Dear Jack, Your faithful care of and for Judy has been an inspiration for years. I celebrate you in the same breath I use to celebrate Judy's life and the contributions both of you as a team have made to the world. The first time I met Judy was about a year after I re-connected with EI/ICA (following a long disconnect reminiscent, to me, of HH's Journey to the East). I'd brought a group to the 1994 Global Gathering in Lonavala from the still-forming ICA /Zagreb, and when I met Judy and introduced her to our little Croatian contingent, she was so very warm and gracious to each of my fledglings that they all immediately felt a part of things. This in the midst of Judy having huge responsibilities for the whole conference. Yet she took time for the radical hospitality needed by three Croats who were new to ICA and also traveling outside the former Yugoslavia for the first time in the midst of dire warnings about the outbreak of Plague in India. Judy (along with some other very special, very generous colleagues like her) came to represent the new ICA for me in ways that encouraged me during my 6 years in Zagreb and Sarajevo trying to build sustainable new ICAs there. I''ve already been missing her: I think all of us will go on missing her indefinitely. Bless you, Jack. Carry on , friend. Journey on, Judy. Susan Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Smartphone ----- Reply message ----- From: "RICHARD HOWIE via OE" <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net> To: "Beret Griffith" <beretgriffith@charter.net> Cc: "OE" <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net>, "Dialogue" <dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net> Subject: [Oe List ...] Judy Gillis Passing Over Date: Mon, Oct 20, 2014 11:04 AM Our candle will join others in celebration of Judy's life and care among us all. Love and Prayers, Ellen & Dick On Oct 20, 2014, at 12:36 AM, Beret Griffith via OE wrote:
Upon hearing the news of Judy's passing, a picture of her dancing in the archive room came up for me. Archive volunteers were gathered, listening to music from a summer program performance of Cabaret. Slowly, Judy got up from where she had been sitting most of the day and began to move gracefully to the music. It was a beautiful expression of her spirit. We sat in stunned, appreciative silence. When she finished dancing the room bust into soft cheers and applause.
Jack, your care for Judy was extraordinary and it was clear you loved her very much. Journey on...
Beret
-----Original Message----- From: OE [mailto:oe-bounces@lists.wedgeblade.net] On Behalf Of R.Salvatore Caruso via OE Sent: Sunday, October 19, 2014 1:35 PM To: Order Ecumenical Community; Colleague Dialogue Subject: [Oe List ...] Judy Gillis Passing Over
Dear friends & colleagues :
Jack wanted to let you know that Judy passed over this morning at around 8am. Judy was at home and comforted by Jack during the last moments. She passed quietly and was not in pain. She is being cremated tomorrow. He is with the Litibu community and caregiver, Diane, now and will be updating the community later on. There will be a celebration of the completed life ceremony in the Litibu community at the beginning of the new year.
We light a candle for Judy as a symbol of the light she brought to us and so many.
Light, love & peace,
Salvatore
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