Coleman County, Texas - Obits: Dr. T. Richard Sealy

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			DR. T. RICHARD SEALY,
	NOTED PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, DIES HERE AFTER A LONG ILLNESS

Founder of Sealy Hospital, Beloved of Not Only the People of Santa Anna, But
of all West Texas, Passed Away Thursday

Dr. T. Richard Sealy, Santa Anna's best loved citizen, died at his home at
five o'clock Thursday afternoon, June 15. Though ill for more than a year,
he retired from active practice only a month ago, being confined to his bed
since that time.

                       HAPPINESS---MY CREED
                       _____________________

		It is not wealth, nor fame, nor power,
		   That gives me happiness this hour;
		But service rendered my fellow-man,
		   Without stint, the best I can;
		Without regard of reward or fee,
		   That brings happiness to me.

		To heal the sick, relieve their pain,
		   Repair the crippled and the maimed;
		Console the anxious, confort the distressed,
		   Present the infant to its mother's breast;
		Restore reason and help make the blind see,
		   That brings happiness to me.

		"This is futile," some would say;
		   For there will come a rainy day;
		You'll have neither money nor property,
		   But he deep in the vale of proverty.
		No mercenary critic would ever see
		   What brings happiness to me.

		It is true, tho' by action denied
		   Death stalks closely by our side,
		Striking often, where we least expect,
		   Regardless whom it may affect.
		So I live for service, not for fee
		   And shall have happiness to eternity.

		      1931  T.R. SEALY, M.D.