[Oe List ...] The Last Chapter- John Singleton

[Richard Alton]

Dear Zoe, good point although Louise and Doris wrote these two pieces or at least had a hand. The strong partner piece is also true for Norm and Sally ( all three of her partners) plus hopefully for John Gibson. Am not sure the strategy/ policy would be as I have asked spouse or family to write about the deceased’s relationship/history with ICA? Thoughts?
Thanks
Dick

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> On Apr 30, 2020, at 11:24 AM, Zoe Barley via OE <oe at lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote:
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> I do hesitate to say anything that can seem critical - but . . .  Both John Singleton and Charles Hahn are very good friends. Neither undertook their Order life alone. Neither would have been able to accomplish what they did alone. Both had strong wives/partners without whom their lives would have been quite different. John would never have gone to Africa without Louise having done the work she did first.  The two obituaries leave me very sad that the richness of these two lives is missing.  
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> Zoe Barley 
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> Subject: [Oe List ...] The Last Chapter- John Singleton 
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> An ICA Tribute to John Singleton
> In the face of great loss, no words convey the sadness we feel for those who loved John Singleton. Yet we dare to say Death is neither a curse nor a blessing, an end or a beginning, but only that it is a wondrous, frightening and redemptive reality. It is a step into the Unknown Unknown. It is sacred, and it is good. 
> Even though Death is universal, it is also unique---because every life is unrepeatable. It arrives in its own time and is always shocking, even when it is anticipated. It can be painful or peaceful, timely or not, tragic or strangely welcome, or all of the above at once. We don’t choose the manner or the moment and can only respond by acknowledging its finality and trusting what was, is and will be. We go on. 
> Whether you celebrate death as a Home Going or as a finality that prevents you from being with your loved one physically, acknowledging death is important. We accompany you in your grief. We pray for you in your journey. We hope for your experience of being accompanied by the Divine Spirit. May it sustain you in your sorrow. Our hearts are with you. 
> We are grateful for what we learned and how our lives were enriched because of the unique life of John Singleton. We offer here our appreciation for the contributions he made to the life and work of the Ecumenical Institute/ICA. 
> As a representative of the Institute of Cultural Affairs I would like to hold up and celebrate the unique contribution of John Singleton’s to the work of the Institute:
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>  John participated in the Institute work in the Local Church Experiment with a cluster of Denver churches and particularly at Montview Boulevard Presbyterian Church. The focus was on lay leadership to bring intentionality to the church’s role as mission to the world.
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> John also worked with the Institute in Africa designing a community-based program to combat HIV/AIDS first in Ghana in 2002. This was during a time that Africa was the epicenter of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. John was part of a team to visit hospitals and clinics and document the Ghanaian health system response to HIV/AIDS. Later John would go to Uganda to help launch the Institute's Community based HIV/AIDS program to empower and enable communities to challenge HIV/AIDS.
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>  The Institute would like to celebrate John’s life and his unique contribution to caring for this planet and being part of the People of Care. 
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> Death is an experience that each and every living creature will finally experience.  However, we also understand that every single life is unique and unrepeatable, and, therefore, today we come to acknowledge a very unique death. There has been no death like the death of John Singleton and no life such as the unique and unrepeatable life of John Singleton.  What he did and what he was will never be repeated again.
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> John Singleton died February 3, 2020
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