[Oe List ...] Colleen Birch Smith

[Marilyn Crocker]

Indeed, we give thanks for the full and completed life of dear Colleen.  We
never had the treat of an "assignment" with her, but will long remember her
gracious, smiling presence at the welcoming/registration table for our OE
Reunion 2000 in Vail.  Her life was surely one of adventure, courage and
service.

 

Joe and Marilyn

 

Marilyn R. Crocker, Ed.D

123 Sanborn Rd

West Newfield, ME 04095

 

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[mailto:oe-bounces at lists.wedgeblade.net] On Behalf Of Clare Whitney
Sent: Thursday, November 22, 2012 10:57 PM
To: OE
Cc: MovementDir at aol.com
Subject: [Oe List ...] Colleen Birch Smith

 

Colleen Birth Smith left this life Thanksgiving afternoon in Moab Utah where
she had lived for several years near her son and his family.  She and her
husband, Victor, came to the community from Salt Lake City where they were
in the religious house.  They went to Cusak, WA when the project began there
and she worked as a Vista volunteer.  Victor died in 1980.  In 1982 she took
assignment to Samoa and then to Tonga, returning in 1985 and living in
Denver.  She moved to Moab several years ago to be near family.  She has
been sick for some time and while there is sorrow on our part that she has
left us, we also rejoice that her earthly pain is over.  She leaves two sons
and a daughter and many colleagues who remember her keen understanding and
her passion for justice wherever she was.

 

Grace and Peace,

 

Clare Whitney, Denver

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