[Oe List ...] FW: FW: Joe Crocker's Passing and Bud Ames and all the host . . .

[Richard Alton]

Joined in and it was great.. and nobody complained about my voice just like
in the Great Hall.
Thanks, Jim

On Mon, May 1, 2023 at 11:23 AM James Wiegel via OE <oe at lists.wedgeblade.net>
wrote:

> Mary Laura said:  These are the times when I wish we could all celebrate
> Joe's life together in the Great Hall with glorious singing of "For All the
> Saints".
> Here you go.  Join in!
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21GTTM2TIYA
>
> Jim Wiegel
>
> “We are all time travelers journeying into the future. But let us make
> that future a place we want to visit. “       Stephen Hawking
>
> On May 1, 2023, at 9:39 AM, ML Jones via OE <oe at lists.wedgeblade.net>
> wrote:
>
> 
> Dear Marilyn, Ben and Jon,
>
> Joe and I were assigned to Development as a team working on grants.  He
> quickly became someone I deeply respected. We raised some new sources of
> money and built a solid team.
> These are the times when I wish we could all celebrate Joe's life together
> in the Great Hall with glorious singing of "For All the Saints".
>
> We are very sorry for your loss and grateful for Joe's many leadership
> contributions to the Order: Ecumenical.
>
> Journey On, Journey On,
>
> Mary Laura and Ken
>
>
> Mary Laura Jones
> Grants Resource Development Consultant
> 53599 Pulver Road
> Three Rivers, MI 49093
> cell: 773 636-2022
> mljones2022 at gmail.com
>
>
> On Mon, May 1, 2023 at 10:52 AM Jack and Louise Ballard via OE <
> oe at lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote:
>
>> fyi
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* Kamala Parekh <kamala.parekh at gmail.com>
>> *Sent:* Monday, May 1, 2023 7:04 AM
>> *To:* John Ballard <ballardica at gmail.com>
>> *Subject:* Re: FW: [Oe List ...] Joe Crocker's Passing
>>
>>
>>
>> Dear Jack and Louise,
>>
>>
>>
>> So heartbreaking to hear about dear Joe's passing away...we always
>> remember his big booming voice, warm smiles and keen intellect.
>>
>> We feel fortunate that we were together in Maliwada and learned so much
>> from his experience and wisdom.
>>
>> May the Lord give Marilyn and the family peace that passes all
>> understanding.
>>
>> Thanks for sharing this news with us .
>>
>> Love n regards.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sun, 30 Apr 2023, 06:16 , <ballardica at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Vinod and Kamala,
>>
>>       I am sorry to have to forward this bad news to you.  Please see
>> below.
>>
>>           Grace and Peace, Jack
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* OE <oe-bounces at lists.wedgeblade.net> *On Behalf Of *Mari Crocker
>> via OE
>> *Sent:* Friday, April 28, 2023 4:01 PM
>> *To:* ICA-OE Listservs <oe at lists.wedgeblade.net>
>> *Cc:* Mari Crocker <maricrocker at gmail.com>
>> *Subject:* [Oe List ...] Joe Crocker's Passing
>>
>>
>>
>> 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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