, for most of its length. Yes, I am in Heaven and you know just where, For it has not been that long since we were both there, So please come and see me, and I promise to you, That you'll see true Heaven in the way that I do. I am Shannon of Erin, nee Shannon McBride, Daughter of a Chieftain, who thinks I have died. One sunset at Clonmacnois he will stand at my side, And he'll play his pipes proudly, as I smile so wide. He'll hear me playing also, as he plays on and on, In the realization that I am not gone. For there's Magic in my name more powerful than cannon, Oh hello my loving father, Yes it's me, your dear Shannon.