[Oe List ...] Death of Dorothy Appelgate

[Jann McGuire]

Thank you for this look at your mother's remarkable life.

May you be blessed with comfort and joy,

Jann McGuire

On Tue, Jun 5, 2018 at 3:14 PM, isobeljimbish--- via OE <
oe at lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote:

> Oh thank you dear Margaret for sharing some of the story of a beautiful
> being and her grace, courage strength and love.
> xx
> Isobel Bishop
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On 5 Jun 2018, at 10:03 pm, Richard Howie via OE <oe at lists.wedgeblade.net>
> wrote:
>
> Dear Margaret et al,
> I imagine that you brought to Dorothy many blessings also as she and your
> Dad nurtured all of you.
> Love, God;s good grace and peace,
> Ellen
> On May 31, 2018, at 1:23 PM, paula.philbrook via OE <
> oe at lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote:
>
> Margaret,
> Dorothy was a treasure for all of you.
>
> As I watch the stars fill the night sky, I imagine that are really the
> light of love. . Shining down for all to share.
>
> Thank you for sharing just a snippet of her love with us.
>
> Grace & Peace
> Paula
>
>
>
> Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone
>
> -------- Original message --------
> From: Margaret Aiseayew via OE <oe at lists.wedgeblade.net>
> Date: 5/31/18 11:26 AM (GMT-06:00)
> To: OE at wedgeblade.net
> Cc: Margaret Aiseayew <aiseayew at netins.net>
> Subject: [Oe List ...] Death of Dorothy Appelgate
>
> Dorothy died peacefully this morning.  She was only a month from her 98th
> birthday.  I think she crossed off everything on her bucket list except
> riding a horse on her birthday this year.  After going up in a hot air
> balloon last year, she crossed off parasailing.
>
>
>
> Dorothy was an incredible woman who took on all of the challenges life
> presented with joy and determination.  She married my dad, Bill, when they
> were in their fifties.  She is the only grandmother my children ever knew.
> She traveled to Peru with Heifer Project and after surviving that trip,
> took on all possibilities.  They went to Columbia and Guatemala and even
> represented Heifer International on its tenth anniversary all over China.
> When Dad decided to go to Israel, she put her foot down—only for a little
> while before she decided to join him.
>
>
>
> Dorothy raised a family of six, doing what was necessary to keep their
> lives together.  She loved her family and adopted my brother and me
> immediately.  She stretched herself and expanded her love to include
> grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren from many
> relationship configurations.
>
> Her faith was her mainstay.  A serious question would send her to the
> Bible until she discovered either affirmation or good reason to change her
> mind.  Neither changed her faith, the core belief that God is good—all the
> time.
>
>
>
> I could bore you all for a long time when really what I wanted you to know
> is that a true Saint has left our plane of existence and will be dearly
> missed.
>
> Emmanuel, Margaret
>
>
>
>
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