[Oe List ...] Walter Epley and Jim Slotta have completed Walt's relocation to Iowa

[Eunice Shankland]

Thanks Jim and all and especially Jim for the courageous and generous help
you gave Walt as he traveled from Colorado to Iowa. It is with sadness that
I write this because no matter who and how they leave, a precious member of
the community has moved away.... but not unreachable :-) We wish Walt
happiness there and good care, too.
Hope your place is dry and you can rest for a bit.

Peace,
The Shanklands 

-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Slotta [mailto:jslotta at earthlink.net] 
Sent: Monday, September 16, 2013 11:08 AM
To: Jim Slotta
Cc: Order Ecumenical Community
Subject: Walter Epley and Jim Slotta have completed Walt's relocation to
Iowa

Hi, everyone-

Some of you are getting this because you are (my) family and close friends,
interested in (my) comings and goings; others are getting this because you
are anticipating an update about (our) good friend and ICA Colleague, Walter
Epley.

A Trailways Bus from Iowa deposited me in Denver this morning, having
avoided flooded roads and damaged bridges in Colorado. The week-plus- long
maneuver to help Walter Epley relocate back to his family farm in Iowa,
including necessary packing*, loading*, moving by truck/trailer, unloading*,
and returning (me) was hard but well-planned and went smoothly.

* Many of Walt's family, as well as ICA Colleagues, participated in the
packing, loading, and unloading portions of this very focused effort. Kudos
to all.

Walt is fortunate to have such an embracing nuclear and extended family. The
220-some acre family homestead is now his home again. He resides in a quaint
2-story cabin on the farm, owned by Walt's brother Steve Epley & Steve's
wife Kathy, and located some quarter-mile from the home of Walt's sister
Kaylene (Epley) Neal & husband Dick Neal.  
His contact information, which will no doubt be shared more widely by Walter
in due time, is:

Walter Epley
20255 Vail Avenue
Clarksville, Iowa 50619
303-842-0265 (cell)
wfepley at yahoo.com

Those of you who know Walter will want to send along to him your good wishes
for the beginning of a new life in a familiar place. Postal address, cell
phone number (call/text), and email address should all work well for
contacting Walter.

It felt good to be on the road again, and it feels good to be back home
again!

Jim Slotta the elder