[Oe List ...] Colleen Birch Smith

[Nancy Lanphear]

 I thank you, Clare and Ken for your visits and care for Colleen.  your
notes of her life's journey are greatly appreciated.  I remember her smile
and rosy cheeks - a sign of LIFE for the world!

Love,

Nancy

On Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 7:57 PM, Clare Whitney <cla9ken8 at ecentral.com>wrote:

> **
> 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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