<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="">Ellen,<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I want to add my condolences to you and the entire family. I also want to say that the obituary was so fine. What a tribute to what we called ourselves, “The Nobodies of History”. But I would add, at times we were somebody!. There is a Mystery to life. People die all the time, but don’t leave much of a mark. Yet there ii is, a dream made real. A library, just a library, but step inside and you will feel the love that made it. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Grace and Peace,</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Jack<br class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Jun 26, 2021, at 9:22 PM, Judith Hamje 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 dir="ltr" class="">Thank you Lynda for sharing this story of a life well lived in service to others.<div class="">Judith</div></div><br class=""><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, Jun 26, 2021 at 9:14 PM Cynthia Vance via OE <<a href="mailto:oe@lists.wedgeblade.net" class="">oe@lists.wedgeblade.net</a>> wrote:<br class=""></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
<div style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">Yes, thank you Lynda. It was a joy reading this.<br class="">
<br class="">
<div style="clear:both" class="">
<div style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">Cynthia Vance
<div class=""><a href="mailto:facilitationfla@aol.com" target="_blank" class="">facilitationfla@aol.com</a></div>
</div>
</div>
<br class="">
<br class="">
<div style="font-family: arial, helvetica; font-size: 10pt;" class=""><font size="2" class="">-----Original Message-----<br class="">
From: Mary Kurian D'Souza via OE <<a href="mailto:oe@lists.wedgeblade.net" target="_blank" class="">oe@lists.wedgeblade.net</a>><br class="">
To: Order Ecumenical Community <<a href="mailto:oe@lists.wedgeblade.net" target="_blank" class="">oe@lists.wedgeblade.net</a>><br class="">
Cc: Mary Kurian D'Souza <<a href="mailto:marykdsouza@gmail.com" target="_blank" class="">marykdsouza@gmail.com</a>><br class="">
Sent: Sat, Jun 26, 2021 9:42 pm<br class="">
Subject: Re: [Oe List ...] Richard William Howie | The Altamont Enterprise<br class="">
<br class="">
<div id="gmail-m_1862196669483684822yiv7068377800" class="">
<div class="">Thank you Lynda for sharing this
<div class="">Mary<br clear="none" class=""><br clear="none" class="">
<div dir="ltr" class="">Sent from my iPhone</div>
<div dir="ltr" class="">
<div id="gmail-m_1862196669483684822yiv7068377800yqtfd95022" class=""><br clear="none" class=""><blockquote type="cite" class="">On 27-Jun-2021, at 6:19 AM, Sharon Fisher via OE <<a href="mailto:oe@lists.wedgeblade.net" target="_blank" class="">oe@lists.wedgeblade.net</a>> wrote:<br clear="none" class=""><br clear="none" class=""></blockquote></div>
</div>
<div id="gmail-m_1862196669483684822yiv7068377800yqtfd38830" class=""><blockquote type="cite" class="">
<div dir="ltr" class="">
<div class="">Thanks for sharing this, Lynda.</div>
<br clear="none" class="">
<div class="">
<div dir="ltr" class="">On Sat, Jun 26, 2021, 4:39 PM Lynda C via OE <<a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" href="mailto:oe@lists.wedgeblade.net" target="_blank" class="">oe@lists.wedgeblade.net</a>> wrote:<br clear="none" class=""></div>
<blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex" class="">
<div lang="EN-US" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;" class="">
<div class="">
<div class="">
<div class="">In celebration of the life and service of Richard Howie, whose memorial service was today, I found this delightful small town newspaper interview to be most enlightening about the many aspects of Richard and Ellen’s life that many of us
never knew. <u class=""></u><u class=""></u></div>
<div class=""><u class=""></u> <u class=""></u></div>
<div class=""><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" href="https://altamontenterprise.com/06092021/richard-william-howie" target="_blank" class="">https://altamontenterprise.com/06092021/richard-william-howie</a><u class=""></u><u class=""></u></div>
<div class=""><u class=""></u> <u class=""></u></div>
<div class=""><u class=""></u> <u class=""></u></div>
<div class="">With Ellen, his children and grandchildren, we celebrate the profound service and generosity of Richard (and Ellen) that we do know through their work with EI, OE, and ICA.
<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></div>
<div class=""><u class=""></u> <u class=""></u></div>
<div class="">In keeping with his love of the ocean, “Journey On, Richard, with grace and peace and love, on life’s unending sea, “
<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></div>
<div class=""><u class=""></u> <u class=""></u></div>
<div class="">Lynda and John <u class=""></u><u class=""></u></div>
<div class=""><u class=""></u> <u class=""></u></div>
<div class=""><u class=""></u> <u class=""></u></div>
<div class=""><u class=""></u> <u class=""></u></div>
<div class=""><u class=""></u> <u class=""></u></div>
<div class=""><u class=""></u> <u class=""></u></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
_______________________________________________<br clear="none" class="">
OE mailing list<br clear="none" class="">
<a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" href="mailto:OE@lists.wedgeblade.net" target="_blank" class="">OE@lists.wedgeblade.net</a><br clear="none" class="">
<a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" href="http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/oe-wedgeblade.net" target="_blank" class="">http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/oe-wedgeblade.net</a><br clear="none" class="">
</blockquote></div>
<span class="">_______________________________________________</span><br clear="none" class=""><span class="">OE mailing list</span><br clear="none" class=""><span class=""><a href="mailto:OE@lists.wedgeblade.net" target="_blank" class="">OE@lists.wedgeblade.net</a></span><br clear="none" class=""><span class=""><a href="http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/oe-wedgeblade.net" target="_blank" class="">http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/oe-wedgeblade.net</a></span><br clear="none" class=""></div>
</blockquote></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div id="gmail-m_1862196669483684822yqtfd69492" class="">_______________________________________________<br clear="none" class="">OE mailing list<br clear="none" class=""><a shape="rect" href="mailto:OE@lists.wedgeblade.net" target="_blank" class="">OE@lists.wedgeblade.net</a><br clear="none" class=""><a shape="rect" href="http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/oe-wedgeblade.net" target="_blank" class="">http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/oe-wedgeblade.net</a><br clear="none" class=""></div>
</font></div>
</div>
_______________________________________________<br class="">
OE mailing list<br class="">
<a href="mailto:OE@lists.wedgeblade.net" target="_blank" class="">OE@lists.wedgeblade.net</a><br class="">
<a href="http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/oe-wedgeblade.net" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" class="">http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/oe-wedgeblade.net</a><br class="">
</blockquote></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>