<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Does this call for another OE Song Book, starting with “I’m a Hayseed” ?<div><span style="font-size:-apple-system-body">😍🎵🎶,</span></div><div>Ellen <br><br><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPad</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On May 3, 2023, at 8:32 AM, RICHARD HOWIE <rhowie3@verizon.net> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">Yea for your verse, too!<div>Love, Ellen <br><br><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPad</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On May 2, 2023, at 9:37 AM, James Wiegel <jfwiegel@yahoo.com> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">Ellen, thanks. I hadn’t thought about a verse for each saint! (Would be a long song) My contribution and a memory below<br><div dir="ltr"><blockquote type="cite">On May 2, 2023, at 4:47 AM, RICHARD HOWIE <RHowie3@verizon.net> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">For all the saints, with gratitude and love,<div>Chosen by Life to enter into all.</div><div>Now Joe’s complete…who could ask for more?</div><div>Alleluia, Alleluia!</div><div><br></div><div>For all the saints with gratitude and love<br></div></div></blockquote>Willing they were to give the world a shove<div>Concerned with down here more than what’s above</div><div><div>Alleluia, Allelluia!</div><div><br></div><div>In the early to mid part of the human development consult years (1975-1976) the sheer weight of standing on nothing doing this stuff was getting Joe, Marilyn, Judy and I down. For relief, Joe Mathews taught us the song “Oh I’m a hayseed” (which is apparently an old Boy Scout camp song) and we wrote a verse for each of us and performed it at a celebration at the Khultabad Guest House before the start of the Maliwada consult. It is not in the song book (sigh)</div><div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div><br><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPad</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On May 1, 2023, at 8:33 PM, James Wiegel <jfwiegel@yahoo.com> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">Finish the verse Ellen!!<div><br></div><div>“For all the saints with gratitude and love…<br><br><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: 13pt;">Jim Wiegel</span><br><div>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">“…the long work<br>
of turning their lives<br>
into a celebration<br>
is not easy. Come </span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-size: 19pt;">and let us talk</span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-size: 19pt;">“. </span></p><p class="p1"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-size: 19pt;">The Sunflowers. Mary Oliver</span></p></div></div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On May 1, 2023, at 4:22 PM, RICHARD HOWIE via OE <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><br><br><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPad</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On May 1, 2023, at 1:01 PM, Richard Alton via OE <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">Joined in and it was great.. and nobody complained about my voice just like in the Great Hall.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">Thanks, Jim</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, May 1, 2023 at 11:23 AM James Wiegel 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="auto">Mary Laura said: These are the times when I wish we could all celebrate Joe's life together in the Great Hall with glorious singing of "For All the Saints".<div>Here you go. Join in!<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21GTTM2TIYA" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21GTTM2TIYA</a><div><br><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:13pt">Jim Wiegel</span><br><div>
<p><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">“We are all time travelers journeying into the future. But let us make that future a place we want to visit. “ </span><span style="font-size:13pt;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Stephen Hawking</span></p></div></div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On May 1, 2023, at 9:39 AM, ML Jones via OE <<a href="mailto:oe@lists.wedgeblade.net" target="_blank">oe@lists.wedgeblade.net</a>> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Dear Marilyn, Ben and Jon,<div><br></div><div>Joe and I were assigned to Development as a team working on grants. He quickly became someone I deeply respected. We raised some new sources of money and built a solid team. </div><div>These are the times when I wish we could all celebrate Joe's life together in the Great Hall with glorious singing of "For All the Saints".<br></div><div><br></div><div>We are very sorry for your loss and grateful for Joe's many leadership contributions to the Order: Ecumenical. </div><div><br></div><div>Journey On, Journey On,</div><div><br></div><div>Mary Laura and Ken</div><div> </div><div> <br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>Mary Laura Jones</div>
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<div>cell: 773 636-2022</div>
<div><a href="mailto:mljones2022@gmail.com" target="_blank">mljones2022@gmail.com</a></div></div></div></div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, May 1, 2023 at 10:52 AM Jack and Louise 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><div lang="EN-US"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">fyi<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div style="border-right:none;border-bottom:none;border-left:none;border-top:1pt solid rgb(225,225,225);padding:3pt 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Kamala Parekh <<a href="mailto:kamala.parekh@gmail.com" target="_blank">kamala.parekh@gmail.com</a>> <br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, May 1, 2023 7:04 AM<br><b>To:</b> John Ballard <<a href="mailto:ballardica@gmail.com" target="_blank">ballardica@gmail.com</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: FW: [Oe List ...] Joe Crocker's Passing<u></u><u></u></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">Dear Jack and Louise,<u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">So heartbreaking to hear about dear Joe's passing away...we always remember his big booming voice, warm smiles and keen intellect. <u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">We feel fortunate that we were together in Maliwada and learned so much from his experience and wisdom. <u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">May the Lord give Marilyn and the family peace that passes all understanding. <u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Thanks for sharing this news with us .<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Love n regards.<u></u><u></u></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">On Sun, 30 Apr 2023, 06:16 , <<a href="mailto:ballardica@gmail.com" target="_blank">ballardica@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p></div><blockquote style="border-top:none;border-right:none;border-bottom:none;border-left:1pt solid rgb(204,204,204);padding:0in 0in 0in 6pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in"><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Hi Vinod and Kamala,</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> I am sorry to have to forward this bad news to you. Please see below.</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> Grace and Peace, Jack</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><div><div style="border-right:none;border-bottom:none;border-left:none;border-top:1pt solid rgb(225,225,225);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>Mari Crocker via OE<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, April 28, 2023 4:01 PM<br><b>To:</b> ICA-OE Listservs <<a href="mailto:oe@lists.wedgeblade.net" target="_blank">oe@lists.wedgeblade.net</a>><br><b>Cc:</b> Mari Crocker <<a href="mailto:maricrocker@gmail.com" target="_blank">maricrocker@gmail.com</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> [Oe List ...] Joe Crocker's Passing<u></u><u></u></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">Dear Colleagues on the Long March of Love,<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">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. <u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Ben, Jon and I were with him for most of that time, and it was a deeply meaning-filled experience of remembering with gratitude. <u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">All 4 grandchildren and both daughters-in-law were able to visit early in the process of our “watching, waiting and standing present". <u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">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>Amazing Grace</i>.<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">God gives, and God takes away, and we give thanks.<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Grace and Peace,<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Marilyn <u></u><u></u></p></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>
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