Carpenter’s Tools - I Remember Floyd . . . .

By Pastor Wallace Phillips - July 21st, 2006


Today, my heart is heavy as I write this column. Usually I sit for a few moments and sometimes ponder the question – What shall I write? Not today. It’s easy; for just hours ago I stood beside the bed of a dear friend who was easily and peacefully ushered into eternity. He died just moments before our arrival. William Floyd Castelloe leaves behind a legacy of serving the Lord.

He loved God. He loved music. He loved people. He loved the church. He loved sermons. He loved Pentecostal passion. He loved to laugh and to make others do so as well. Among his loves, and at the top of the list – His wife and daughter. Mary Ann and Carla will cherish tremendous memories of their beloved husband and father.

Today there is an empty place in the hearts of many – one that held the name of “Floyd.” After my return from a ministry sabbatical, I come home to lose a precious woman of God in the life of Annie Gray Jenkins, and now, Floyd. It reminds me of how life is. The Bible says that “life is like a vapor; it appears for a moment and then it vanishes away.” You and I must remember just how short life is.

We are here only a brief time. We need make every moment count. It reminds me of the little saying that I read on a brightly colored sign while on my time off - “Dance like nobody’s watching.” You and I need to pour the passion of life into everything that we do. Why? Because we are here today and gone tomorrow. We need to make every moment count.

Floyd lived life fully. He gave his soul to Jesus, his love to family, and his heart to mankind. I remember Floyd…..and smile.


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