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<div><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">George, Wanda, the Holcombe family, and Colleagues,</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Yesterday I saw a young man wearing a graphic t-shirt that simply said "Blessed". With seven letters in a rainbow of colors.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">So I thought of you, George. And I'm sorry I can't get a t-shirt to send you.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">But I can simply say this much: you are Blessed, George. </div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">And part of our experience is that you have blessed and honored and inspired so many others. Known and unknown to us.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">I get that this message, if it gets through somehow, will be filtered through your experience of being in a liminal, transitional state of passage into an unknown reality beyond the everyday preoccupations of the living.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">But what I remember of you is that twinkle in your eye, and that knowing connection with others around you, and that sly, humorous spirit that beckons us to open up to un-dreamed-of possibilities by sailing forth into uncharted waters.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">You have been blessed to embody fully, wherever you are, that ineffable spirit of Fifth City and demonstrate Care for all humanity and for the earth.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">And forever blessed to simply Be your Be (as JWM said about Richard Niebuhr) in and for Eternity.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">So that all of us can participate with you. In humility, gratitude, and compassion.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Go in Grace, brother.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">(And all who read this said <b>Amen</b>.)</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Wayne Marshall Jones</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div>
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On Saturday, July 25, 2020, 02:45:52 PM PDT, Timothy Wegner via Dialogue <dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote:
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<div><div id="yiv9733230709"><div dir="ltr"><div>Wanda asked me to post this on OE and DIALOGUE</div><div><br></div><div>Tim<br></div><br><div class="yiv9733230709gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="yiv9733230709gmail_attr">On Sat, Jul 25, 2020 at 4:39 PM Holcombe Wanda <<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:wandah70@gmail.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:wandah70@gmail.com">wandah70@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="yiv9733230709gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex;"><div><p style="margin:0px 0px 3px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:30px;line-height:normal;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Living Memorial for George Holcombe NOW</span></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;min-height:27.4px;"><span></span><br></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;"><span>One of George’s greatest pleasures in life was sharing & hearing stories about other people. He built his life around understanding diverse cultures and caring for others. We would like to honor this by asking YOU to participate in Creating a LIVING MEMORIAL by sharing your favorite memories of George so we can share these with him NOW.</span></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;min-height:27.4px;"><span></span><br></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;"><span>George has been battling Pancreatic Cancer for almost 3 years. He has chosen to begin his last life’s Journey with the care of Hospice & family. </span></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;min-height:27.4px;"><span></span><br></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;"><span>Please send a voice message, text, email and photos to George through Wanda or by posting on George’s Facebook or send via regular mail. </span></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;"><span>The Family will read, show or play it to him....time is of the essence to receive your response🦋🌠</span></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;min-height:27.4px;"><span></span><br></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;"><span>Please include: </span></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;"><span>*Your Name</span></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;"><span>* How you know George </span></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;"><span>* Share a story about George and the experience you had with him</span></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;"><span>*Share photos</span></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;"><span>😇</span></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;"><span>Grace & Peace</span></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;"><span>Wanda & George Holcombe</span></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;"><span>201 East 17th Street</span></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;"><span>Georgetown TX 78626</span></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;"><span>Wanda Cell: 512-619-3469</span></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;"><span>Email: <span> </span><a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:wandah70@gmail.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:wandah70@gmail.com">wandah70@gmail.com</a></span></p></div></blockquote></div></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>Dialogue mailing list<br><a ymailto="mailto:Dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net" href="mailto:Dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net">Dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net</a><br><a href="http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/dialogue-wedgeblade.net" target="_blank">http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/dialogue-wedgeblade.net</a><br></div>
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