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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-AU link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Dear all,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Thanks Dharma and Isobel for sharing this news and your reflections on a great colleague. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>We have been following Pat’s journey over many years. Mally and Pat were an integral part of our family!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>It was wonderful that most of the family could be by Pat’ side this week, to celebrate the last days of her life together.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>We wanted to share just a few memories we have of Pat and Mally – 46 years ago until the recent years.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>• Working together in Gunfoundry and the Hyderabad cadre in the 70’s, when we were in the Hyderabad House <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>• The long conversations John had in particular, with Mally ranging over many topics<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>• The local training programs and celebrating House Church together<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>• Cleaning the latrines and building the Gunfoundry community garden<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>• Pat making exquisite tiny baby clothes for our newly adopted Hyderabadi baby. Kiran (at 1 month)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>• Mally and Pat being present at the multi-faith naming ceremony for Kiran in Hyderabad<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>• Years later in Sydney, Mally’s head and characteristic grin, popping over the back gate of the Rockdale manse to attend John’s surprise birthday party!)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>• Visits with other members of the Balm and the extended Gunfoundry family in more recent years.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>• A number of visits with Pat and the family in Perth over the last 30 years.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Our thoughts and love to the Balms and our wonderful global family,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>John and Robyn, Kiran and Glen Hutchinson<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Sydney<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US> OE <oe-bounces@lists.wedgeblade.net> <b>On Behalf Of </b>isobeljimbish--- via OE<br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, 22 March 2020 2:03 PM<br><b>To:</b> Order Ecumenical Community <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net><br><b>Cc:</b> isobeljimbish@optusnet.com.au<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Oe List ...] Update on Pat Balm<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you for this news sad though it is,Dharma. <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>I remember Mally and Pat very well. . <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Kindness sending over to you. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Isobel and Jim Bishop <o:p></o:p></p><div id=AppleMailSignature><p class=MsoNormal>Sent from my iPhone<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>On 22 Mar 2020, at 1:14 pm, Dharmalingam Vinasithamby via OE <<a href="mailto:oe@lists.wedgeblade.net">oe@lists.wedgeblade.net</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=ydpe3579e58msonormal><span lang=EN-SG style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>Dear Colleagues,</span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydpe3579e58msonormal><span lang=EN-SG style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>Patricia Balm completed her life yesterday morning, March 21<sup>st</sup>. Pat, who was in her 90s, had been in poor health and slipped into a coma a couple of days ago. Her son Kevin messaged me to say that most of her family had gathered to be with her in her last days.</span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydpe3579e58msonormal><span lang=EN-SG style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>I got to know Pat, and her late husband Mally, when we set up the Hyderabad House in the 1970s. Their home in the Gunfoundry neighbourhood was a meeting venue for the metro cadre. They moved to Maliwada when we set up the Human Development Project there. Pat impressed me with her can-do spirit and her stories about bringing up a large family through difficult times. She, like Mally, relished putting their minds to solving problem, both in their family ventures and in the ICA projects. They, along with their sons Desmond and Kevin, were instrumental to a lot of our work in India as well as around the world. The family eventually migrated to Perth, Australia. The photo of Pat that I’ve posted here is about 10 years old. If you want to send messages of condolences to her family, please message Kevin at <a href="mailto:balmkevin@gmail.com" target="_blank">balmkevin@gmail.com</a>.</span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydpe3579e58msonormal><span lang=EN-SG style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>Regards,</span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydpe3579e58msonormal><span lang=EN-SG style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>Dharmalingam</span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal><Pat Balm IMG_0097.jpg><o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________<br>OE mailing list<br><a href="mailto:OE@lists.wedgeblade.net">OE@lists.wedgeblade.net</a><br><a href="http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/oe-wedgeblade.net">http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/oe-wedgeblade.net</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote></div></div><div id="DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2"><br />
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