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| OBJE:_META | <metadataxml><content><line><p><span style="color: #333331; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-line;">Chance Poliski Funeral 4/7/2007 Talk by Marv Whiting (THE PURPOSES OF RELIGIOUS FUNERAL SERVICES. The purpose of these services is to pay tribute to our departed brother and, secondly to bring solace and peace to the sorrowing hearts of the bereaved. First, in contemplation of the fact that he, whose departure strains the heartstrings, has lived a useful noble life. Second, comfort in the consciousness that loved ones were true and loyal, as his children and kinfolk, and that particularly during illness they did everything humanly possible to administer to his needs, to alleviate his pain, and to give him comfort. And third, comfort in the assurance of the immortality of the human soul; the assurance that their father is just away.&mdash;CR, April 1951, pp. 181-182. David O. McKay, Gospel Ideals, p.59) Our last look at Chance we saw a gentle confident smile and his hands, busted knuckles and scars from countless fix it projects. What a badge of honor, Oh, that I could say the same for myself. Chance loved jokes and I would like to share a couple of jokes to make him chuckle and maybe lighten up this funeral service. These jokes are from Jay Leno. Did you know Bill and Hillary were born under the same sign? No, what sign? &ldquo;For Sale.&rdquo; A student from the University of Washington has sold his soul on eBay for $400.00. He&rsquo;s a law student, so he probably doesn&rsquo;t need it, but still, that&rsquo;s not very much. Today, Hillary Clinton said, &lsquo;Hey, at least I got some furniture and a Senate seat for mine.&rsquo; Hillary Clinton said today that she wants legislation to allow all ex-felons to vote. See, this way all the Clinton&rsquo;s former business partners can vote for her in 2008.&rdquo; (This one I didn&rsquo;t have the courage to say in the service: &ldquo;In a fiery speech this weekend, Hillary Clinton wondered why President Bush can&rsquo;t find the tallest man in Afghanistan. Probably for the same reason she couldn&rsquo;t find the fattest intern under the desk.&rdquo; The last thing Chance would ever want is for someone to get up in his funeral and gush over him and tell good things about him. Never-the-less. . . . I don&rsquo;t surprise any of you when I say he is a great guy. I&rsquo;ve thought about him these past few days and thought about the kind of guy he is and what he added to our family. As I did so I started realizing some very important traits he had that he shared with his entire family. Chance would never brag about these traits but they need to be recognized and may we as part of his family insure that we adopt those traits and apply them to our own lives the very best we can. One of my first memories of Chance was when he and Bernice were married, some 57 or 58 years ago. They had a Harley Davidson M/C and loved going on rides. Early on I recalled how Chance expressed a certain interest and genuine like for people. He loved to sit and talk about life. He also loved to tell stories with a punch-line or taught a strong moral. He really loved a good joke. When I was about 6 years old, Bernice and Chance came out to Carey on the Harley and he gave me a ride. That was about the most exciting thing I had ever done. When I was in the 3rd grade, we were broke and it was a very bad year. We had lots of sickness and were in the process of loosing the farm. So we had no hope of a decent Christmas. This turned out to be my most memorable Christmas. All because of Chance and Bernice. They brought Christmas over and we, I, so enjoyed it. What was it that I learned from this great act of kindness? I guess it was a time of discovering compassion. Probably one of the most important lessons I have ever learned. It was a simple act of love and caring for the family but it meant so much at the time. It set an example for me, the way things really ought to be. There is a scripture in the New Testament that I think applies to Chance. In Luke 10: Jesus gives the story about the Good Samaritan. Remember the Lawyer asked the Lord what he needed to do to inherit eternal life. 26 He said unto him, What is written in the law? how readest thou? 27 And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself. 28 And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou shalt live. 29 But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour? 30 And Jesus answering said, A certain [man] went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded [him], and departed, leaving [him] half dead. 31 And by chance there came down a certain priest that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. 32 And likewise a Levite, when he was at the place, came and looked [on him], and passed by on the other side. 33 But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he had compassion [on him], 34 And went to [him], and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him. 35 And on the morrow when he departed, he took out two pence, and gave [them] to the host, and said unto him, Take care of him; and whatsoever thou spendest more, when I come again, I will repay thee. 36 Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbour unto him that fell among the thieves? 37 And he said, He that shewed mercy on him. Then said Jesus unto him, Go, and do thou likewise. Compassion, benevolence, kindness those were all traits Chance possessed and used wisely, not blindly, or foolishly. Those traits need to be used with great wisdom. Chance was nobodies fool. He never did those kind acts looking for approval and acceptance. He did those things because it was right and good and really needed to be done. Chance knew that if he did something for someone who could do that thing himself would be creating weakness and dependence, not strength and independence. My Daughters, Tara, Alison, Pamela and Tracy are very sad they could not be here. Patricia and my Son James were able to attend. They all loved Chance and appreciate him for the good things, stories, jokes, and friendliness he always expressed. My Daughter, Tracy is on a Church mission in British Columbia. She wrote in an e-mail, &ldquo;I can&rsquo;t believe that Uncle Chance died. I seriously loved that man. He was so funny, and always had such good stories. Remember him telling that story about he and I playing a spelling game on the computer? We were playing for a little while, and he didn&rsquo;t think I was very good, and then he asked, &ldquo;Can you read?&rdquo; I said, &lsquo;No.&rsquo; We all thought that was the funniest thing. I remember playing some apple game at their house and always having fun in their basement. Tell Bernice I said Hello, and that she is in my prayers for sure. Chance was and is awesome! Make sure to tell Bernice I love her.&rdquo; We all are impressed and appreciate someone who displays a great amount of courage. Chance was one who had great courage in the face of grave danger to himself. We all know of the incident at the Pizza Store when the nutt case came in and took over the place with a Molotov cocktail and a gun. Chance&rsquo;s concern was for his customers. Chance stood between customers and the suspect and hustled the customers out the door. Courage, bravery, sense of duty to those in the store. He obviously recognized the danger to himself but with great courage, cleared out the store and insured the safety of all those inside. Chance was there for every one of his customers. He was not blindly being bold or blindly heroic, down deep he was being compassionate, considerate, and loyal to his customers, he was being real. Chance was there for his customers. Chance was always willing to help out Mom Whiting. Little things or big things, he was there and concerned for her comfort. Innumerable times he was there to repair the clogged drains, leaking faucets and what ever else needed to be fixed. He always expressed concern for her welfare. Mom really loved him and really appreciated his willingness to help her. Mom always knew Chance would be there whenever she needed help. Others in the family also could rely on Chance to provide what was necessary to make their life better. I recall once, my brother Bob and I were involved in a project and we needed Chances plumbing expertise. Chance was happy to give of his time and knowledge. It certainly solved a crisis for Bob and me. All of us knew that if needed, Chance would always be there. I watched many times Chance as he worked around the Pizza Store and as he made his Sewer business a success. His work ethic was un-equaled. I didn&rsquo;t think much of the Sewer business but it was his and he did the business with his typical gusto, working endlessly to build a good name and serve his customers. If Chance would have cared much about what other people thought he probably would not have started the Sewer business. It was however an honest living and a service that needed to be done. I remember visiting on some holiday weekends. People would always call on the holiday or late in the evening. People would have an influx of visitors to their residence and of course there would always be a plumbing backup. I rode with him on one occasion to a big fancy house. The whole family, Grandma, grandpa, the kids and the grandkids were outside waiting for his arrival and for him to do what had to be done. After we were through, there was sure a look of relief on their faces&mdash;in more ways than one. I thought what a tough, terrible job. How could he do it? You all know that Chance didn&rsquo;t much care what other people think. He did his own thing. I analyzed that attitude and decided that was a pretty good attitude to have. I decided, how weak to let our lives be governed by what others were thinking of us. That attitude was later to have quite an effect on my life and career. I pretty much agreed with him on his opinions etc. However, we did not agree on my going on a Church mission. He was concerned about my Mother and having support around to help her in her ill health. I went ahead and went on the mission. Mom got along OK and I knew that Chance would always be there for the things Mom might need, and, he was. You see, I had learned from Chance, I didn&rsquo;t much care what he or anyone else thought about me going on the mission. Live by the sword, die by the sword. When I decided to become a police officer, that attitude from Chance, not really caring much what other people thought, was huge in my resolve to be a police officer. I really loved the job. Thank you, Chance. Chance had a great zest for life. He loved the outdoors, hunting, fishing, camping, and being with the family. His zest for life was strongly demonstrated in three ways. When he got emphysema his doctor told him he could quit smoking or he could die. He quit smoking immediately. I remember prior to this, he made the joke, &ldquo;Oh, It is easy to quit smoking; I&rsquo;ve done it a thousand times.&rdquo; But on this occasion, he quit smoking for good. Then later on, he had the liver problem. The doctor told him he could quit drinking beer or he could die. He immediately quit drinking. Chance loved life. He loved people. He loved learning. In his later years, when others slow down on what is going on in the world, Chance kept up and knew well what was happening in the world. That zest for life was best shown most recently with his great struggle to survive. He kept on struggling to live. Best of all, he exemplified, &ldquo;never, never give up.&rdquo; Chance loved Bernice. I love Bernice. Whoever is nice enough to love Bernice, and can put up with her is a pretty good guy. Really, it was a great marriage. My sister married a great guy. Their love has grown and developed over the years. Over the past several years Chance has expressed to me and my wife Lorna several times how much Bernice has helped him and done everything possible to help with his health and try to give him comfort. It is an example to me and I hope to my wife, and also to my kids. Even more-so, it is an example for all of us. Chance has always been here for us. It is with great remorse that he is no longer here, available for advice and comfort. I have great hope he is in a better place. If I know Chance, he is helping prepare that place for each of us. May we all recognize the great man that Chance is! May our love for him motivate us to apply all of his traits to our own lives? Chance&rsquo;s goodness, his love for people, his deep down kindness, may those traits and values live on in each of us. That when we see him again, that we can meet with great joy that comes from not wasting those important traits we have seen applied in his life. As we exercise those great traits to others, we will extend Chances influence to others and make this a much better place to live. (I closed in the name of Jesus Christ)&nbsp;</span></p></line></content></metadataxml> |
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Idaho Falls, Bonneville, Idaho, United States |
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