[Oe List ...] The Last Chapter

[Beret Griffith]

Thank you Seva and Dick for the look you offer, though end of life stories,
into the lives of colleagues.
Beret

On Thu, Apr 30, 2020 at 10:37 AM RICHARD HOWIE via OE <
oe at lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote:

> Thank you Seva and Dick,
> Ellen
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On Apr 29, 2020, at 11:45 AM, Richard Alton via OE <
> oe at lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote:
>
> 
> Dear Colleagues, below is the ICA Appreciation given by ICA's staff person
> Seva Gandhi at Sally Stovall Memorial Service on May 25, 2019. As part of
> the Last Chapter work we will be celebrating the lives of our late
> colleagues over the next month.
> Dick
>
> The Institute of Cultural Affairs exists today because of dedicated people
> who decided to live their lives on behalf of something bigger than
> themselves. Individuals who decided to operate out of a different value
> system than the world was accustomed to, and to demonstrate with their
> lives that that which
> seemed impossible, was in fact, possible.
>
> Today we celebrate Sally Stovall, a dedicated and fierce leader who helped
> ICA realize its mission to ‘create a just and equitable society.’
> Throughout the 70’s and 80’s, Sally worked in a variety of roles and places
> for ICA - from Development Staff to Project Manager and Director, sharing
> her gifts and talents on behalf of the organization in Louisiana, South
> Dakota, Washington, New York and Taiwan. In the past decade, as ICA’s
> mission was amended to include ‘in harmony with planet earth,’ something
> Sally was already so clearly devoted to, she became a key supporter in our
> initiative toward Solar energy, and a trusted partner on all things
> sustainability-related.
>
> ICA recently went through an exercise to distill the core values of our
> organization. I share these, because organizational values do not live on a
> shelf somewhere but rather in the actions and souls of those who have
> shaped the institution and continue to live out its mission every day.
> Sally exemplified these values ICA holds up in a way few others are able.
>
> The value of Continuous Learning – Sally was never afraid to challenge
> herself, learn something new, or be honest about what she did not know. She
> was curious without being skeptical, and always willing to learn something
> new from anyone who was willing to share.
>
> The value of Facilitative Leadership – This value is extremely difficult
> to embody - but Sally seemed to do it with such ease and grace. Sally’s
> leadership looked so different from being front and center that it might
> have been unrecognized to those who weren’t paying close attention. She was
> great about being a ‘guide on the side’ instead of a ‘sage on the stage’.
> She worked tirelessly to support others to take action on the change they
> were seeking as many of you who worked with her have likely experienced.
>
> The value of Equity as a way to create a more just world. Sally had a
> deep commitment to inclusion and accessibility, and was on a journey of
> doing the hard work of internal inquiry and exploration to understand her
> unique role and place in creating a more just system.
>
> The value of Collaboration. Sally seemed to defy the adage If you want to
> go quickly, go alone, but if you want to go far, go together-- She was
> somehow clever enough to get everyone to go far, quickly, together.
>
> And lastly, the value of Spirit. Of being present and connected to those
> around you and giving of everything you have on behalf of something greater
> than yourself. Sally shared her spirit, her laugh and her being generously,
> and we are forever different because of it. We will always be grateful for
> Sally, and her spirit will be with us as we continue her legacy.
>
> The question the ICA posed to Sally over 50 years ago, was ‘What will you
> DO with your unique and unrepeatable life’, and we can see Sally’s answer
> clearly through her mission and work. And I bet, Sally would like nothing
> more than for us all to ponder, what will we do with our unique and
> unrepeatable life, and how are we willing to actively, not passively -make
> the change we know the world so desperately needs.
>
> --
> Richard H. T. Alton
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