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[the telfords via OE]

Dear Lynda,

I remember Annette.  I think perhaps she was in the 1976 ACADEMY as I
remember we got to know each other well and I remember that she came from
Raleigh.
Unfortunately JohnT is still recovering from a very nasty Virus in his
lungs and was unable to attend Brian Robins funeral last Thursday.

Love to you both.  We often think of you both.
Have just returned from 2 weeks in New Zealand with family members.

Elaine and John


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Date: Mon, Oct 24, 2016 at 2:52 PM
Subject: Re: [Oe List ...] Fwd: Bingham, Annette Patton - Obituaries -
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To: Lynda C <lynda860 at outlook.com>, Order Ecumenical Community <
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Thanks very much Lynda..
xxx
Isobel

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On 23 Oct 2016, at 12:46 pm, Lynda C via OE <oe at lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote:

Colleagues,  Linked below is the obituary for Annette Patton Bingham.
Somehow, I had not known, or didn’t remember that she was born in
Greensboro.   I also didn’t know that she was born of Greek Orthodox
parents with a family name for which Patton is a derivative.

http://www.greensboro.com/obituaries/bingham-annette-
patton/article_1a6c2813-d53c-5407-a904-67698f6687bb.html?mode=jqm

Nelson and Elaine Stover, Charles Lingo, Herman Greene and I represented
the EI and ICA at her very meaningful memorial service in Raleigh this
afternoon.  Allen Bingham’s words about his mother and his family’s
 journey were especially meaningful as he spoke of being raised to the
words of a song sung to the tune of Yellow Submarine, which grew out of his
family’s experience with the Ecumenical Institute and Institute of Cultural
Affairs.  He went on to relate the words of the song and admitted that it
took him years to realize that these were words of Dietrich Bonhoeffer's
 paper on Freedom. So, freedom, responsibility and duty all were keystones
to their family’s understanding of life.  I can imagine that Allen is a
very powerful shepherd to his UMC congregation, many of whom were  there in
the service.

A representative from the NC UMC  Conference Board of Missions spoke of
Annette being known as the Draggon Lady because she was always Draggin
someone off to some mission.  A gentleman from Haiti who was introduced as
"an adopted son" of the Binghams had flown from Haiti to be present.  He is
an engineer working on water systems in Haiti.  I wondered if he could have
been one of Engineer Bill’s students.  (By the way, Bill was an engineering
professor, not an economics professor as I had previously reported.)

Each of the four designated persons who presented the eulogies attested to
the wide reach of this family's care regardless of race, gender or
religion.   Toward the end of the service a gentleman from the audience
introduced himself as a member of the Muslim community and celebrated the
difference that this woman (and Bill)  had made for people of his community
through their interfaith dialogue work.  I met several people from Ghana
and from Sierra Leone who were part of the welcoming outreach of Annette
and Bill.  Also celebrated was the about 20 years of a Kids’ Café,
 co-founded by Bill and Annette, an after school care of enrichment,
nutrition and tutoring  for immigrants and minority students.

With this family we celebrate a life fully and gratefully lived in service
to others. "For All the Saints who from their labors rest…."
…. Alleluia!

Lynda Cock









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