<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Thank you Phyllis for your sweet story. Nancy<br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Sep 30, 2020 at 3:23 PM JB Webster via OE <<a href="mailto:oe@lists.wedgeblade.net">oe@lists.wedgeblade.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">This is from my sister Phyllis Allard<div>
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<font color="#1c1e21"><font face="inherit"><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="background:transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%">When
I first came into The Order at the Kemper building it was near my
50th birthday. There was a big meeting in the large dining hall and
it seemed to be in celebration of Nan Grow's 50th birthday. I
silently celebrated along with everyone. I was a bit envious because
it was also MY 50th birthday. I don't remember how the word got
around, but Nan found out and true to her nature it became a mutual
celebration even tho hardly anyone knew even who I was. From that
time on, we became “birth sisters” as we were the same age.
Later, when my brother John Webster became closely associated with
the Grows, the mutual celebration became more intense. The loss of my
“sister” is a “blow” as I realize my end is near. I can never
be the truly sainted person that I believe Nan to be, but I will miss
her.</span></font></font></font></p></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Sep 30, 2020 at 9:52 AM John Ballard via OE <<a href="mailto:oe@lists.wedgeblade.net" target="_blank">oe@lists.wedgeblade.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div lang="EN-US"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Dear Bill and all the dear Grow family,<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)">We are so sad to learn of Nancy’s passing. We are remembering our wonderful visit to Masonicare in CT a few years ago. Nancy was still her divine self: standing up for women, caring for her neighbors, loving the world in every way possible, and being our friend. We rejoice that we had those great years while you lived in York, PA and were a significant force in our House Church. Nancy was truly a preacher of the Word and helped all of us grasp its meaning for our lives. We have been blessed to be in Nancy’s sphere for more than 50 years. We join the saints and everyone in celebrating her completed life. We send you our love and hugs and tears, too. <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)">With our gratitude and love,<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Jack, Louise and Peter Ballard <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div style="border-color:rgb(225,225,225) currentcolor currentcolor;border-style:solid none none;border-width:1pt medium medium;padding:3pt 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> OE <<a href="mailto:oe-bounces@lists.wedgeblade.net" target="_blank">oe-bounces@lists.wedgeblade.net</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Shelley Hahn via OE<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, September 29, 2020 9:05 AM<br><b>To:</b> Order Ecumenical Community <<a href="mailto:oe@lists.wedgeblade.net" target="_blank">oe@lists.wedgeblade.net</a>><br><b>Cc:</b> Shelley Hahn <<a href="mailto:shellhahn@gmail.com" target="_blank">shellhahn@gmail.com</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> [Oe List ...] The Completed Life of Nan Grow (forwarded from Rebecca)<u></u><u></u></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">Good morning, friends,<u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Rebecca Grow asked if I would forward this message to the OE list. It includes both her email address and Bill's.<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Fond regards,<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Shelley Hahn<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">From: <strong><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Rebecca Grow</span></strong> <<a href="mailto:rjgrow@gmail.com" target="_blank">rjgrow@gmail.com</a>><br>Date: Mon, Sep 28, 2020 at 3:15 PM<br>Subject: Nan Grow<br>To: <<a href="mailto:dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net" target="_blank">dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net</a>><br>Cc: Bill Grow <<a href="mailto:billgrow@verizon.net" target="_blank">billgrow@verizon.net</a>><u></u><u></u></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Dear Order Colleagues,</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">On behalf of Bill Grow, I am writing to let you know that my mother, Nan, suffered a large stroke on Thursday and died from it two days later. Our family gathered to be with her until the end and to support Dad. She was kept comfortable in hospice care and we prayed over her. </span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Nan would have turned 92 on October 23. I told my friends that she had been a missionary in Korea, a pastor’s wife and mother of four, a member of an ecumenical society that focused on community development as its mission, and a teacher who traveled throughout Asia and to Zambia and lived in Brazil. Along the way, she got her Doctor of Ministry degree and became a UCC pastor in Georgia and Florida. She lived a life of integrity, focused on acting out her faith. She loved poetry and language, and she played a wicked game of Scrabble. </span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">It has been hard for Bill and Nan, as for so many others, to bear the isolation that Covid-19 has imposed. I am grateful that they were able to spend their August wedding anniversary visiting—socially distanced—with Marilyn and Joe Crocker. </span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">We intend to organize an online memorial to share more of Nan’s story and to reminisce. It may be months before we do this. Meanwhile, we would be grateful to receive your stories and memories about her.</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Bill will be sending a notice to another list, and he apologizes that some of you may receive this news in duplicate.</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Grace and peace to you,</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Rebecca Grow</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>
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