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I stood by your bed last night, I came to have a peep.
I could see that you were crying…you found it hard to sleep.
I whined to you softly as you brushed away a tear.
“It’s me, I haven’t left you…I’m well, I’m fine, I’m here.”
I was close to you at breakfast, I watched you pour the tea.
You were thinking of the many times, your hands reached down to me.
I was with you at the shops today, your arms were getting sore.
I longed to take your parcels, I wish I could do more.
I was with you at my grave today, you tend it with such care.
I want to reassure you that I am not lying there.
I walked with you toward the house, as you fumbled for your key,
I gently put my paw on you. I smiled and said, “It’s me.”
You looked so very tired, and sank into a chair.
I tried so hard to let you know that I was standing there.
It’s possible for me to be so near you every day.
To say to you with certainty, “I never went away.”
You sat there very quietly, then smiled, I think you knew…
In the stillness of that evening, I was very close to you.
The day is over…I smile and watch you yawning
And say, “Goodnight, God bless, I’ll see you in the morning.”
And when the time is right for you to cross the brief divide,
I’ll rush across to greet you and we will stand, side-by-side.
I have so many things to show you, there is so much for you to see.
Be patient, live your journey out…then come home to be with me.
— Author Unknown
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OUTSTANDING
ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
PRESENTED TO
JOHN DOE
-FOR YOUR-
POSITIVE ACCOMPLISHMENTS
AND
ATTITUDE TOWARDS OUR CLUB
(company)
(year)
Outstanding
Achievement Award
Presented to
John Doe
-For Your-
Dedicated Service And
Efforts
Where They Counted Most
(company)
(year)
Achievement Award
Presented to
John Doe
Best in Sales for the Year
(company)
(year)
Achievement Award
Presented to
John Doe
Treasurer
In Recognition of
Exceptional Accomplishments
(company)
(year)
Oregon Credit
Services
Awarded For
Excellence
To
John Doe
President
Branch Office
#14
(company)
(year)
Award Of
Excellence
Presented To
John Doe
(company)
(year)
OMA
Oregon Manufacturers
Team Excellence
Award
Finalist
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(year)
Top Quality Award
Presented to
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(company)
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Product Quality
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In Appreciation For
ATX-4 Contributions
(company)
(year)
Presented to
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DOE
In Recognition of Your Total
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(company)
(year)
Service/Appreciation
Outstanding Service
Award
Presented To
John Doe
In Grateful Appreciation of
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(company)
(year – year)
Presented To
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– TRUSTEE –
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(company)
(year)
Presented To
John Doe
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To The
Software Documentation
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(year)
Presented To
John Doe
For Your
Service And Dedication
To
(company)
(year)
OUTSTANDING
ACHIEVEMENT
AWARD
Presented To
JOHN DOE
For Your
Extraordinary Service and
Dedication
To Your Profession
(company)
(year)
(Company Logo)
25 Years
Of Dedicated Service
John Doe
From The Smallest Project
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You Were Always There To
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(company)
(year)
OUTSTANDING
EMPLOYEE SERVICE
AWARD
Presented To
John Doe
In Appreciation For
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(company)
(year)
Community Service Award
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(company)
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Sales
Outstanding
Producer Of The Year
Presented To
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SALES
ACHIEVEMENT
AWARD
$350,000.00
2nd QUARTER SALES
JOHN DOE
(company)
(year)
OUTSTANDING
ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
PRESENTED TO
JOHN DOE
-FOR YOUR-
POSITIVE ACCOMPLISHMENTS
AND
ATTITUDE TOWARDS OUR CLUB
(company)
(year)
Outstanding
Achievement Award
Presented to
John Doe
-For Your-
Dedicated Service And
Efforts
Where They Counted Most
(company)
(year)
Achievement Award
Presented to
John Doe
Best in Sales for the Year
(company)
(year)
Achievement Award
Presented to
John Doe
Treasurer
In Recognition of
Exceptional Accomplishments
(company)
(year)
Coach John Smith
Thank You For Guiding Us
Down The Field
( Across The Court, Around The Bases, etc.)
And Allowing Us To
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(league name)
(year)
Service/Appreciation
Outstanding Service
Award
Presented To
John Doe
In Grateful Appreciation of
Your 25 Years of Outstanding
Service and Dedication
(company)
(year – year)
Presented To
John Doe
– TRUSTEE –
In Grateful Appreciation
For Your Years of Outstanding
Service and Devotion
(company)
(year)
Sales
Outstanding
Producer Of The Year
Presented To
John Doe
In Recognition of
Your Ability to Far Surpass
All Sales Quotas Set By the
Experts
(company)
(year)
– SALES –
ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Presented To
John Doe
For Your Outstanding
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(year)
Leadership
Presented To
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With Deep Appreciation
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-As-
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(company)
(year)
Outstanding
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Presented To
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Presented To
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(year)
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(company)
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PRESENTED TO
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(company)
(year)
Presented To
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– President –
In Recognition of
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(company)
(year)
Presented To
John Doe
In Recognition of Your
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In the Office of
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(company)
(year)
Presented To
John Doe
In Grateful Appreciation
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(company)
(year)
Presented To
John Doe
In Appreciation For
Your Dedication to
Our Temple
(company)
(year)
Presented To
JOHN DOE
For Outstanding Leadership
in Preparing Teachers of
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DIRECTOR
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Retirement Award
Presented to
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This Award is Presented In
Appreciation for 25 Years Of
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Your Loyalty And
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(company)
(year – year)
25 Years
Of Dedicated
Service
John Doe
From The Smallest Project
To The Largest Undertaking
You Were Always There
To See It Through
JOHN DOE
Enjoy Your Well Deserved
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You Have Earned It!
(company)
(year)
HAPPY RETIREMENT
JOHN DOE
From Your Friends At
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(year)
Safety Award
Presented to
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This Award is Presented
On Behalf of U.S. Steel
In Appreciation
For an Accident Free Year
U.S. Steel
(company)
(year)
Safety Award
Presented to
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This Award is Presented
On Behalf Of The
National Safety Counci
For An Outstanding
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(company)
(year)
SAFETY AWARD
to
REFINERY #20
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NO LOST TIME ACCIDENTS
(company)
(year)
Presented To
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In Recognition of Your
Outstanding Sales in The Region
(company)
(year)
Sports/Coaching
Thanks Coach!
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teaching us, inspiring us, encouraging us,
challenging us.
This was a great season thanks to
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Presented To
(coach name)
From
(team name)
(year)
A hundred years from now, it will not
matter the house you lived in, what
kind of car you drove or what was
in your bank account. But the world
might be a better place because you
were important in the life of a child
Thanks Coach
(coach name)
(team name)
(year)
Presented To
John Doe
For Your
Service And Dedication
To
(company)
(year)
Presented To
JOHN DOE
For Your
Extraordinary Service and
Dedication
To Your Profession
(company)
(year)
Community Service Award
Presented to
John Doe
In grateful appreciation for your
outstanding dedicated service
to the people in your community.
(company)
(year)
A pet can bring such joy to his humans, and losing a pet can be emotional. A pet memorial plaque can make a caring gift for a loved one going through the grief of the loss of a pet. Note: A granite pet memorial plaque can be used indoors or outdoors. The plaque should include the name of the pet and an endearing phrase, such as: Our Little Angel, My Beloved Friend, Best Friend Forever, Best Dog Ever, etc. Also feel free to include the years of birth and death of the pet, however, this is not required.
Then you may upload or email a good close-up photo of your pet. We can capture fur details if the photo is of high-resolution, is in focus, and has good lighting (natural sunlight is best). You may also include a small poem or something that helps you to fondly remember the good times had with your pet.
-A Family Dog Changes a Family-
You’ve changed our family forever
And left paw prints on our hearts
We have learned lessons of kindness,
Love, and patience through your gentle
And unselfish ways. We will never forget you.
‘I believe that heaven is a perfect place, and if my dog needs to be there for it to be perfect, then she’ll be there.’ – Billy Graham
To make Heaven
the perfect place
for loved ones we adore,
God made sure those Pearly Gates
contained a doggy door.
Gentle and kind,
Faithful and True,
Our lives will not be
The same without you.
But we have the comfort
Of knowing each day,
We’ll see you again and
In Heaven you’ll play.
‘Plants, Strings, Bugs, and Things…All Must Be Tasted.’
No longer by our side
But forever in our hearts
I loved you your whole life,
I’ll miss you for the rest of mine
We couldn’t have had a better Friend
At the Rainbow Bridge we’ll see you Again
Losing a loved one is such a difficult time, but remembering your loved one with a memorial plaque can bring such comfort to the family. Respectful wording on a memorial tribute helps to bring peace while remembering the positive and important qualities of the one we miss so much.
The basic wording can include an introduction such as: In Loving Memory Of…, With Love We Remember…, In Sweet Memory Of… Then the person’s first and last name should be listed. If desired, also include a middle name or initial or the name most often used. After that, you may include the years or dates of birth and death. On the next line you may include loving facts about the person, such as Devoted Wife, Loving Dad, Much Loved Brother…etc.
You may also upload a photo of your loved one to be engraved on the plaque. The best choice would be a photo that brings peace and happy memories of the deceased and is a clear image. You may also upload a photo of your loved one to be engraved on the plaque. The best choice would be a photo that brings peace and happy memories of the deceased and is a clear image.
Examples of great Bible verses for memorials:
- Job 19:25-25 For I know that my Redeemer lives, and at the last he will stand upon the earth. And after my skin has been thus destroyed, yet in my flesh I shall see God.
- John 14:1-3 Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. In my Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also.
- John 14:27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.
A personal wedding or anniversary plaque is a unique gift that will be displayed for life. The key is in obtaining a great photo of the couple that can be engraved with high detail onto white marble or wood. (For instance, get the original digital image instead of a photo from Facebook, which is just too small and low resolution to engrave well). See if you can get a full sized photo emailed or take a picture of the couple in full daylight. It is appropriate to give a wedding gift up to a year after the wedding, so see if the Bride and Groom can send you their wedding photo after the event.
The wedding or anniversary plaque should include the first names of the couple. A wedding plaque should include the wedding date, and an anniversary plaque should state which anniversary (such as “25th Anniversary”).
Then you may include a marriage blessing, wedding poem, or Bible verse. Here are a few examples:
A Wedding Prayer
God fill your marriage with memories to treasure Of faith and trust along the way, of love too deep to measure and bring to you as man and wife the happiness of knowing That God who fills your cup of life will keep it overflowing (See an example of this poem engraved on a wedding plaque.)
A Marriage Blessing
God Bless this marriage with Hope that is sure, Faith that is steady, and Love that endures.
- 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never ends.
- Colossians 3:12-15 So, as those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience; bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, whoever has a complaint against anyone; just as the Lord forgave you, so also should you. Beyond all these things put on love, which is the perfect bond of unity. Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body; and be thankful.
A graduation plaque is a permanent way to show off a major achievement. Be sure to use a recent photo of the graduate (such as their Senior Photo if your loved one is graduating from High School).
The graduation plaque should include the graduate’s name, the name of the school, college, or university, and the year of graduation (such as “Class of 2015”). If applicable, the plaque should include the degree achieved.
Examples of inspirational quotes:
- “All our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them.” –Walt Disney
- “Go confidently in the direction of your dreams and live the life you imagined.” –Thoreau
- “It doesn’t matter how many say it cannot be done or how many people have tried it before; it’s important to realize that whatever you’re doing, it’s your first attempt at it.“ -Wally Amos
Bible verses for graduates:
- Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”
- Deuteronomy 31:8 The LORD himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.
Here are some great encouraging poems and verses for any occasion:
- Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
- Philippians 4:6-8 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
- Ephesians 3:17-21 I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge–that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.
