<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Lynda, We are thinking of you as you and your family celebrate the completed life of your father. How fortunate you were to have him with you for so many years.<div>Love to you and your family,</div><div>Marianna and Bill<br><div><div><div>On Sep 5, 2012, at 6:02 PM, Lynda Cock wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite">
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<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span class="869254419-05092012">Dear <span class="781202221-05092012">c</span>olleagues, </span></div>
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<div><span class="869254419-05092012">Dad<span class="781202221-05092012">
</span>completed his amazing journey August 28th.
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<div><span class="869254419-05092012"><span class="281015321-05092012"> </span>Wisdom from <span class="781202221-05092012">the Order</span> <span class="781202221-05092012">community </span>accompanied us on that
journey. <span class="734083921-05092012"> </span></span><span class="869254419-05092012"><span class="869254419-05092012">For most of July and
August I have been in Virginia helping my sister Diane Galbreath <font face="Andalus"><font face="Times New Roman">(</font><span class="788385721-05092012"><font color="#0000ff" size="2"><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Times New Roman">Guardian, HDP
consults and</font> </font></span>former <span class="781202221-05092012">ICA </span>Board member) to care for our 98<span class="781202221-05092012">-</span>year<span class="781202221-05092012">-</span>old <span class="781202221-05092012">F</span>ather </font>in his declining health.
Brother Hal Lippard (<span class="781202221-05092012">summer participate at South
House and a </span>Delta Pace<span class="781202221-05092012"> Consult
participation</span>) was <span class="781202221-05092012">with us</span> on weekends. We were
honored to be part of his care team as a small pay-back for the years of his
caring for us. </span></span></div></span></div></span></div>
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<div><span class="869254419-05092012"></span><span class="869254419-05092012">You
may have seen his photo in one of John's blog<span class="781202221-05092012">
posts</span> <a href="http://rejourney.blogspot.com/2012/07/joes-98th-birthday.html">http://rejourney.blogspot.com/2012/07/joes-98th-birthday.html</a><span class="734083921-05092012"></span><span class="781202221-05092012"> in July
</span>as he <span class="781202221-05092012">stirred the </span>plum
sauce. <span class="781202221-05092012">And h</span>e was so pleased to
have been able to celebrate his 98th birthday in July<span class="781202221-05092012"> under the spreading walnut trees with four generations
of us around him.</span></span></div>
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<div><span class="869254419-05092012">Dad and Mom<span class="781202221-05092012">
(she</span><span class="781202221-05092012"> died at 90 eight years
ago)</span> were RS-I grads <span class="781202221-05092012">and
</span>found practical ways to participate in our work. Mom always
brought <span class="781202221-05092012">her apron</span> and Dad brought his
toolbox. They visited Fifth City, <span class="734083921-05092012">our
houses in KC and DC, </span>attended <span class="781202221-05092012">G</span>uardian meetings, and <span class="781202221-05092012">visited </span>Canon Ball HDP <span class="781202221-05092012">on</span> a western <span class="781202221-05092012">car </span>trip. They also hosted development
teams from the Memphis House, and through their church in Tennessee,
raised money for our support while we were in Australia, Indonesia, and
India. <span class="781202221-05092012">Because of all this, <span class="869254419-05092012">we included the Ecumenical Institute/ Institute of
Cultural Affairs in the memorial requests<span class="781202221-05092012">.
</span></span>
<div><span class="869254419-05092012"><span class="781202221-05092012"></span></span> </div>
<div><span class="869254419-05092012"><span class="781202221-05092012">Thank you for
journeying with our <span class="663315621-05092012">extended</span>
family,</span></span></div>
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<div><span class="869254419-05092012"><span class="781202221-05092012">
<div><span class="869254419-05092012">Lynda Lippard
Cock</span></div></span></span></div>
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<div><span class="869254419-05092012">Dad's obituary may be viewed at <a href="http://www.mcmillianfuneralhome.com/"></a><a href="http://www.mcmillianfuneralhome.com/">www.mcmillianfuneralhome.com</a></span></div></span></div>
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