[Oe List ...] Betty Compton - Re: Celebrate the life of Richard 'Dick' Sims

[Isobel and Jim]

Dear Jan,
We send deepest sympathy to you from the Australian colleagues.
Thank you for all that you gave to Dick over the years. 
‘Well done  good and faithful servant’ dear Richard. Such a wise and kind man. 
Blessings without number on your own life, as you journey on. 
With love,
Isobel B. 

Isobel Bishop
Mob.  0412 129 425

> On 1 May 2021, at 11:18 am, Ken Fisher via OE <oe at lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote:
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> You are most welcome, Mary.
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> As it were, I invited Betty Compton, a Congregationalist, into the O:E and the Madison House. Of course, she was ‘called’.
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> She was a wonderful woman.
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> Before RS1 and the O:E, she was an ardent follower of ‘Each one, teach one’, a global literacy program launched by Frank Laubach in the 20s.
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> "Each one teach one" is an African-American proverb. It has been adopted as a motto by many organizations. The phrase originated in the United States during the time of slavery, when Africans were denied education, including learning to read. - Wikipedia
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> She was working in Order Finance when Paige and I left the Order from Brussels in Oct. ’83. However it happened, she made sure we had a stipend for that first month after leaving. For sure it helped.
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> I loved her.
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>> On Apr 30, 2021, at 8:44 PM, Mary Kurian D'Souza via OE <oe at lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote:
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>> Thank you for this photograph.
>> I shared a room with an older Betty Compton i1972 74
>> Mary
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>> Sent from my iPhone
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>>>> On 01-May-2021, at 1:39 AM, Jean Watts via OE <oe at lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote:
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>>> Dear Jan and David,
>>> Live is full of so many blessings.  And knowing Dick was one of them for me also.  And what a blessing it was for you also to have David with you to be present at the moment of his passing.  
>>> And the article on for the ICA Living Archives is written on the Ritual Dick lead in Nepal is a blessing for all those who will discover and read it in the future. The image or conceptual framework of the Existential Moment is contentless and timeless. And it includes the process that adds the unitive/Intergal/ Spiritual/ maieutic level (which is also contentless thus replicable for every individual, group or culture.)  
>>> Thank you for sharing yourself at this moment as you swing back and forth from gratitude and grief,
>>> Jean
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>>>> On Apr 30, 2021, at 8:27 AM, RICHARD HOWIE via OE <oe at lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote:
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>>>> Dear Jan,
>>>> My favorite memory of Richard and you was when we shared the retreat years ago in New Orleans.
>>>> You and David Dunn being able to sing Richard on his journey is a gift to me.
>>>> Love, Grace and Peace dear friend,
>>>> Ellen 
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>>>> Sent from my iPad
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>>>>> On Apr 29, 2021, at 11:44 PM, Janet Sanders via OE <oe at lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote:
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>>>>> Dear Colleague,  
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>>>>> This note is to share with you the passing of Richard ‘Dick’ Sims on Tuesday, April 27th.  Four days earlier after a feast, he stopped eating and taking fluids.  As an ‘essential care giver’ I have been able to visit him every day.  On Tuesday, his breathing was more labored, and I had spent the morning with him, sharing songs, poetry and the silence.  At about one, I began my weekly call with David Dunn.  We have been working on an article called Rituals in the Field: Nepal.  During the call, Richard stopped breathing.  So gently, so peacefully.  David stood in the place of ‘all the saints’ surrounding us.  You were all there with us as we sang ‘Journey on, Journey on’.   
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>>>>> I have attached the article which features a ritual Richard led in our 2007 Nepal training program. It weaves together the two great movements in our lives: The Institute of Cultural Affairs and the Possible Human/Possible Society work of Dr. Jean Houston.  As Jean said, upon hearing of his passing that Richard was an original, a wise thoughtful soul whose laughter and humor came from a deep source of the absurd.  I deeply appreciated his partnership over the last 24 years.  (Thank you Lyn Mathews Edwards, Mary Laura and Pam for your nudges).  He had decided to support women leaders and was an incredible support to myself.  He once told me, ‘His mission was to make me laugh every day!  I am able to smile.  Blessings Be  
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>>>>> I will share more information as it unfolds.  Richard stories will be appreciated.   I am swing back and forth from gratitude and grief.    
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>>>>> <21-04-29_Nepal zine-InDesign.pdf>
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