[Dialogue] Marge Philbrook in Hospice in Austin

[Beret Griffith]

Dear Marge....a story.

Marge! One of my favorite "characters".  I think my first work in the
archives, on the 6th floor of "Kemper" was in August 2011. The day often
began with breakfast with Marge, Paul Noah, Frank Knutson and myself. Marge
would tell priceless "Marge Stories" and there were a lot of them! My very
favorite Marge Story...

"Joe Mathews assigned Marge to manage the print shop during a summer
program. According to Marge, she told Joe she would do it only...if there
were guys assigned to work in the print shop who did not have to go back to
their wives "early", meaning they could stay up all night. The first thing
Marge did was to go to the Sears store on Lawrence and get 2 blue dresses.
At the end of her day/night work she would go upstairs and take a shower,
in her blue dress, and hang it up to dry. Next day she would wear the other
blue dress to the print shop....repeat... all summer.

And, in "those days" Marge knew where everything was in the archives and
was able to keep track of huge amounts of information and where it was.
"Hey Marge, do you know where we can find...?"  Marge, Rosemary Albright
and Sally Fenton were the three marvels overseeing the archives when I
arrived on the scene. What a crew!

Beret Griffith & Paul Noah







On Mon, May 18, 2020 at 9:17 AM Doug and Pat Druckenmiller via Dialogue <
dialogue at lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote:

> Marge, the giant of the Archives! We so enjoyed working with her on the
> project in Chicago over the past several years. She is always such a
> delight. She asks deceptively difficult questions. I caught myself thinking
> many times that the answer to her question was obvious, only to realize as
> I tried to think of an answer that it was far from it!
>
> Go well, Marge. We will not soon forget you.
>
> Pat and Doug Druckenmiller
>
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> *From: *Sunny Walker via Dialogue <dialogue at lists.wedgeblade.net>
> *Sent: *Sunday, May 17, 2020 10:48 PM
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> *Cc: *Sunny Walker <sunwalker at comcast.net>
> *Subject: *Re: [Dialogue] Marge Philbrook in Hospice in Austin
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>
> Thank you for sharing that the end is near. She is a dear Spirit who loved
> us all well and always with a smile and such kindness.
> Blessings to all the family,
> With love,
> Sunny
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> Sent: 2020-05-17 6:56:31 PM
> Subject: [Dialogue] Marge Philbrook in Hospice in Austin
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> Sunday, May 17, 2020
>
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>
> We, the family of Marge Philbrook, invite you to join us in a vigil during
> the final days of her life.  She is in Austin, Texas, in her home there
> with Kenneth and Deana Henry, and their youngest son Ethan.  She has been
> under Hospice care for several weeks.  We, individually in our separation,
> have devised ways to mark this time in our own homes – setting up altars,
> wearing commemorative items such as a red ribbon-– but we also are
> contributing videos (songs, stories or readings) that Marge can listen to,
> or written messages that can be read to her.
>
> We would invite you to share with Marge during this time as well.  You can
> submit videos to
> https://1drv.ms/u/s!AqdIShKmWL8kg4ltJdhQpep4-c1lhA?e=TtYWaR
> <https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2F1drv.ms%2Fu%2Fs!AqdIShKmWL8kg4ltJdhQpep4-c1lhA%3Fe%3DTtYWaR&data=02%7C01%7C%7C27854be876b64971c86008d7fade5e3b%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637253705271840975&sdata=QHZY7nMekS4FesaDeSB3HxCtTq1VOuvMcOYRnm3YUK0%3D&reserved=0>.
> You can also submit stories, poems, prayer or memories via email to
> Marge2020 at gmail.com.
>
> We will send another announcement out when Marge has completed her life.
>
> Thank you for joining us in this vigil to remember and celebrate
> Marge’s sacred journey with us and with her.
>
>
>
> Roy. and Elvagene Philbrook
>
> Deana and Kenneth Henry
>
> Paula Philbrook
>
> Larry and Evelyn Philbrook
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