<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="">Dear Geoffreys,Elena and Stuart,<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">My heart is hurting by this news. What a woman!! Maybe a story of the Maliwada days will be welcomed. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Roxana (Roxxy!) was the bookkeeper for the HDP. Stipend money was always in short supply. Gordon had his pipes and tobacco, but Roxane had her hamburgers! There was a place in Aurangabad that made a delicious one and you could find her sitting there with that and some fries. Every so often the temptation would hit me as well and I could always find her there to share a meal together. A bit of “home” in the no-where of Maliwada. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">She also only bought one train ticket that she would flash to the TC (Ticket Collector) when they did their occasional passenger checks for ticketless travelers. She always said, “No, don’t punch it, I need to transfer at Manmad to catch the train to Aurangabad.”. It was a late night train and always crowded so no TC’s were on that train, especially in the Ladies Only Car. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">She has joined Gordon and the rest of us “Blues”, who are waiting for us.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Peace and Love,</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Jack<br class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On 28 Oct 2020, at 13:57, Martha Laird via OE <<a href="mailto:oe@lists.wedgeblade.net" class="">oe@lists.wedgeblade.net</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" class=""><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Dear Geoffrey, Stuart and Elena,<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I read your news with great sadness. I remember Roxana with such deep fondness. Her wit, smile, fortitude and optimism were unparalleled! Please know that I am holding you all in my heart.</div><div class=""><br class=""><div class="">
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<div class=""><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Oct 28, 2020, at 3:06 PM, Roxana Harper 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="">After a severe case of shingles and diminishing physical and emotional reserves, Roxana Harper passed away in her sleep this morning as she wished: in her own bed, with her family surrounding her. When we asked her last night what she thought the afterlife would be like she answered, “Marvelous.”<br class=""><br class="">Go with God, Mom, and be at peace. Know that you are loved.<br class=""><br class=""><br class="">-Geoffrey, Stuart, Elena<br class="">_______________________________________________<br class="">OE mailing list<br class=""><a href="mailto:OE@lists.wedgeblade.net" class="">OE@lists.wedgeblade.net</a><br class=""><a href="http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/oe-wedgeblade.net" class="">http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/oe-wedgeblade.net</a><br class=""></div></div></blockquote></div><br class=""></div></div>_______________________________________________<br class="">OE mailing list<br class=""><a href="mailto:OE@lists.wedgeblade.net" class="">OE@lists.wedgeblade.net</a><br class="">http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/oe-wedgeblade.net<br class=""></div></blockquote></div><br class=""></div></body></html>