[Dialogue] Tributes to Catherine Pierce and Bill Norton

[Karen Snyder]

Light a candle for Catherine Pierce

September 16, 1949 – December 29, 2018 – Jacksonville, FL

Karen Snyder writes about Catherine Pierce

I have been a ‘friend’ of Catherine’s through Facebook, seeing her postings of her family and social engagement in the past few years. Her daughter Rosa writes, “Catherine had the most incredible mind, body, and soul.”   Colleagues on the march write multiple postings including, “Activist for peace and justice everywhere …. One of Jacksonville’s activist superstars, who had nothing but love and kindness for all she met … We are better for knowing you and for the time you spent fighting for justice to make our world a better place for all."

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Light a candle for Bill Norton

December 15, 1945 - December 29, 2018  -  Bellingham, WA

Leah Early shares her thoughts thru a poem she wrote and an Aboriginal poem she shared:  

In acknowledging the death of Bill Norton, these thoughts visit me:

Bill is not someone I was assigned with in a place of raw possibilities.  
I was never close enough to feel vibrations from his singing, nor did I 
wash dishes with him amid steaming water and clanging dish trays.
We shared no late night security sessions, no sweaty cleanup days.   
But I knew wherever Bill was, 
he broke bread and spilled wine.

Across a very crowded room, I caught a wide smile and dancing eyes.  
And from great distances through Religious House reports, 
we were introduced again and again.  
I knew the Nortons were part of our community—the us
living precariously between no-longer and not-yet--and 
as was true for all living things, Bill’s life was precious. 


From Bee Lake, an Aboriginal poet:

Forever Oneness,
who sings to us in silence,
who teaches us through each other.
Guide my steps with strength and wisdom.
May I see the lessons as I walk,
honor the Purpose of all things.
Help me touch with respect,
always speak from behind my eyes. 
Let me observe, not judge.
May I cause no harm,
and leave music and beauty after my visit.
When I return to forever
may the circle be closed
and the spiral be broader.
Amen.

 
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