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From: John Epps via OE <<a href="mailto:oe@lists.wedgeblade.net">oe@lists.wedgeblade.net</a>><br>
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Gordon Harper ? (2016)<br>
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These are a few memories of Gordon, whose recently completed life left me<br>
(nearly) speechless.<br>
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He said in an interview that when he joined the Order, he had 10,000 books<br>
and gave 6,000 to a library. Both facts highlight attributes that I?ve<br>
appreciated: a passion for excellence in possessions (from Dunhill pipes to<br>
the yellow convertible) and the capacity for detachment (he put away his<br>
pipes ? I don?t know about the car).<br>
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I always considered him a role model ? maybe because of his academic<br>
background, but more because he always seemed to have the situation in<br>
hand.<br>
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At Kemper, he and I put together a ?library? of books people had left<br>
behind ? mainly by in-kinding shelves and placing books inside, more or<br>
less in topical order. There were a lot, and they became well-used. In the<br>
process of looking for shelves, we went to the University of Chicago, and<br>
he took us by a student lounge which had a large framed portrait of Gordon<br>
posted on the wall!<br>
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The Harpers were with us one year in Singapore and Malaysia; they went from<br>
there to India and then to Taiwan. We stayed in touch through the<br>
?Organizational Transformation Network? in Asia. Gordon and I were PC<br>
advocates while Jack championed the Mac: we had much fun off that rivalry.<br>
In Taiwan, Gordon had a radio show, and later published a book of his<br>
presentations.<br>
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Gordon was droll with a ready smile and quick wit which he matched up with<br>
Ann on every occasion they met.<br>
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His bemused view of the past came when at a Prior?s Council in the 80?s, he<br>
gave the opening comments of RS-1 about pigs and persons (straight) and it<br>
was hilarious! And at a San Antonio ToP Network meeting, he led the ?old<br>
hands? in a time line exercise of ToP that was equally riotous. Younger<br>
ones wondered what was so funny. But he was serious about the value of the<br>
past and determined to get the Archives online and accessible.<br>
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His letters to us when his diagnosis came clear were profound yet humorous,<br>
but mostly appreciative of the wonders of this life with the Order and<br>
colleagues. It?s been an honor to have known and worked with him.<br>
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John Epps<br>
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