[Oe List ...] Joe Crocker's Passing

[Elisabeth Banks]

Dear Marilyn,
So sad to hear of Joe‘s passing, but wonderful that you were all there to
celebrate his amazing life. I will never forget him or you at all The HDPs.
I have thought of you many times over the years, especially when I was
unable to write and was not so good on dictation either We both avidly,
read your Christmas letters. I will not forget working with Joe on the
contradictions for Maliwada-his patience and persistence, until we finally
realised that the ones we had done prior to the latest were much better –
we laughed. I will not forget his kindness and his approachable leadership.
I will think of him always as a great man.
I send my love and sympathies to you and to Ben And Jon and their families
Elisabeth Banks

On Sat, 29 Apr 2023 at 1:53 pm, Jann McGuire via OE <oe at lists.wedgeblade.net>
wrote:

> Marilyn,
>
> Sending you and your family love and blessings as you celebrate Joe's
> earthly life.
>
> My memory is not so trustworthy these days, but how could I forget you and
> Joe treating Fred and me to a lobster dinner when we visited another friend
> in Portland?
>
> Jann McGuire
>
> On Fri, Apr 28, 2023 at 1:02 PM Mari Crocker via OE <
> oe at lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote:
>
>> Dear Colleagues on the Long March of Love,
>>
>> Just a note to say my beloved Joe passed on to the "next chapter"
>> yesterday at 5:41 AM, after a nearly 48-hour, post-stroke journey.
>> Ben, Jon and I were with him for most of that time, and it was a deeply
>> meaning-filled experience of remembering with gratitude.
>> All 4 grandchildren and both daughters-in-law were able to visit early in
>> the process of our “watching, waiting and standing present".
>> The staff at Watson Fields were amazingly loving and supportive during
>> our sojourn, and gathered to witness Joe's “send-out” into the funeral
>> hearse, accompanied by the singing of *Amazing Grace*.
>>
>> God gives, and God takes away, and we give thanks.
>>
>> Grace and Peace,
>>
>> Marilyn
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