[Oe List ...] Memorial for Truman Mark Dove Oct. 11, 2024

[Lynda C]

Colleagues,  I visited with Janelle Dove by phone today and learned that Mark’s memorial service was on YouTube.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqi0 LdHWd4<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqi0%20LdHWd4>     John and I have just watched it and were honored to be present in this virtual way.

The service was at Friendship Village in Dublin, OH where they have been part of the community for a number of years.  Although they considered having the service in one of the churches that Mark helped start, it had been 25 years ago and probably no one there would have known him, so they chose his more recent community.

The officiant,  Rev. Susan Kiser, was one of Mark’s student pastors in his early ministry, who spoke of the trust and confidence Mark placed in her as a woman in ministry, not so common then.  Janelle shared that Susan was a strong support for them as a family and the church during the time of their daughter Shelley’s illness and death.

In the video of the service,  Susan spoke of Mark’s love of the church and his training with the Ecumenical Institute which had a powerful impact on his life and vision of the church.  She also commended his vision of giving his children the opportunity to spend time in other countries:  Tim-Paraguay, Shelley-India, and Todd in Japan.

In talking about marks of Mark’s ministry: loving one’s enemies and caring for the neediest, Susan shared from Janelle’s little book Reflections on the Journey of Jesus in Haiku Form.  The book is part of the Archives’ book section and may be read there.  https://icaglobalarchives.org/

We celebrate a life well used to help build the future.  We celebrate the team in ministry that Mark and Jenelle and their family demonstrated.  Janelle and most of the family are nearby in Columbus.  She does not use the computer, but can be reached by old fashioned mail:  Friendship Village  6000 Riverside Dr, Apt B 213, Dublin, Ohio 43017.

With care to this family

Lynda and John Cock


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