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<div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Aug 15, 2018, at 2:10 PM, Cynthia Vance via Dialogue <<a href="mailto:dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net" class="">dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><font size="3" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;" class="">Thank you, Joan (don't know why the symbols below popped up!)<br class=""><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica; font-size: 10pt;" class=""><blockquote style="border-left-width: 2px; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: blue; padding-left: 3px;" class=""><div class="header" data-dojo-attach-point="headerNode" data-dojo-attach-event="onclick: headerClick"><div class="main" data-dojo-attach-point="mainHeaderNode"><table class="fullFromTable" data-dojo-attach-point="fullFromTable"><tbody class=""><tr class="fieldRow" data-dojo-attach-point="fromRow"><td colspan="2" data-dojo-attach-point="fullFromNode" class=""><span class="flag" data-dojo-attach-point="flagIconFull" data-dojo-attach-event="onclick: toggleFlag"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" class="svgIcon"><use xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:href="#iconFlag"></use></svg></span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span data-dojo-attach-point="fullFromNode" class=""><span class="addressItem"><span class="address wsItem"><span class="addressDispForm">Joyce Sloan via Dialogue</span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.netHide" class="">dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net</a></span></span></span><span data-dojo-attach-event="onclick: showShortHeader" class=""><span title="Hide Details" class="wsLink moreLessLink"><a href="mailto:dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.netHide" class="">Hide</a></span><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" class="svgIcon lessLinkArrw"><use xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:href="#iconDown"></use></svg></span></td></tr><tr class="fieldRow" data-dojo-attach-point="toRow"><td class="label">To</td><td data-dojo-attach-point="fullToNode" class=""><span class="addressItem"><span class="address wsItem"><span class="addressDispForm">Colleague Dialogue</span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net" class="">dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net</a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="fieldRow" data-dojo-attach-point="ccRow"><td class="label">Cc</td><td data-dojo-attach-point="fullCcNode" class=""><span class="addressItem"><span class="address wsItem"><span class="addressDispForm">Joyce Sloan</span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:jsloan45@gmail.com" class="">jsloan45@gmail.com</a></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><div class="AOLWebSuite AOLWebSuiteM1" data-dojo-attach-point="bodyCont" style="margin: 10px 20px 4px;"><div id="AOLMsgPart_1.2_37afd44c-bc30-4445-be4d-cd30bd7ab2c1" class=""><div class="aolReplacedBody"><div dir="auto" class="">Dear Cynthia,<div dir="auto" class="">I am saddened to hear of Bob's passing. I hope the memories you shared throughout your missional marriage including those of his final days bring you comfort. </div><div dir="auto" class=""><br class=""></div><div dir="auto" class="">Sending love and prayers.</div><div dir="auto" class="">Joyce Sloan</div></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div><br class=""><br class=""><br class=""></font><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica; font-size: 10pt;" class=""><font size="3" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;" class="">-----Original Message-----<br class="">From: Joyce Sloan via Dialogue <<a href="mailto:dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net" class="">dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net</a>><br class="">To: Colleague Dialogue <<a href="mailto:dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net" class="">dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net</a>><br class="">Cc: Joyce Sloan <<a href="mailto:jsloan45@gmail.com" class="">jsloan45@gmail.com</a>><br class="">Sent: Wed, Aug 15, 2018 11:40 am<br class="">Subject: Re: [Dialogue] from Cynthia Vance<br class=""><br class=""></font><div id="AOLMsgPart_1.2_37afd44c-bc30-4445-be4d-cd30bd7ab2c1" class=""><font size="3" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;" class=""></font><div class="aolReplacedBody"><font size="3" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;" class=""><div dir="auto" class="">Dear Cynthia,<div dir="auto" class="">I am saddened to hear of Bob's passing. I hope the memories you shared throughout your missional marriage including those of his final days bring you comfort. </div><div dir="auto" class=""><br class=""></div><div dir="auto" class="">Sending love and prayers.</div><div dir="auto" class="">Joyce Sloan</div></div><br class=""></font><div class="aolmail_gmail_quote"><font size="3" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;" class=""><div dir="ltr" class="">On Wed, Aug 15, 2018, 4:30 AM Cynthia Vance via Dialogue <<a href="mailto:dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net</a>> wrote:<br class=""></div></font><blockquote class="aolmail_gmail_quote" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; border-left-width: 1px; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;"><font size="3" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;" class=""><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3" class=""><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica; font-size: 10pt;" class=""><div id="aolmail_m_-1514778202111655204m_-4963452233739193677m_6338069985044075575m_246477910391621483AOLMsgPart_2_8be086c1-9bc7-4a5c-8e15-2b92037eb210" class=""><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3" class=""><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica; font-size: 10pt;" class=""><div id="aolmail_m_-1514778202111655204m_-4963452233739193677m_6338069985044075575m_246477910391621483AOLMsgPart_2_753b2d62-9a2b-4f84-9ec1-7713a3b5d3f0" class=""><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3" class=""><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica; font-size: 10pt;" class=""><span style="margin: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""><font size="3" class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;" class=""><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" class=""></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" class=""></font><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" class=""><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" class=""></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" class=""></font></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="margin: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;" class="">Dear Friends and Colleagues,</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="margin: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;" class=""> </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="margin: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;" class="">My dear Bob passed away today, Monday, August 13.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="margin: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;" class=""> </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="margin: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;" class="">On July 11 I enrolled him in Hospice at Home, due to his increasing symptoms from (possibly) Lewy Body dementia and I cared for him since then. Last Sunday morning he awoke with extreme difficulties. The Hospice nurse came and felt he probably had a 'neurological event' the Saturday evening before, perhaps while sleeping. She took him to the Venice Hospice House at 6pm that night. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="margin: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;" class=""> </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="margin: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;" class="">I visited him 90 minutes later. He was very calm but not very responsive. I shared my reflections as I showed him 4 photos -- his parents, his brothers Neil and Denny, our doxies Star and Matilda and finally Bob and me. I also read two poems I had written (about the dogs!) and a love letter highlighting and thanking him for the special times we shared as a team in our community service/civil rights efforts, followed by our strategic planning consulting, and finally in our various nature adventures. We had had these discussions before and had agreed that history had given us a fine ride! – and that hopefully we made the world a little better.<span style="margin: 0px;" class=""> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>He died peacefully 5 hours later, 1:30 am, early Monday morning. </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="margin: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;" class=""> </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="margin: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;" class="">I’m grateful for the wonderful life and marriage we had. I could ask for no more. Our home was one of peace, love, respect, creative planning and always in anticipation of our next birding or butterflying adventure.<span style="margin: 0px;" class=""> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>He was always kind to others and was a terrific partner in our life work together!<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="margin: 0px;" class=""> </span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="margin: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;" class=""> </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="margin: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;" class="">Many of you, our colleagues over the years, wrote letters to him or telephoned him in the past 10 days. He was so pleased to hear from you and I’m grateful that you reached out to us. You shared your appreciation of his life and brought us great joy.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="margin: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;" class=""> </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="margin: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;" class="">My sister, Cecily, has been with me for 2 days and as an R.N. has given me guidance during this journey. Other friends locally have compassionately reached out to me.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="margin: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;" class=""> </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="margin: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;" class="">Bob has donated his brain to the University of Miami Brain Endowment Bank to both confirm (or not) the diagnosis and to contribute to their research.<span style="margin: 0px;" class=""> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>We will be spreading his ashes in our Butterfly Garden and the Gulf of Mexico where he<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="margin: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" class="">proudly completed 990 SCUBA dives to collect hundreds of vertebrate fossils. </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; 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