I just finished a multiple-hour long Skype chat with my brother and cousin in which we laughed and shared stories about our beloved grandfather as we tried to summarize the legacy of our wonderful, Jesus-loving Pa-paw. My heart is so full at the privilege we all have enjoyed in knowing and learning from a man who was, in every sense of the word, extraordinary. Following are the words of farewell we jointly penned in his honor and I share them with you in this medium in the hopes that reading the short account of a life well-lived will spur you on to strive to do likewise. Jesus is worth it. Lord, thank You for a Pa-paw who for 22 years, I was able to look at and simply, see You...
"Noel Leon Kyle met his Savior and Life Sustainer face-to-face on March 12, 2010. Loving husband to his wife Jo Kyle, devoted dad to his kids Steve Kyle and Jacki Richards, and “Pa-paw” to his 5 grand and 7 (soon to be 8) great-grandkids, he was loved by all. For 60 years, he tenderly walked side-by-side with his best friend, beauty, and source of strength, Jo. He served for decades as a deacon and head of his Sunday School department at Portland Ave. Baptist Church in OKC. His compassion for people and his community was expressed professionally as he assisted people in stewarding their finances as a Senior Vice President and Board Member at Coppermark Bank. An ardent outdoorsman (with a special affection for fishing, hunting, and golf) and clever storyteller, Noel was a joy to be around and a man who was truly larger than life. An enemy to no one, a friend to everyone, to meet him was to encounter wisdom, patience, humility, and selfless love personified.
A man of faith, Noel’s all consuming passion in life was knowing and glorifying Jesus Christ. To know him was to want to be like him as everything he did and said were a testimony to the way Jesus had captured his heart beyond return. With the Word of God as his rock, his life and ministry touched innumerable lives and his will be a heritage that will resound in power for a thousand generations to come.
Services will be held on Friday, March 19th at 10:00 am at Portland Ave. Baptist Church in OKC. Interment will follow at Resurrection Cemetery."
"His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord." Matthew 25:21
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Katie, Your paw pa was all of these things you wrote of hime and he will be greatly missed by all. I am sorry for the loss of him being in yours and everyones life but, so happy that he is to be able to see our father face to face. what joy he must be experiencing at this time! I Love you all and pray for everyone in a time of healing and a time of praise. Ginger
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