[Oe List ...] [Dialogue] Fwd: Janice Ulangca's Memorial Service

[Herman Greene]

We live to die, yet how sad it is to hear of the passing of great friends
and colleagues.

Herman


On Tue, Sep 3, 2013 at 1:57 PM, Nancy Lanphear <nancy at songaia.com> wrote:

> Thank you Ken for your words describing Janice's memorial service.
>
> In community,
>
> Nancy
>
>
> On Tue, Sep 3, 2013 at 4:03 AM, RICHARD HOWIE <rhowie3 at verizon.net> wrote:
>
>> Ken Rose's reflections of Janice Unlangca's service.
>> Love, Grace & Peace,
>> Ellen Howie
>>
>> Begin forwarded message:
>>
>> *From: *"Dorcas Rose" <icatroy at verizon.net>
>> *Date: *September 2, 2013 2:57:23 PM EDT
>> *To: *"Nelson Stover" <StoverN at BellSouth.net>, "Terry Bergdall" <
>> bergdall at gmail.com>, "John Cock" <jpc2025 at triad.rr.com>, "Norm & Judy
>> Lindblad" <nj.lindblad at gmail.com>, "Ellen Howie" <rhowie3 at verizon.net>
>> *Subject: **Janice Ulangca's Memorial Service*
>>
>> Reflections on Janice Ulangca’s Memorial Service
>>
>> Janice Ulangca’s memorial service was held at the First United Methodist
>> Church in Endicott, New York on August 14, 2013. That morning Dorcas and I
>> drove to the Howie’s with our daughter Alice and Bob Griffin soon arrived
>> from Massachusetts. We took two cars to Endicott. Dick drove the Howie’s
>> car
>> with Ellen and Dorcas; Alice followed in ours with me and Bob, who checked
>> in with Muriel.
>> The memorial service was hosted by Janice’s sister Jeanine and her family.
>> Jeanine looks enough like Janice to be mistaken for her at first glance.
>> The
>> Endicott church has a large facility with some conference offices and
>> runs a
>> Safety Net program. Part of that program involves meals at the church and
>> participants in the program helped prepare the meal following the memorial
>> service.
>> The memorial service was led by Rev. Susan Davis who had just retired as
>> the pastor. Janice had been active in the Broome County Council of
>> Churches
>> for many years, which was reflected in the five other pastors (all men)
>> who
>> participated in the service in addition to the choir.
>> There is a period in the service for words of remembrance and hope. This
>> provided an opportunity for people to witness to the blessing that
>> Janice’s
>> life had been for them. This was a remarkable outpouring of appreciation
>> for
>> the presence Janice had been in the many lives she touched. Here are some
>> highlights as I remember them.
>> Rev. Sue Davis talked about how close Janice had been as a friend,
>> supporter, and guide in her ministry. She mentioned Janice eating meals
>> and
>> talking with the people served by the Safety Net program.
>> Janice’s family remembered her growing up as a preacher’s kid. When she
>> was
>> in primary school, she asked to stay home from church one Sunday. It
>> turned
>> out that she spent her time at home calling up members of the congregation
>> to ask why they weren’t in church. (Her parents only learned about this
>> when
>> her father retired from the church.)
>> At Ellen’s request I read from Judy Lindblad’s eulogy for Janice. I left
>> out the long list of Janice’s ICA activities, but got a laugh from the
>> congregation when I mentioned her being a founding member of the Old as
>> Hell
>> Angels.
>>  A member of the choir, who was the husband of the choir director,
>> thought
>> he would get more time with his wife when Janice became involved in the
>> music program at the church. Janice mentioned that one piece of music was
>> not suitable for the choir because it required a deep voice. He asked
>> ‘What
>> about me?’, became involved, and remembered Janice’s enthusiastic ‘Yes!’
>> when he hit the low tones.
>> A neighbor recalled many conversations with Janice when she was ferrying
>> her back and forth from chemotherapy. Janice was beginning to feel more
>> tired, but no less encouraging.
>> Copies of Janice’s obituary and the memorial service are attached.
>>
>> Ken Rose
>>
>>
>>
>>
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