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Dear Rhonda and family and colleagues in Australia, </div>
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Our care to each of you as we bid another farewell to a dear Australian colleague on The Way. We remember the Robbins gratefully for their leadership when we were assigned to work with the Area from the Canberra location and again when we were assigned to
the Area Bombay. Although we were “on the road” much of the time, we were frequently at the Nexus on Sankli Street with Brian and Rhonda. </div>
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<div><font face="Calibri,sans-serif">Jack’s sharing earlier today triggered a special memory when he</font><font face="Calibri,sans-serif"> spoke of Brian as an embodiment of one whose mission was "</font>to bring Life to situations that have no sense of
possibility.” <font face="Calibri,sans-serif"> As you recall we were experimenting with various rituals that spoke in universal spirit wisdom in our interfaith setting there. It was Easter season and I wondered how we would handle that high holy day with
our Buddhist and Hindu colleagues. Brian’s witness that day was about Jesus, the man of possibility. No doctrines or creeds, just story after story of bringing hope and possibility wherever he went. And Brian was beckoning all of us to be about that stance
in our work in the villages of Nava Gram Prayas. A great Easter message!!!</font></div>
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<div><font face="Calibri,sans-serif">Our </font><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">gratitude for a shared journey with this gentle giant and love and care to his family, </span></div>
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<span style="font-weight:bold">From: </span>"<a href="mailto:OE@lists.wedgeblade.net">OE@lists.wedgeblade.net</a>" <<a href="mailto:OE@lists.wedgeblade.net">OE@lists.wedgeblade.net</a>><br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">Reply-To: </span>Marilyn and Joe Crocker <<a href="mailto:marilyncrocker@juno.com">marilyncrocker@juno.com</a>>, "<a href="mailto:OE@lists.wedgeblade.net">OE@lists.wedgeblade.net</a>" <<a href="mailto:OE@lists.wedgeblade.net">OE@lists.wedgeblade.net</a>><br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">Date: </span>Friday, October 14, 2016 at 4:31 PM<br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">To: </span>'J and J Barker' <<a href="mailto:jkjmbarker@bigpond.com">jkjmbarker@bigpond.com</a>>, "<a href="mailto:OE@lists.wedgeblade.net">OE@lists.wedgeblade.net</a>" <<a href="mailto:OE@lists.wedgeblade.net">OE@lists.wedgeblade.net</a>><br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">Subject: </span>Re: [Oe List ...] Brian Robins completed life<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Dear Jonathan and Janeen; Rhonda, Peter, Geoff, Robert and Jenny; and all our OE/ICA colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">When I shared this sad news of Brian’s completed life with Joe, he said “Brian was one of the great statesmen of the Church and our Order.”
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">And we began remembering our time in the Sydney House in the 70s with Brian and Rhonda and their lovely young children; and then times later on in
the US and elsewhere when Brian and Rhonda were priors in various locations and always brought maturity and deep spirituality to the work they undertook in support of our mission.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">More recently we learned (thanks to Jeanette) of the research into the “role of the elder” that the Stanfields, Robins and Oakleys undertook in Australia
before Brian Stanfield died. And in reflecting on that work, in relationship to Fr. Richard Rohr’s work in his book
<i>Falling Upward, a spirituality for the two halves of life</i>, we are convinced that very early on Brian was a “second half of life” person ministering to “soul needs” not “ego needs”.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">We celebrate the wisdom, steadiness, welcoming smile, fine mind and deep faith this dear colleague shared with us and we will surely miss him, as
do those many who have loved him.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Grace and peace,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Marilyn and Joe Crocker<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">From:</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;"> OE [<a href="mailto:oe-bounces@lists.wedgeblade.net">mailto:oe-bounces@lists.wedgeblade.net</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>J and J Barker via OE<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, October 14, 2016 4:11 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:oe@lists.wedgeblade.net">oe@lists.wedgeblade.net</a><br>
<b>Cc:</b> the telfords; <a href="mailto:karennewkirk@creatingeternity.com.au">karennewkirk@creatingeternity.com.au</a>; Arthur Bruce Martin<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Oe List ...] Brian Robins completed life<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">To friends and colleagues near and far<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Early this morning the vigil of the Robins family ended when Brian breathed his last breath.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">This beloved giant of a man has left us and as all shall mourn his passing, there will nevertheless be a worthy celebration of his life.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">This will take place (for Australian colleagues) at the Modbury Uniting Church, 576 Monatague Rod, Modbury North, South Australia on
<u>Wednesday 19th October at 2pm.</u><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Any memories or tributes you may wish to share are very welcome.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Grace and Peace<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">JONATHAN BARKER<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">On behalf of the Rhonda, Peter, Geoffrey, Robert and Jenny<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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