<div>You are on our minds and in our hearts. Grace and peace to you all.</div>
<div>Jim Wheeler</div>
<div>OKCity, OK<br><br></div>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Sep 5, 2012 at 5:02 PM, Lynda Cock <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:llc860@triad.rr.com" target="_blank">llc860@triad.rr.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<div><span>Dad<span> </span>completed his amazing journey August 28th.  
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<div><span><span> </span>Wisdom from <span>the Order</span> <span>community </span>accompanied us on that journey. <span> </span></span></div></span><span><span>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><font color="#0000ff"><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Times New Roman">Guardian, HDP consults and</font> </font></span>former <span>ICA </span>Board member) to care for our 98<span>-</span>year<span>-</span>old <span>F</span>ather </font>in his declining health.  Brother Hal Lippard (<span>summer participate at South House and a </span>Delta Pace<span> Consult participation</span>) was <span>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>
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<div><span></span><span>You may have seen his photo in one of John's blog<span> posts</span> <a href="http://rejourney.blogspot.com/2012/07/joes-98th-birthday.html" target="_blank">http://rejourney.blogspot.com/2012/07/joes-98th-birthday.html</a><span></span><span> in July </span>as he <span>stirred the </span>plum sauce.  <span>And h</span>e was so pleased to have been able to celebrate his 98th birthday in July<span> under the spreading walnut trees with four generations of us around him.</span></span></div>

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<div><span>Dad and Mom<span> (she</span><span> died at 90 eight years ago)</span> were RS-I grads <span>and </span>found practical ways to participate in our work. Mom always brought <span>her apron</span> and Dad brought his toolbox.  They visited Fifth City, <span>our houses in KC and DC, </span>attended  <span>G</span>uardian meetings, and <span>visited </span>Canon Ball HDP <span>on</span> a western <span>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>Because of all this, <span>we included the Ecumenical Institute/ Institute of Cultural Affairs in the memorial requests<span>. </span></span>
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<div><span><span>Thank you for journeying with our <span>extended</span> family,</span></span></div>
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<div><span>Lynda Lippard Cock</span></div></span></span></div>
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<div><span>Dad's obituary may be viewed at <a href="http://www.mcmillianfuneralhome.com/" target="_blank"><a href="http://www.mcmillianfuneralhome.com/" target="_blank">www.mcmillianfuneralhome.com</a></a></span></div>
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