[Oe List ...] The Completed Life of Nan Grow (forwarded from Rebecca)

[JB Webster]

This is from my sister Phyllis Allard

When I first came into The Order at the Kemper building it was near my 50th
birthday. There was a big meeting in the large dining hall and it seemed to
be in celebration of Nan Grow's 50th birthday. I silently celebrated along
with everyone. I was a bit envious because it was also MY 50th birthday. I
don't remember how the word got around, but Nan found out and true to her
nature it became a mutual celebration even tho hardly anyone knew even who
I was. From that time on, we became “birth sisters” as we were the same
age. Later, when my brother John Webster became closely associated with the
Grows, the mutual celebration became more intense. The loss of my “sister”
is a “blow” as I realize my end is near. I can never be the truly sainted
person that I believe Nan to be, but I will miss her.

On Wed, Sep 30, 2020 at 9:52 AM John Ballard via OE <oe at lists.wedgeblade.net>
wrote:

> Dear Bill and all the dear Grow family,
>
>
>
> We are so sad to learn of Nancy’s passing.  We are remembering our
> wonderful visit to Masonicare in CT a few years ago.  Nancy was still her
> divine self:  standing up for women, caring for her neighbors, loving the
> world in every way possible, and being our friend.  We rejoice that we had
> those great years while you lived in York, PA and were a significant force
> in our House Church.  Nancy was truly a preacher of the Word and helped all
> of us grasp its meaning for our lives.  We have been blessed to be in
> Nancy’s sphere for more than 50 years.  We join the saints and everyone in
> celebrating her completed life.  We send you our love and hugs and tears,
> too.
>
>
>
> With our gratitude and love,
>
> Jack, Louise and Peter Ballard
>
>
>
> *From:* OE <oe-bounces at lists.wedgeblade.net> *On Behalf Of *Shelley Hahn
> via OE
> *Sent:* Tuesday, September 29, 2020 9:05 AM
> *To:* Order Ecumenical Community <oe at lists.wedgeblade.net>
> *Cc:* Shelley Hahn <shellhahn at gmail.com>
> *Subject:* [Oe List ...] The Completed Life of Nan Grow (forwarded from
> Rebecca)
>
>
>
> Good morning, friends,
>
>
>
> Rebecca Grow asked if I would forward this message to the OE list.  It
> includes both her email address and Bill's.
>
>
>
> Fond regards,
>
> Shelley Hahn
>
>
>
> From: *Rebecca Grow* <rjgrow at gmail.com>
> Date: Mon, Sep 28, 2020 at 3:15 PM
> Subject: Nan Grow
> To: <dialogue at lists.wedgeblade.net>
> Cc: Bill Grow <billgrow at verizon.net>
>
>
>
> Dear Order Colleagues,
>
>
>
> On behalf of Bill Grow, I am writing to let you know that my mother, Nan,
> suffered a large stroke on Thursday and died from it two days later. Our
> family gathered to be with her until the end and to support Dad. She was
> kept comfortable in hospice care and we prayed over her.
>
>
>
> Nan would have turned 92 on October 23. I told my friends that she had
> been a missionary in Korea, a pastor’s wife and mother of four, a member of
> an ecumenical society that focused on community development as its mission,
> and a teacher who traveled throughout Asia and to Zambia and lived in
> Brazil. Along the way, she got her Doctor of Ministry degree and became a
> UCC pastor in Georgia and Florida. She lived a life of integrity, focused
> on acting out her faith. She loved poetry and language, and she played a
> wicked game of Scrabble.
>
>
>
> It has been hard for Bill and Nan, as for so many others, to bear the
> isolation that Covid-19 has imposed. I am grateful that they were able to
> spend their August wedding anniversary visiting—socially distanced—with
> Marilyn and Joe Crocker.
>
>
>
> We intend to organize an online memorial to share more of Nan’s story and
> to reminisce. It may be months before we do this. Meanwhile, we would be
> grateful to receive your stories and memories about her.
>
>
>
> Bill will be sending a notice to another list, and he apologizes that some
> of you may receive this news in duplicate.
>
>
>
> Grace and peace to you,
>
> Rebecca Grow
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