[Oe List ...] Tributes to Catherine Pierce and Bill Norton

[Evelyn Kurihara Philbrook]

Thank you Karen, Leah, and Dick, 

We were with Bill in Kenya while Dick and Linda, Jim and Judy, were there too. I remember the report from one of the foundations which reported the tremendous positive impact that the New Village Movement had in Kenya, which he dutifully followed through, I think by escorting the evaluator. Dick, which grant and report was that! He was ecstatic because, the recorder saw the victory of the projects, and not the holes in implementation. May Bill and his family know we send our condolences and love to you all in this time of transition. 

I did not know Catherine Pierce, may her soul rest in peace and her family live a life of love and kindness, and peace and justice which she embodied. 

Tomorrow we will celebrate the anniversary of Leroy Elwood Philbrook’s death on the eve of Epiphany, January 5, 1999. I have his picture up and flowers with candle. 

Sincerely, 

Evelyn Kurihara Philbrook and Larry Philbrook 
ICA Taiwan, 
Taipei, Taiwan ROC
  

> On Jan 3, 2019, at 9:33 PM, isobeljimbish--- via OE <oe at lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote:
> 
> Thank you Karen and Leah. 
> I remember Bill with affection. 
> xo
> Isobel Bishop 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> On 3 Jan 2019, at 11:42 pm, Karen Snyder via OE <oe at lists.wedgeblade.net <mailto:oe at lists.wedgeblade.net>> wrote:
> 
>> 
>> Light a candle for Catherine Pierce
>> 
>> September 16, 1949 – December 29, 2018 – Jacksonville, FL
>> 
>> Karen Snyder writes about Catherine Pierce
>> 
>> I have been a ‘friend’ of Catherine’s through Facebook, seeing her postings of her family and social engagement in the past few years. Her daughter Rosa writes, “Catherine had the most incredible mind, body, and soul.”   Colleagues on the march write multiple postings including, “Activist for peace and justice everywhere …. One of Jacksonville’s activist superstars, who had nothing but love and kindness for all she met … We are better for knowing you and for the time you spent fighting for justice to make our world a better place for all."
>> 
>> *****
>> 
>> Light a candle for Bill Norton
>> 
>> December 15, 1945 - December 29, 2018  -  Bellingham, WA
>> 
>> Leah Early shares her thoughts thru a poem she wrote and an Aboriginal poem she shared:  
>> 
>> In acknowledging the death of Bill Norton, these thoughts visit me:
>> 
>> Bill is not someone I was assigned with in a place of raw possibilities.  
>> I was never close enough to feel vibrations from his singing, nor did I 
>> wash dishes with him amid steaming water and clanging dish trays.
>> We shared no late night security sessions, no sweaty cleanup days.   
>> But I knew wherever Bill was, 
>> he broke bread and spilled wine.
>> 
>> Across a very crowded room, I caught a wide smile and dancing eyes.  
>> And from great distances through Religious House reports, 
>> we were introduced again and again.  
>> I knew the Nortons were part of our community—the us
>> living precariously between no-longer and not-yet--and 
>> as was true for all living things, Bill’s life was precious. 
>> 
>> 
>> From Bee Lake, an Aboriginal poet:
>> 
>> Forever Oneness,
>> who sings to us in silence,
>> who teaches us through each other.
>> Guide my steps with strength and wisdom.
>> May I see the lessons as I walk,
>> honor the Purpose of all things.
>> Help me touch with respect,
>> always speak from behind my eyes. 
>> Let me observe, not judge.
>> May I cause no harm,
>> and leave music and beauty after my visit.
>> When I return to forever
>> may the circle be closed
>> and the spiral be broader.
>> Amen.
>> 
>>  
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