[Oe List ...] Celebrating the life of David Rebstock

Fri Oct 27 18:40:30 PDT 2023

I ran across this poem this evening.  Seems relevant, to many of us, particularly to David
PerfectionWasted 

Andanother regrettable thing about death 

isthe ceasing of your own brand of magic, 

whichtook a whole life to develop and market -- 

thequips, the witticisms, the slant 

adjustedto a few, those loved ones nearest 

thelip of the stage, their soft faces blanched 

inthe footlight glow, their laughter close to tears, 

theirtears confused with their diamond earrings, 

theirwarm pooled breath in and out with your heartbeat, 

theirresponse and your performance twinned. 

Thejokes over the phone. The memories 

packedin the rapid-access file. The whole act. 

Whowill do it again? That's it: no one; 

imitatorsand descendants aren't the same. 

JohnUpdike 

Jim Wiegel  

Theunknown is what is.  And to be frightened of it is what sends everybodyscurrying around chasing dreams, illusions, wars, peace, love, hate, allthat.  Unknown is what is.  Accept that it's unknown, and it's plainsailing.    John Lennon

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    On Friday, October 27, 2023 at 12:32:33 PM MST, Lynda C via OE <oe at lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote:  

David was part of the Springboard gathering at Lake Junaluska, NC, attending from their home in CA, I recall. 

Later, David and Ellen spent a year or more in Greensboro, when John and I were still living there.  We enjoyed time together with them as they settled in.  Ever the teachers, they became affiliated with one of the Presbyterian churches there in the university area and helped orchestrate several programs with global contexts as well as a movie night.   

In more recent years when we both resettled near our children, David was most helpful in helping some of us get acquainted with zoom technologies.  

We celebrate this man of many talents and his expenditure in projects around the globe. We send our care to the Rebstock family in this time of transition. 

Grace and peace,  Lynda and John Cock, Davidson, NC 

From:OE <oe-bounces at lists.wedgeblade.net> on behalf of Karen Snyder via OE <oe at lists.wedgeblade.net>
Date: Monday, October 23, 2023 at 4:19 PM
To: ICA Dialogue <Dialogue at lists.wedgeblade.net>, OE Community <oe at lists.wedgeblade.net>
Cc: Karen Snyder <karen.snyder10 at gmail.com>
Subject: [Oe List ...] Celebrating the life of David Rebstock

David Rebstock died two days ago.  Ellen Rebstock asked that I post this obituary about his life.

Obituary for David Martin Rebstock

David Martin Rebstock passed away peacefully at home in Rochester, Minnesota on Saturday, October 21 at the age of 86.  He is remembered for having been a loving husband to Ellen, father to Mark, Tim and Peter, and for having lived a life of global service.  He cared deeply about the world, its people, and the challenges facing our planet.

He was born in Waterford, Wisconsin December 9, 1936 to Milton and Alfreda Rebstock.  He has fond memories of playing in the Fox River there and took great pride in his fishing boat, his newspaper route, and working at an early age.

He studied at Luther College in Iowa and completed his BA in Accounting at the University of Wisconsin-Madison where he also served in ROTC.

He served in the United States Army from 1959-1961 and was stationed in Stuttgart, Germany.  While there, he took advantage of leaves to explore Italy, Spain, and Scandinavia.

After the Army, he returned to the University of Wisconsin, as he said, to get his Masters and his Mrs.   He had met Ellen Vinette Long in 1962 while at the University of Wisconsin and they were married in 1965.  Their family soon grew with the arrival of Mark, Tim and Peter.

He worked as a CPA at Arthur Anderson from 1964-1976. David and Ellen joined the Institute of Cultural Affairs (ICA), a human development organization in 1976.  While with the ICA, he made economic development treks to communities throughout Southeast Asia, Jamaica, and the United States.

As a family, David and Ellen and their three boys lived in more than 25 places in 58 years of marriage including Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Scheveningen, Netherlands; Chicago, Illinois; Singapore; San Francisco and Los Angeles, California; Kingston, Jamaica; Cincinnati, Ohio; Sacramento and Santa Rosa, California; Greensboro, North Carolina; Baltimore, Maryland; Rochester, Minnesota; and for 8 months, an R.V. named Maggie.

He is preceded in death by his parents, Milton and Alfreda Rebstock.  He is survived by his sister, Barbara Bucholtz; wife, Ellen; his sons, Mark, Tim and Peter; daughters in law, Tracy and Katherine; and grandchildren, Charlie and Anna.

A celebration of life service is being planned by his family for later this Fall.

Gifts in David’s memory may be made to the Institute of Cultural Affairs-USA.

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