<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Aug 19, 2025, at 4:30 PM, w.schlesinger@pvida.net wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"><style>@font-face { font-family: Helvetica; }
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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">I remember his singing – and his presence.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Bill Schlesinger<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Transition Consultant<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Project Vida<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">www.pvida.net<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">3607 Rivera Avenue<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">El Paso TX 79905<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"> (915) 490-6148 Cell<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> OE <oe-bounces@lists.wedgeblade.net> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Dianne Greenwald via OE<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, August 19, 2025 3:55 PM<br><b>To:</b> Order Ecumenical Community <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net><br><b>Cc:</b> Dianne Greenwald <diannegreenwald@yahoo.com><br><b>Subject:</b> [Oe List ...] Larry Ward<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Dear colleagues, </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Our friend and colleague, Larry Ward made his journey to the spirit world this morning. He was in his home with his wife, Peggy, and collapsed. He did not regain consciousness. </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Larry and Peggy have been renowned teachers in the tradition of Thich Naht Hanh for many years. His recent book on Americas Racial Karma led to opportunities for him to speak on many forms of media. Larry and Peggy are the directors of the Lotus Institute which reaches many practitioners around the globe. In recent years, Larry spent much of his daily time in nature and writing poetry. Be watching for his book to be published. He also had been preparing to do three talks on Kazantzakis this fall. </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">The breadth of consciousness that Larry touched will ripple for centuries. Those of us close to him personally journey forward with a deep chasm of loss. We will share more as I am sure others will soon.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">What an incredible remarkable thing this living is.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Dianne Greenwald snd Salvatore (Ray) Caruso</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div>
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