<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Thank you everyone for your deep expressions of respect and love you have written for Linda. I remember working with her in Chicago, and especially I remember her smile and her gutsy laugh.đđ đ What a treasure she was. đ”đ¶đ <div>Isobel <br><div><br></div><div><br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr">Isobel Bishop<div>Mob. 0412 129 425</div></div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On 8 Jun 2025, at 9:22âŻam, James Wiegel via OE <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">ï»ż<div class="ydp581d432yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"><div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Thank you, Marilyn. Such wondrous people we have known!!</div><div><br></div><div class="ydp581d432signature"><div style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"><a href="http://partnersinparticipation.com/james-wiegel/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jim Wiegel </a> <br><p style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;" dir="ltr" class="ydpa512fec3MsoNormal"> </p><div> <span><p style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;" class="ydp209e23c4MsoNormal"><span>The
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<div><div id="ydp26e42f51yiv5488676796"><div><div dir="ltr"><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:UI Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(8,8,9);"><div style="margin:0px 0px 8px;padding:0px;font-family:inherit;"><span style="max-width:100%;min-width:0px;font-family:inherit;"><b><font size="4">Remembering the gift that Linda Alton has been to the ToP Community of Trainers and Facilitators</font></b></span></div><div style="margin:0px 0px 8px;padding:0px;font-family:inherit;"><span style="max-width:100%;min-width:0px;font-family:inherit;"><span style="font-size:15px;">Though Parkinson's disease may have dimmed Linda's light in recent years, the brilliance of who she wasâand the love she poured into building our ToP communityâwill shine on forever in each of us she touched.</span></span></div></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:UI Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(8,8,9);font-size:15px;"><div style="margin:0px 0px 8px;padding:0px;font-family:inherit;"><span style="max-width:100%;min-width:0px;font-family:inherit;"></span></div></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:UI Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(8,8,9);font-size:15px;"><div style="margin:0px 0px 8px;padding:0px;font-family:inherit;"><span style="max-width:100%;min-width:0px;font-family:inherit;">When <span style="margin:0px;text-align:inherit;padding:0px;font-family:inherit;"><a shape="rect" href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/117010510211/user/1019464018/?__cft__[0]=AZXrC9Ycfgld38fS-9IQ8KvxZDaz-38HaLsFkTZEjnPc_r-KVKxH6_c_4SMYLqkMnySam5TRts_ZQPPwuz3-5VBPVq__av0-YTMm8xqMV0neK__6LxRVRHflbSwsfiGGGLS9DdpN6Ro9XM_5NYt8IGUiKh7J3q1Y-lwAvgQTJobnxrfMdb0S6_jD1tEJi4ijTD6ePCLBGlo7EjhIBnRm3Vjl&__tn__=-]K-R" style="text-decoration-line:none;list-style:none;margin:0px;text-align:inherit;border-style:none;padding:0px;border-width:0px;outline:none;font-weight:600;background-color:transparent;display:inline;font-family:inherit;" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:inherit;"><span style="font-family:inherit;"><span style="font-family:inherit;">Linda Alton</span></span></span></a></span> left the full-time ICA staff and made Minneapolis her home, she didn't just relocateâshe planted seeds that would grow into something beautiful. She became the heart of our training and facilitation family, and I was blessed to be her partner in this work. Together, we poured ourselves into creating something meaningful: more than 15 Mastering the Technology of Participation trainings, countless facilitation events, continuing to develop advanced courses and a network that became so much more than the sum of its parts.</span></div></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:UI Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(8,8,9);font-size:15px;"><div style="margin:0px 0px 8px;padding:0px;font-family:inherit;"><span style="max-width:100%;min-width:0px;font-family:inherit;"></span></div></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:UI Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(8,8,9);font-size:15px;"><div style="margin:0px 0px 8px;padding:0px;font-family:inherit;"><span style="max-width:100%;min-width:0px;font-family:inherit;">Linda had this extraordinary giftâshe could see potential in everyone she met. I used to joke that she could recruit anyone to our cause. Put her in an elevator with a stranger on the eighth floor, and by the ground floor, they'd be signed up for a course! But it wasn't just her persuasive charmâit was her genuine belief in people and her infectious passion for what we were building together. She was a really dynamic facilitator who always had her groups laughing.</span></div></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:UI Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(8,8,9);font-size:15px;"><div style="margin:0px 0px 8px;padding:0px;font-family:inherit;"><span style="max-width:100%;min-width:0px;font-family:inherit;"></span></div></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:UI Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(8,8,9);font-size:15px;"><div style="margin:0px 0px 8px;padding:0px;font-family:inherit;"><span style="max-width:100%;min-width:0px;font-family:inherit;">She was our anchor when storms hit. When the ICA community faced its darkest hour and the training staff was dismissed, Linda didn't retreatâshe opened her arms wider. She organized meetings to help us find our way forward. When new trainers and facilitators needed a chance, Linda became their champion, sharing not just her connections and expertise, but her generous heart.</span></div></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:UI Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(8,8,9);font-size:15px;"><div style="margin:0px 0px 8px;padding:0px;font-family:inherit;"><span style="max-width:100%;min-width:0px;font-family:inherit;"></span></div></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:UI Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(8,8,9);font-size:15px;"><div style="margin:0px 0px 8px;padding:0px;font-family:inherit;"><span style="max-width:100%;min-width:0px;font-family:inherit;">How many times did Linda welcome not just me but so many of us into her home for trainings and meetings? Her table was always set with good food, great humor, and even better conversation. Those evenings weren't just about workâthey were about friendship, about sharing our dreams and dilemmas with someone who truly understood. Linda had this way of making you feel seen, supported, and never alone in the work.</span></div></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:UI Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(8,8,9);font-size:15px;"><div style="margin:0px 0px 8px;padding:0px;font-family:inherit;"><span style="max-width:100%;min-width:0px;font-family:inherit;"></span></div></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:UI Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(8,8,9);font-size:15px;"><div style="margin:0px 0px 8px;padding:0px;font-family:inherit;"><span style="max-width:100%;min-width:0px;font-family:inherit;">Linda was more than a colleague or ToP Network co-founder (among many) âshe was a mentor to many of those who Mentor today. She was a cheerleader and a friend who believed in the power of bringing people together. And she contained so many multitudes the Network had to invent a new title - the ToP Network 'Animator' when it hired her to bring life to it's early years. Her legacy lives on in every facilitator she guided, every trainer she encouraged, and every life touched by the community she helped nurture.</span></div></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:UI Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(8,8,9);font-size:15px;"><div style="margin:0px 0px 8px;padding:0px;font-family:inherit;"><span style="max-width:100%;min-width:0px;font-family:inherit;"></span></div></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:UI Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(8,8,9);font-size:15px;"><div style="margin:0px 0px 8px;padding:0px;font-family:inherit;"><span style="max-width:100%;min-width:0px;font-family:inherit;">We will carry her spirit forwardâthat generous, innovative, unstoppable force for good that was uniquely Linda. She is deeply missed and will be forever cherished.</span></div></div></div><br clear="none"><div class="ydp26e42f51yiv5488676796gmail_quote ydp26e42f51yiv5488676796gmail_quote_container"><div id="ydp26e42f51yiv5488676796yqtfd16085" class="ydp26e42f51yiv5488676796yqt0531486138"><div dir="ltr" class="ydp26e42f51yiv5488676796gmail_attr">On Sat, Jun 7, 2025 at 11:55âŻAM Eunice Shankland via OE <<a shape="rect" href="mailto:oe@lists.wedgeblade.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">oe@lists.wedgeblade.net</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"></div></div><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex;" class="ydp26e42f51yiv5488676796gmail_quote"><div id="ydp26e42f51yiv5488676796yqtfd72878" class="ydp26e42f51yiv5488676796yqt0531486138"><div dir="ltr"><p align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;" class="ydp26e42f51yiv5488676796MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:16pt;line-height:115%;">A Tribute to Linda Alton</span></b></p>
<p align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;" class="ydp26e42f51yiv5488676796MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:16pt;line-height:115%;">From a place of deep gratitude and
profound respect </span></b></p><p align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;" class="ydp26e42f51yiv5488676796MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:16pt;line-height:115%;"> </span></b></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;" class="ydp26e42f51yiv5488676796MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16pt;line-height:115%;">Linda Alton along with colleagues in
Minneapolis inspired us and many others to develop creative ways to train and
apply the ToP Methods. She consistently guided people who applied the ToP core
understandings and methods in various sectors of society including the government
officials. Linda and her colleagues built robust mentoring programs where
participants developed exemplary facilitation skills embracing generative engagement.
</span></p><p style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;" class="ydp26e42f51yiv5488676796MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16pt;line-height:115%;"><br clear="none"></span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;" class="ydp26e42f51yiv5488676796MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16pt;line-height:115%;">As a âwise womanâ of integrity and creativity
in facilitation, she encouraged us to take the ToP Methods to the United
Nations. When the door opened at the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
and the World Food Program (WFP) in Rome, we successfully trained many UN
officers and innovators in the methods of productive and meaningful
participation. This ripple of impact reflects the global scope of Lindaâs amazing
lifeâs work.</span></p><p style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;" class="ydp26e42f51yiv5488676796MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16pt;line-height:115%;"><br clear="none"></span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;" class="ydp26e42f51yiv5488676796MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16pt;line-height:115%;">Linda, we are grateful for your creative
persistence and abiding presence in our midst. Everything about you is a
testimony to the power of our past, and a reminder of what is possible on the
road ahead. </span></p><p style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;" class="ydp26e42f51yiv5488676796MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16pt;">Journey on, dear friend, journey onâŠand thank you! </span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;" class="ydp26e42f51yiv5488676796MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16pt;line-height:115%;">Eunice and Sherwood Shankland<b></b></span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;" class="ydp26e42f51yiv5488676796MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16pt;line-height:115%;"> </span></p></div><br clear="none"><div class="ydp26e42f51yiv5488676796gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="ydp26e42f51yiv5488676796gmail_attr">On Sat, Jun 7, 2025 at 2:15âŻPM Bill Parker via OE <<a shape="rect" href="mailto:oe@lists.wedgeblade.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">oe@lists.wedgeblade.net</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"></div><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex;" class="ydp26e42f51yiv5488676796gmail_quote"><div>I remember Linda fondly in Chicago and in Kenya. She seemed to handle chaos with Grace. <br clear="none"><br clear="none"><div dir="ltr">Bill Parker <div><br clear="none"></div></div><div dir="ltr"><br clear="none"><blockquote type="cite">On Jun 7, 2025, at 10:58 AM, Richard Alton via OE <<a shape="rect" href="mailto:oe@lists.wedgeblade.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">oe@lists.wedgeblade.net</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"><br clear="none"></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">ï»ż<div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:large;" class="ydp26e42f51yiv5488676796gmail_default">Thanks, Ellen,</div><div style="font-size:large;" class="ydp26e42f51yiv5488676796gmail_default">Dick</div><div style="font-size:large;" class="ydp26e42f51yiv5488676796gmail_default"><br clear="none"></div></div><br clear="none"><div class="ydp26e42f51yiv5488676796gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="ydp26e42f51yiv5488676796gmail_attr">On Sat, Jun 7, 2025 at 9:33âŻAM RICHARD HOWIE via OE <<a shape="rect" href="mailto:oe@lists.wedgeblade.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">oe@lists.wedgeblade.net</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"></div><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex;" class="ydp26e42f51yiv5488676796gmail_quote"><div>Dear Dick, Lynne, Christina Kay and all the family,<div>Linda changed my life as she modeled commitment for our family when O:EAs interns in The Philadelphia House in 1975-1977.</div><div>Godâs Grace and Peace for all of us,</div><div>Ellen <br clear="none"><br clear="none"><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPad</div><div dir="ltr"><br clear="none"><blockquote type="cite">On Jun 3, 2025, at 8:38 AM, Richard Alton via OE <<a shape="rect" href="mailto:oe@lists.wedgeblade.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">oe@lists.wedgeblade.net</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"><br clear="none"></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">ï»ż<div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:large;" class="ydp26e42f51yiv5488676796gmail_default">Thanks, David- I am waiting with great expectation for your new book. The tunnel was awesome with the silverware.</div><div style="font-size:large;" class="ydp26e42f51yiv5488676796gmail_default">Dick</div></div><br clear="none"><div class="ydp26e42f51yiv5488676796gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="ydp26e42f51yiv5488676796gmail_attr">On Mon, Jun 2, 2025 at 10:09âŻPM David Marshall via OE <<a shape="rect" href="mailto:oe@lists.wedgeblade.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">oe@lists.wedgeblade.net</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"></div><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex;" class="ydp26e42f51yiv5488676796gmail_quote"><div>Dick,<div><br clear="none"></div><div>I remember you and Linda were second priors at the Denver Religious House in 1971-72, when Tim and Kay Lush were the first priors; and you found the tunnel the Order kids had dug out from our basement dorm, our own Steve McQueen Great Escape. </div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>Linda was a kind and loving soul, and more more patient and forgiving than we rambunctious teenagers deserved for all our shenanigans. The Denver RH was my best growth year during my 6-year Youth Deployment period, in large part because of the strong and steady leadership of the priors. What a beautiful tribute you gave her. â€ïž</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>David </div><div><br clear="none"></div><div><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone<div>David Marshall</div><div><a shape="rect" href="http://www.marshallbooks.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.marshallbooks.net</a></div><div> </div></div><div dir="ltr"><br clear="none"><blockquote type="cite">On Jun 2, 2025, at 8:37âŻPM, Susan Fertig via OE <<a shape="rect" href="mailto:oe@lists.wedgeblade.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">oe@lists.wedgeblade.net</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"><br clear="none"></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">ï»ż
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<p class="ydp26e42f51yiv5488676796MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;">She was always such an inspiration to me when I was working in Croatia and Bosnia. I remember very fondly when she came to help us with a 50-person facilitation training (and
our skinny dipping at midnight in the hotel pool!). She was always ready to try anything and she always had such wise counsel for us. Likewise, when I (frequently) drove to Belgium and participated in your training sessions there and other meetings, I always
looked to Linda for sage analysis of whatever situation presented. I hadnât seen her in years, but Iâll miss her!<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p><span style="color:rgb(80,0,80);">Linda Altonâs life was one of courage, conviction, and compassionate service. From her early days at the University of California, Berkeleyâwhere she earned both her B.A. and M.A. between 1963 and 1970âLinda was a powerful force
for change. As editor of the <em><span style="font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;">Berkeley Yearbook</span></em> and an active voice in the Free Speech Movement and the anti-Vietnam War resistance, she stood firmly for justice and truth, even when it wasnât easy.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p><span style="color:rgb(80,0,80);">While still a student, Linda journeyed to Harlem to work in storefront schools, helping high school students who had dropped out find their way back to education and hope. It was there she encountered the Ecumenical Institute,
whose mission of global community service would soon become her own. In 1970, she joined the Instituteâs staff in San Francisco, beginning a lifelong commitment to international development and human dignity.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p><span style="color:rgb(80,0,80);">In 1976, with her young daughter Christina by her side, Linda moved to the Philippines to co-direct a USAID-funded community development project with the newly formed Institute of Cultural Affairs (ICA). There, she led efforts
to support womenâs small businesses, empowering families and transforming communities from the ground up.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p><span style="color:rgb(80,0,80);">Her journey continued to Kenya, where Linda and her growing familyâincluding her second daughter, Kay, born in Nairobiâdevoted themselves to uplifting lives in both urban slums and rural villages. Together with a local staff of
150, she helped shape development initiatives that reached thousands of communities across the country.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p><span style="color:rgb(80,0,80);">Later, in Brussels, Belgium, Linda served as Program Director at ICAâs global headquarters, bringing her deep wisdom, compassion, and leadership to an international stage.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p><span style="color:rgb(80,0,80);">She moved to Minnesota with her partner Lynne Larsen to create a home for themselves in Minneapolis. She was a lead </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:rgb(80,0,80);">technical trainer/convenor
with Minnesota Technology of Participation up until she retired. </span><span style="color:rgb(80,0,80);"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p><span style="color:rgb(80,0,80);">Lindaâs legacy is not just found in the places she lived or the programs she ledâbut in the countless lives she touched, the justice she stood for, and the love she gave so freely. Her spirit lives on in the communities she served
and in the hearts of all who knew and loved her. (Daughters: Christina & Katherine Alton, Grandson: Wyatt Wren, Wife: Lynne Larsen)<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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