[Oe List ...] Ellen Travis Addington

[Diann McCabe]

Thank you for letting us know of Ellen's passing. Please send my regards to
Kathleen who lived with us for a year in Memphis.

Take care, Diann McCabe

On Wed, Oct 1, 2025 at 4:45 PM JAMES ADDINGTON via OE <
oe at lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote:

> Dear colleagues,
>
> On September 29, 2025, my former spouse, Ellen Travis Addington, completed
> her life journey. Ellen had been cared for in the memory care unit of
> Brookdale in Glendale AZ for just over 1 year; prior to that she was cared
> for by her daughter, Kathleen.  She was dealing with the ravages of
> Alzheimer’s disease.
>
> Ellen was born in Safford, Arizona and raised in Cottonwood, Arizona, a
> section of the state known as the Verde Valley. Her mother was a teacher
> and a talented artist, who became very active in teaching Native American
> children and adults to read and write, when someone made the mistake of
> telling her that they were “stupid and could not be taught”. Her father was
> a Civil Engineer who was involved in the mapping and layout of the streets
> in Phoenix. He was also involved the design of Boulder Dam (later named
> Hoover Dam). In Cottonwood he was a small-town newspaper man and printer.
> Ellen and I met at Arizona State University in Tempe. I was privileged to
> be her marriage partner for eighteen years. We brought three incredible
> human beings into this world: Kathleen Deborah, James Robert (both
> residents of Glendale) and Daniel E.M. (he and spouse, Cindy, reside in
> Washington state).
>
> We knew Ellen as an incredibly gifted artist - accomplished in acrylics,
> oils, water colors and alcohol ink – skilled in culinary arts, a
> seamstress, quilter and able administrator. She was a Vista volunteer and
> volunteered at a local art gallery, occasionally teaching art classes and
> assisting budding artists.
>
> Shortly after we joined the Order in January 1965, she was assigned to
> manage the Ecumenical Institute kitchen, an especially challenging
> assignment given the multitude of on- campus seminars E.I. sponsored at the
> time. This assignment enhanced her administrative skills and prepared her
> to manage the kitchen for Grady Gammage Hospital in Atlanta during our time
> as part of the “troika” of the Atlanta Religious House in 1968-69.
>
> In subsequent assignments she worked as an office administrator; first for
> a French lawyer in Washington D.C., then  in Montreal Canada and Sydney
> Australia. Following our time in the Sydney House, Ellen was part of the
> priorship team of the Manila Religious House. She was a very able pedagogue
> and group facilitator. We were part of the team that did the second
> research and training tour of Latin America in 1968. We were also part of
> the ICA team that conducted the first International Training Institute in
> Nigeria in 1976; then, shortly afterward she was involved in the initiation
> of the Ijede Human Development Project. She also served in the Delta Pace
> Human Development Project, prior to being assigned to the Phoenix Religious
> House.
>
> Ellen left the Phoenix House in 1981, but remained in the Phoenix area
> until her death (except for a brief sojourn in southern California). She
> worked many years in typesetting, computer graphics and prepress
> production, becoming skilled with information technology. She is survived
> by her three children, two granddaughters  (Sarah Elizabeth and Emily
> Victoria, residents of Washington state) and sister-in-law, Louise
> Addington.
>
> Peace,
> James Addington
>
>
>
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