<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(29, 33, 41); font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">With deepest gratitude for you, Bob - and all those you nurtured in 'the way', and on 'the way'.</span><div class=""><font color="#1d2129" face="system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, .SFNSText-Regular, sans-serif" class=""><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><br class=""></span></font></div><div class=""><font color="#1d2129" face="system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, .SFNSText-Regular, sans-serif" class=""><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">Ken Fisher</span></font></div><div class=""><font color="#1d2129" face="system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, .SFNSText-Regular, sans-serif" class=""><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><br class=""></span></font><div><br class=""><div class="">On Mar 9, 2018, at 11:55 PM, Dawn Collins via OE <<a href="mailto:oe@lists.wedgeblade.net" class="">oe@lists.wedgeblade.net</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div class=""><div style="font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;" class=""><div style="font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;" class=""><div class=""></div>
<div class="">Happy final transition to a man of stalwart spirit whom could be depended upon to ensure a liveable environment at "Base Camp One" on North Sheridan and Lawrence.<br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Journey on Rafoses into a future blessed with Comfort and Love.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Grace&Peace,</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Dawn Collins</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">We love the Creator-Source because the Source-Creator loved us first.</div><div class="">- 1 John 4:19</div>
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On Friday, March 9, 2018, 3:15:43 PM MST, Alan Gammel via OE <<a href="mailto:oe@lists.wedgeblade.net" class="">oe@lists.wedgeblade.net</a>> wrote:
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<div class=""><div id="yiv5715903907" class=""><div class=""><div class="">Serving with Bob on the ICA Board was an honor and a privilege. My condolences to the family. He was truly a wise and spiritual man. </div><div class="yiv5715903907yqt2554380037" id="yiv5715903907yqt41565"><div class="yiv5715903907gmail_extra"><br clear="none" class=""><div class="yiv5715903907gmail_quote">On Mar 9, 2018 1:39 PM, Elsa Batica via OE <<a href="mailto:oe@lists.wedgeblade.net" class="">oe@lists.wedgeblade.net</a>> wrote:<br clear="none" class=""><blockquote class="yiv5715903907quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"><div class="">Dear Sandy and family,<div class="">I am so sad to hear of Bob’s passing. So many memories of encounters with him. </div><div class="">I am so glad we reconnected with you both when Bob and I served on the ICA-USA board of directors. </div><div class="">Sending you our love and prayers. His memories will live on. May he Rest In Peace. </div><div class=""><br clear="none" class=""></div><div class="">Elsa and Addi Batica</div><div class="">St Paul, MN<br clear="none" class=""><br clear="none" class=""><div class="">Sent from my iPhone</div><div class=""><br clear="none" class="">On Mar 9, 2018, at 12:07 PM, John Epps via OE <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:oe@lists.wedgeblade.net" target="_blank" href="mailto:oe@lists.wedgeblade.net" class="">oe@lists.wedgeblade.net</a>> wrote:<br clear="none" class=""><br clear="none" class=""></div><blockquote class=""><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class="">Some lives are hard to celebrate their completion, and Bob's is certainly one. We worked together 7 years in Chicago, first on the west side and then in what is now Greenrise. Bob as head of Management Centrum showed remarkable skill in keeping things running smoothly. It earned him the nickname "Nails." In addition to his practical expertise, he was also a real theologian. ..I just found a letter to him written in 1985 responding to one from him that resembled the writings of St. Augustine. As many have said, he was a spirit giant, and when he sat at the head of the table in the Lumumba Room at the 10PM meetings in Greenrise, he provided a presence of practical confidence amidst the chaos. <div class=""><br clear="none" class=""></div><div class="">Condolences to Sandy, the family, and to all of us who had the privilege of knowing Bob. </div><div class=""><br clear="none" class=""></div><div class="">John Epps</div></div><div class=""><br clear="none" class=""><div class="yiv5715903907elided-text">On Fri, Mar 9, 2018 at 10:20 AM, Randy Williams via OE <span dir="ltr" class=""><<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:oe@lists.wedgeblade.net" target="_blank" href="mailto:oe@lists.wedgeblade.net" class="">oe@lists.wedgeblade.net</a>></span> wrote:<br clear="none" class=""><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 0.8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;" class="">Bob Rafos was a spirit giant. It was so good to reconnect with him on the ICA board and earlier on the golf course at SATWIT outings. Some of our most meaningful conversations took place in the “communal” bathroom at GreenRise with shaving cream on our faces. Deepest sympathY to Sandy and the family.<br clear="none" class="">
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> Yes he was a fine spirit man and we all loved being with him. . . talking, eating and birding with him and Sandy. Our love goes out to his whole family.<br clear="none" class="">
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>> I talked with Bob earlier this week. He sounded very weak but good. Kaze just called me. He died at 3:30 this morning. Such a fine human being—one of the best ever.<br clear="none" class="">
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