[Oe List ...] Fwd: Bingham, Annette Patton - Obituaries - News-Record.com

[Evelyn Kurihara Philbrook via OE]

Dear Allen, Bill, and other family members and friends of Annette Patton Bingham, 

I heard she was in the hospital, but had no idea we would lose her so soon. I remember Annette during the Gibson, NC project and knew they were guardians we could count on!
I am glad to hear we were represented at the funeral by Nelson, and Elaine, Charles and  Herman. The Binghams go way back. Allen came to Kenya and is still Lloyd’s godfather and was at the baptism held  at Kemper by Phil.
 
We celebrate her completed life and send our condolences to the family during this time of transition. 

Grace and Peace, 

Evelyn Kurihara Philbrook for Larry and Evelyn Philbrook in Taipei, Taiwan.  


> On Oct 24, 2016, at 3:58 PM, the telfords via OE <oe at lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote:
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> Dear Lynda,
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> 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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> From: Isobel Bishop via OE <oe at lists.wedgeblade.net <mailto:oe at lists.wedgeblade.net>>
> Date: Mon, Oct 24, 2016 at 2:52 PM
> Subject: Re: [Oe List ...] Fwd: Bingham, Annette Patton - Obituaries - News-Record.com
> To: Lynda C <lynda860 at outlook.com <mailto:lynda860 at outlook.com>>, Order Ecumenical Community <oe at lists.wedgeblade.net <mailto:oe at lists.wedgeblade.net>>
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> Thanks very much Lynda..
> xxx
> Isobel
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> Sent from my iPhone
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> On 23 Oct 2016, at 12:46 pm, Lynda C via OE <oe at lists.wedgeblade.net <mailto:oe at lists.wedgeblade.net>> wrote:
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>> 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.  
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>> http://www.greensboro.com/obituaries/bingham-annette-patton/article_1a6c2813-d53c-5407-a904-67698f6687bb.html?mode=jqm <http://www.greensboro.com/obituaries/bingham-annette-patton/article_1a6c2813-d53c-5407-a904-67698f6687bb.html?mode=jqm>
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>> 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.   
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>> 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.)
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>> 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. 
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>> 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!   
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>> Lynda Cock
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