[Dialogue] Celebrating the Completed Life of Fred Haman

[Mari Crocker]

Joe and I remember Fred Haman as what Bishop Jim Mathews would have called “a statesman of the church.”  Even in secular Uptown, he reached out to and pastored the People’s Church, just a stone’s throw from Kemper, and made it possible for us to hold a number of important community outreach events there.  I recall the twinkle in his eye and his pastoral kindness, even when the style du jour was “being the General.”  

Joe, now at the ripe old age of 91, was a contemporary of Fred, along with Phil Townley.  Even then, back in the early days, they were a slightly “older” trio of pastors who had been seasoned in the trenches of the local church and the social justice efforts of the 60s before becoming part of our Order, and seemed to have an "understood fraternity.”

We celebrate Fred’s competed life, and the many acts of service he performed around the world (many of which we just learned about by reading his obituary), and especially his abiding love of his family, the church and the Order.

Marilyn and Joe Crocker



> On Jul 2, 2019, at 1:18 PM, Lynda C via Dialogue <dialogue at lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote:
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> I had a note on messenger from Lori Haman Nash that Fred had passed this past weekend.    Fred was part of the Chicago Religious House with us in Fifth City many years ago.  (Jeremiah was in kindergarten or lst grade, so about 1983.)  I recall that he was involved with a Lutheran congregation at that time and also trying to keep us all healthy with Shaklee vitamins which helped supplement his income.  He also was part of the staff of Fifth City Business Careers as it started up.  Fred’s gentle manner and hearty chuckle comes to mind as I remember him. 
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> Lori wrote the following in response to some of my questions:
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> My daughter's and I were able to drive up from Texas to be with Dad and Juli for almost a week before he passed. He made it there days past his 89th birthday. It was a full life. I still love in Texas, but he was in Colorado with my sister, Juli, talking care of him the last four years. We are going to have a memorial service in Houston but are still trying to iron out the details. His obituary is now posted at https://www.monarchsociety.com/obituary/frederick-haman-jr <https://www.monarchsociety.com/obituary/frederick-haman-jr>
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> Our deep care to Doug, Julie and Lori who were all part of our Phase I programs.  Journey on, dear colleague,    
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