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<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Dear Marilyn and Family-</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">We were so sorry to hear of Joe's passing. But grateful, too, for his wonderful life. We always admired him for many reasons, but especially for his wisdom, his commitment to our shared mission and his quiet sense of humor and gentle laugh. He is missed by many.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">May you find Peace that is beyond understanding and Joy in the memories of the good times that you shared.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Fondly,</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Ann and George</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><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div><br></div>
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On Friday, April 28, 2023 at 02:02:04 PM MDT, Mari Crocker via OE <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote:
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<div><div id="yiv6290910248"><div><div class="yiv6290910248">Dear Colleagues on the Long March of Love,</div><div class="yiv6290910248"><br class="yiv6290910248"></div><div class="yiv6290910248">Just a note to say my beloved Joe passed on to the "next chapter" yesterday at 5:41 AM, after a nearly 48-hour, post-stroke journey. </div><div class="yiv6290910248">Ben, Jon and I were with him for most of that time, and it was a deeply meaning-filled experience of remembering with gratitude. </div><div class="yiv6290910248">All 4 grandchildren and both daughters-in-law were able to visit early in the process of our “watching, waiting and standing present". </div><div class="yiv6290910248">The staff at Watson Fields were amazingly loving and supportive during our sojourn, and gathered to witness Joe's “send-out” into the funeral hearse, accompanied by the singing of <i class="yiv6290910248">Amazing Grace</i>.</div><div class="yiv6290910248"><br class="yiv6290910248"></div><div class="yiv6290910248">God gives, and God takes away, and we give thanks.</div><div class="yiv6290910248"><br class="yiv6290910248"></div><div class="yiv6290910248">Grace and Peace,</div><div class="yiv6290910248"><br class="yiv6290910248"></div><div class="yiv6290910248">Marilyn </div></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>OE mailing list<br><a ymailto="mailto:OE@lists.wedgeblade.net" href="mailto:OE@lists.wedgeblade.net">OE@lists.wedgeblade.net</a><br><a href="http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/oe-wedgeblade.net" target="_blank">http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/oe-wedgeblade.net</a><br></div>
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