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Wanda Sue McBurney

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Wanda Sue McBurney

Birth
Rochester, Oakland County, Michigan, USA
Death
21 Oct 1983 (aged 18)
Rochester, Oakland County, Michigan, USA
Burial
Rochester Hills, Oakland County, Michigan, USA Add to Map
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Wanda was a senior at Rochester High School when she and her sister, Andrea, were killed in a car accident. Wanda was a member of the High School Conservation Club.
Wanda will always be missed and never forgotten. A tree was planted at Rochester High School in Wanda and Andrea's memory.
The poem "Footprints In The Sand" was on her memoriam page in the 1983-1984 yearbook.

Footprints in the Sand

One night I dreamed I was walking along the beach with the Lord.
Many scenes from my life flashed across the sky.
In each scene I noticed footprints in the sand.
Sometimes there were two sets of footprints,
other times there was one only.
This bothered me because I noticed that during the low periods of my life,
when I was suffering from anguish, sorrow or defeat,
I could see only one set of footprints,
so I said to the Lord,
"You promised me Lord,
that if I followed you,
you would walk with me always.
But I have noticed that during the most trying periods of my life
there has only been one set of footprints in the sand.
Why, when I needed you most, have you not been there for me?"
The Lord replied,
"The years when you have seen only one set of footprints,
my child, is when I carried you."


Wanda was a senior at Rochester High School when she and her sister, Andrea, were killed in a car accident. Wanda was a member of the High School Conservation Club.
Wanda will always be missed and never forgotten. A tree was planted at Rochester High School in Wanda and Andrea's memory.
The poem "Footprints In The Sand" was on her memoriam page in the 1983-1984 yearbook.

Footprints in the Sand

One night I dreamed I was walking along the beach with the Lord.
Many scenes from my life flashed across the sky.
In each scene I noticed footprints in the sand.
Sometimes there were two sets of footprints,
other times there was one only.
This bothered me because I noticed that during the low periods of my life,
when I was suffering from anguish, sorrow or defeat,
I could see only one set of footprints,
so I said to the Lord,
"You promised me Lord,
that if I followed you,
you would walk with me always.
But I have noticed that during the most trying periods of my life
there has only been one set of footprints in the sand.
Why, when I needed you most, have you not been there for me?"
The Lord replied,
"The years when you have seen only one set of footprints,
my child, is when I carried you."




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  • Created by: Mike
  • Added: Jul 28, 2003
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7717531/wanda_sue-mcburney: accessed ), memorial page for Wanda Sue McBurney (10 Aug 1965–21 Oct 1983), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7717531, citing Christian Memorial Gardens West, Rochester Hills, Oakland County, Michigan, USA; Maintained by Mike (contributor 46562595).