[Dialogue] Celebrating the life of Jonathan Troxel

[Cynthia Vance]

 Dear Karen and Jim,
I am so sorry to hear about Jonathan.  Though I did not know him as an adult, I was always pleased and amazed how joyful he was especially when he or Elizabeth shared their joy on Facebook from time to time.What a wonderful man. . . and how heartbreaking.
Re: celebrating his life one suggestion is -- Perhaps having his friends send you photos and use some you already have -- create a slide show -- and invite those who knew him well (ICA folks and his friends) come together and celebrate his life. On some of the slides I printed what Bob was doing or even what he said, and told some stories that the kids would relate to. That's what Bob's middle brother (Denny and that side of the family) and I did to celebrate Bob's journey (in Canada). Then we ate and had a string quartet play both classical and jazz music.  And we also spread some of his ashes under a new ornamental pear tree that Denny had planted in their back yard.  He sends me a photo of it yearly during it's blooming.  Neil and Faith didn't come for they had just visited us here in Miami 2 weeks before Bob's passing.
Sending love to both of you, Cynthia Vance
  
    On Thursday, June 8, 2023 at 02:18:57 PM EDT, Karen Snyder via Dialogue <dialogue at lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote:  
 
 Greetings - especially to those of you who knew our son, Jonathan Troxel,

Yesterday, June 6, Jonathan suffered a cardiac arrest (triggered by asthma attacks possibly exacerbated by the air pollution from the Canadian wildfires) and died. He has had asthma since he was child. He began having strong problems with his breathing last Thursday, saw a doctor on Saturday, but still continued to have issues. Before going to work Tuesday, he texted us that he had another asthma attack, but was feeling better and proceeded to go to work. After he had walked the one block to work at the Admiral at the Lake Retirement Center, he told his staff colleagues that he was breathless and collapsed. All the nurses from the Admiral, the EMT paramedics and the hospital ER team were not able to revive him.

This of course has been a great shock to our lives - Jim and I as well as Jonathan’s wife, Elizabeth. We are in the midst of deciding what are the appropriate ways to celebrate his life. Although we don’t know who is reading this email, you too may have had experiences of death that you have wrestled with how to celebrate the life of your loved one. We thought sharing about Jonathan through the Dialogues was one way to celebrate.

If Jonathan knew you, he loved you. Any time someone would visit Jim and I, he wanted to see them too. He loved his experiences as a child in the Order, singing “Try to Remember” in the Student House, and was disappointed when Jim and I left the Order community. He has been pleased that Jim and I have re-engaged with the ICA. In the past couple of years he has enjoyed working with the Phase I files of the Global Archives in order to have them put on its website. And he has kept up with the lives of many who have transitioned from this life. Now he is among them.

Jim, Elizabeth and I are grateful for the messages and phone calls we have received. Each and every one is meaningful to us.  Thank you.

Take good care of yourselves, especially in these days of uncertain air quality or illnesses. Life is precious and mysterious. 

Peace and love,

Karen and Jim Troxel_______________________________________________
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