[Oe List ...] FW: Death of Vivan Paul

[Jonathan Barker via OE]

From: Jonathan Barker [mailto:jkjmbarker at bigpond.com] 
Sent: Saturday, 23 May 2015 7:58 PM
To: 'Jack Gilles'; 'Patricia Tuecke'
Cc: 'Marie Paul'
Subject: RE: [Oe List ...] Death of Vivan Paul

 

 

 

We have very fond and abiding memories of Vivian. 

 

We remember him as an imaginative pedagogue, dependable colleague, a refuter
of nonsense and jovial story teller. He was inspired by the larger vision,
but willingly paid attention to the often overlooked  practicalities. He was
tolerant of struggling colleagues, but was nobody's fool and at times could
be enraged at perceived injustices. Despite the rhetoric of the time, he was
a dear and loyal friend and we are privileged to have known him. We also
knew Indian  better because of him.

 

As we recall, it was John and Robyn Hutchinson, Priors of the Hyderabad
House (we called them Urban Ashrams at the time) who particularly encouraged
Vivian and two other notable teachers at a prestigious Catholic school and
their families to take the bold step of participating in the programs of
EI/ICA. And it was the ITI in Bombay in 1973 (Bob Fishel was the Dean) which
so excited Vivian to become more fully involved in the Movement/Order. 

 

Yes, his military training may have deeply shaped him outwardly - but his
inner shelf was marked by forbearance and gentleness. 

 

We were delighted to meet Vivian again in 1995 at the Kemper Building when
he took us to his favourite Indian restaurant and reminded us that he had
lost none of his wit and sharpness of mind.

 

Farewell Vivian!

 

Jonathan and Janeen Barker

 

 

 

 

From: OE [mailto:oe-bounces at lists.wedgeblade.net] On Behalf Of Jack Gilles
via OE
Sent: Friday, 22 May 2015 2:57 PM
To: Patricia Tuecke
Cc: Tracy Longacre via OE; Marie Paul
Subject: Re: [Oe List ...] Death of Vivan Paul

 

I will miss Vivian very much. He was a soldier, through and through. He told
stories of fighting the Chinese in the Himalayas. One of his disciplines was
to take a cold bath every day at the Delhi House, no matter how cold it was.
This came from that battle experience. He represented the best of our
colleagues who came from the early days of the Movement in India. I presume
he was a product of the work Raymond Spencer did in those early years.
Journey on dear friend, journey on.

 

Jack

 

On May 21, 2015, at 11:47 PM, Patricia Tuecke via OE
<oe at lists.wedgeblade.net <mailto:oe at lists.wedgeblade.net> > wrote:

 

Dharma,

I didn't know Vivian as well as Marie.  She was one of the 4 or 5 women
assigned to  each accompany me for one week of a six week Global Women's
Forum in the villages in Maharashtra. Actually she worked with me in one of
the city forums, not sure which one. For all of the women I think it was the
first time they had travelled outside their village or home without their
husband or a male relative. It was unusual to do so at the time. I remember
Vivian was somewhat naturally concerned for Marie but we had a great week
together and no unpleasantness happened.

 

Please let Marie know we hold her in our thoughts and prayers as she
celebrates Vivian's completed life and begins her life without him at her
side.

Pat Tuecke 

On Thursday, May 21, 2015, Dharmalingam  via OE <oe at lists.wedgeblade.net
<mailto:oe at lists.wedgeblade.net> > wrote:

Dear colleagues,

 

Vivian Paul, who worked with us in Maliwada, the Delhi House and at Kemper,
which were among his various assignments, died at 9.17 pm on Wednesday, the
20th of May. 

 

I just received the news from Marie Paul in San Antonio, Texas, where he has
been living since moving out of Chicago years ago. He was being looked after
by Marie and his children after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer four
months ago. He died during surgery.

 

Dharma

 

 

 

 

 

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