Remembering Butch (November 2, 1976 to September 25, 2017)

A tribute to an old friend, ex-colleague, filmmaker, artist, and brother, Butch Maddul ********************
​Gone too soon my friend

Remember when
A lifetime ago
Beer in one hand, camera in the other
Your rumbling laughs from the belly
Always the pillar, always the brother
In arms, in tears, in faith, in love

Remember when
A lifetime ago
Music played to your honest beat
And life was bigger than the sum of us
Lives immortalised through your lens
Your boundless heart the only guide

Remember now
And forever always
Your soul lives on, thrives
Across lands, beyond time
Your smile etched on the hearts
Of all you have touched
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Gone too soon, my brother, but you never left