This morning, Sunday, December 28, Ed Feldmanis passed at his home in the GreenRise Intentional Community, Chicago. Ed was a long-time OE and ICA staff member, a communitarian at GreenRise, and, more recently, a dedicated volunteer with the ICA Archives program. He also was a strongly committed member of an active, and long-standing, men’s group in the greater Chicago area. Grace and Peace, Terry Bergdall
Oh, no! It’s sad to hear this. I originally met him in 1970/71 when he visited the DC House. His name was really Atis Feldmanis, and he had Latvian heritage — maybe was born there. In 1970 I remember he was very careful not to tell strangers he was Latvian. I think this was from his family’s fear after WW2. Recently he told me his mother pronounced it “Atti”, and he really appreciated it when I called him Atis. -- Jo Nelson, CPF, CTF <jo.r.nelson@gmail.com> 647 233 6910 "Never doubt that a small group of committed people can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." Margaret Mead On Sun, Dec 28, 2025 at 5:54 PM Terry Bergdall via Dialogue < dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote:
This morning, Sunday, December 28, Ed Feldmanis passed at his home in the GreenRise Intentional Community, Chicago. Ed was a long-time OE and ICA staff member, a communitarian at GreenRise, and, more recently, a dedicated volunteer with the ICA Archives program. He also was a strongly committed member of an active, and long-standing, men’s group in the greater Chicago area.
Grace and Peace,
Terry Bergdall _______________________________________________ Dialogue mailing list Dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/dialogue-wedgeblade.net
What? Oh dear. Very sad news. Ed rather saved my sanity the first summer in Hai Ou. While he and others had Hepatitis, I was trying to carry on. When I was a kid near Seattle, we had Latvian refugee neighbors. Ed and I bonded over that connection. He will be missed Pat Druckenmiller Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone Get Outlook for Android<https://aka.ms/AAb9ysg> ________________________________ From: Dialogue <dialogue-bounces@lists.wedgeblade.net> on behalf of Jo Nelson via Dialogue <dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net> Sent: Sunday, December 28, 2025 5:02:11 PM To: Colleague Dialogue <dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net> Cc: Jo Nelson <jo.r.nelson@gmail.com>; Order Ecumenical Community <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net> Subject: Re: [Dialogue] Completed life of Ed Feldmanis Oh, no! It’s sad to hear this. I originally met him in 1970/71 when he visited the DC House. His name was really Atis Feldmanis, and he had Latvian heritage — maybe was born there. In 1970 I remember he was very careful not to tell strangers he was Latvian. I think this was from his family’s fear after WW2. Recently he told me his mother pronounced it “Atti”, and he really appreciated it when I called him Atis. -- Jo Nelson, CPF, CTF <jo.r.nelson@gmail.com<mailto:jo.r.nelson@gmail.com>> 647 233 6910 "Never doubt that a small group of committed people can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." Margaret Mead On Sun, Dec 28, 2025 at 5:54 PM Terry Bergdall via Dialogue <dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net<mailto:dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net>> wrote: This morning, Sunday, December 28, Ed Feldmanis passed at his home in the GreenRise Intentional Community, Chicago. Ed was a long-time OE and ICA staff member, a communitarian at GreenRise, and, more recently, a dedicated volunteer with the ICA Archives program. He also was a strongly committed member of an active, and long-standing, men’s group in the greater Chicago area. Grace and Peace, Terry Bergdall _______________________________________________ Dialogue mailing list Dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net<mailto:Dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net> http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/dialogue-wedgeblade.net
And Jo - I'm nearly positive he was born in Latvia. Pat Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone Get Outlook for Android<https://aka.ms/AAb9ysg> ________________________________ From: Dialogue <dialogue-bounces@lists.wedgeblade.net> on behalf of Doug and Pat Druckenmiller via Dialogue <dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net> Sent: Sunday, December 28, 2025 5:42:42 PM To: Colleague Dialogue <dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net> Cc: Doug and Pat Druckenmiller <dpat23@msn.com>; Order Ecumenical Community <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net> Subject: Re: [Dialogue] Completed life of Ed Feldmanis What? Oh dear. Very sad news. Ed rather saved my sanity the first summer in Hai Ou. While he and others had Hepatitis, I was trying to carry on. When I was a kid near Seattle, we had Latvian refugee neighbors. Ed and I bonded over that connection. He will be missed Pat Druckenmiller Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone Get Outlook for Android<https://aka.ms/AAb9ysg> ________________________________ From: Dialogue <dialogue-bounces@lists.wedgeblade.net> on behalf of Jo Nelson via Dialogue <dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net> Sent: Sunday, December 28, 2025 5:02:11 PM To: Colleague Dialogue <dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net> Cc: Jo Nelson <jo.r.nelson@gmail.com>; Order Ecumenical Community <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net> Subject: Re: [Dialogue] Completed life of Ed Feldmanis Oh, no! It’s sad to hear this. I originally met him in 1970/71 when he visited the DC House. His name was really Atis Feldmanis, and he had Latvian heritage — maybe was born there. In 1970 I remember he was very careful not to tell strangers he was Latvian. I think this was from his family’s fear after WW2. Recently he told me his mother pronounced it “Atti”, and he really appreciated it when I called him Atis. -- Jo Nelson, CPF, CTF <jo.r.nelson@gmail.com<mailto:jo.r.nelson@gmail.com>> 647 233 6910 "Never doubt that a small group of committed people can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." Margaret Mead On Sun, Dec 28, 2025 at 5:54 PM Terry Bergdall via Dialogue <dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net<mailto:dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net>> wrote: This morning, Sunday, December 28, Ed Feldmanis passed at his home in the GreenRise Intentional Community, Chicago. Ed was a long-time OE and ICA staff member, a communitarian at GreenRise, and, more recently, a dedicated volunteer with the ICA Archives program. He also was a strongly committed member of an active, and long-standing, men’s group in the greater Chicago area. Grace and Peace, Terry Bergdall _______________________________________________ Dialogue mailing list Dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net<mailto:Dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net> http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/dialogue-wedgeblade.net
Oh this is indeed sad news. I met him more recent than maybe most of you when I came to Chicago for ICA Board meetings. He told me his name and I told him it's a name of a delicious medicinal fruit in the Philippines. That's how we bonded. I sent him pictures of "atis" and one time I was able to get some real fruits and we enjoyed eating it together. May he rest in peace. Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Sunday, December 28, 2025, 5:58 PM, Doug and Pat Druckenmiller via Dialogue <dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote: And Jo - I'm nearly positive he was born in Latvia. Pat Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone GetOutlook for AndroidFrom: Dialogue <dialogue-bounces@lists.wedgeblade.net> on behalf of Doug and Pat Druckenmiller via Dialogue <dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net> Sent: Sunday, December 28, 2025 5:42:42 PM To: Colleague Dialogue <dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net> Cc: Doug and Pat Druckenmiller <dpat23@msn.com>; Order Ecumenical Community <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net> Subject: Re: [Dialogue] Completed life of Ed Feldmanis What? Oh dear. Very sad news.Ed rather saved my sanity the first summer in Hai Ou. While he and others had Hepatitis, I was trying to carry on. When I was a kid near Seattle, we had Latvian refugee neighbors. Ed and I bonded over that connection. He will be missed Pat Druckenmiller Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone GetOutlook for AndroidFrom: Dialogue <dialogue-bounces@lists.wedgeblade.net> on behalf of Jo Nelson via Dialogue <dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net> Sent: Sunday, December 28, 2025 5:02:11 PM To: Colleague Dialogue <dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net> Cc: Jo Nelson <jo.r.nelson@gmail.com>; Order Ecumenical Community <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net> Subject: Re: [Dialogue] Completed life of Ed Feldmanis Oh, no! It’s sad to hear this. I originally met him in 1970/71 when he visited the DC House. His name was really Atis Feldmanis, and he had Latvian heritage — maybe was born there. In 1970 I remember he was very careful not to tell strangers he was Latvian. I think this was from his family’s fear after WW2. Recently he told me his mother pronounced it “Atti”, and he really appreciated it when I called him Atis. -- Jo Nelson, CPF, CTF <jo.r.nelson@gmail.com> 647 233 6910 "Never doubt that a small group of committed people can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." Margaret Mead On Sun, Dec 28, 2025 at 5:54 PM Terry Bergdall via Dialogue <dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote: This morning, Sunday, December 28, Ed Feldmanis passed at his home in the GreenRise Intentional Community, Chicago. Ed was a long-time OE and ICA staff member, a communitarian at GreenRise, and, more recently, a dedicated volunteer with the ICA Archives program. He also was a strongly committed member of an active, and long-standing, men’s group in the greater Chicago area. Grace and Peace, Terry Bergdall _______________________________________________ Dialogue mailing list Dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/dialogue-wedgeblade.net _______________________________________________ Dialogue mailing list Dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/dialogue-wedgeblade.net
When the Knutsons interned in the Cleveland House in 1969, the Feldmanis family was there also. Atis and his wife had a sweet baby daughter that year. We had a lot of children in that house and had really great EG structures. Whenever I was on a team with Atis I knew the kids were going to have a fun time and experiencial learning. Journey on, Atis. Joan Knutson On Sunday, December 28, 2025 at 11:55:16 PM MST, Elsa Batica via Dialogue <dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote: Oh this is indeed sad news. I met him more recent than maybe most of you when I came to Chicago for ICA Board meetings. He told me his name and I told him it's a name of a delicious medicinal fruit in the Philippines. That's how we bonded. I sent him pictures of "atis" and one time I was able to get some real fruits and we enjoyed eating it together. May he rest in peace. Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Sunday, December 28, 2025, 5:58 PM, Doug and Pat Druckenmiller via Dialogue <dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote: And Jo - I'm nearly positive he was born in Latvia. Pat Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone GetOutlook for AndroidFrom: Dialogue <dialogue-bounces@lists.wedgeblade.net> on behalf of Doug and Pat Druckenmiller via Dialogue <dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net> Sent: Sunday, December 28, 2025 5:42:42 PM To: Colleague Dialogue <dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net> Cc: Doug and Pat Druckenmiller <dpat23@msn.com>; Order Ecumenical Community <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net> Subject: Re: [Dialogue] Completed life of Ed Feldmanis What? Oh dear. Very sad news.Ed rather saved my sanity the first summer in Hai Ou. While he and others had Hepatitis, I was trying to carry on. When I was a kid near Seattle, we had Latvian refugee neighbors. Ed and I bonded over that connection. He will be missed Pat Druckenmiller Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone GetOutlook for AndroidFrom: Dialogue <dialogue-bounces@lists.wedgeblade.net> on behalf of Jo Nelson via Dialogue <dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net> Sent: Sunday, December 28, 2025 5:02:11 PM To: Colleague Dialogue <dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net> Cc: Jo Nelson <jo.r.nelson@gmail.com>; Order Ecumenical Community <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net> Subject: Re: [Dialogue] Completed life of Ed Feldmanis Oh, no! It’s sad to hear this. I originally met him in 1970/71 when he visited the DC House. His name was really Atis Feldmanis, and he had Latvian heritage — maybe was born there. In 1970 I remember he was very careful not to tell strangers he was Latvian. I think this was from his family’s fear after WW2. Recently he told me his mother pronounced it “Atti”, and he really appreciated it when I called him Atis. -- Jo Nelson, CPF, CTF <jo.r.nelson@gmail.com> 647 233 6910 "Never doubt that a small group of committed people can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." Margaret Mead On Sun, Dec 28, 2025 at 5:54 PM Terry Bergdall via Dialogue <dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote: This morning, Sunday, December 28, Ed Feldmanis passed at his home in the GreenRise Intentional Community, Chicago. Ed was a long-time OE and ICA staff member, a communitarian at GreenRise, and, more recently, a dedicated volunteer with the ICA Archives program. He also was a strongly committed member of an active, and long-standing, men’s group in the greater Chicago area. Grace and Peace, Terry Bergdall _______________________________________________ Dialogue mailing list Dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/dialogue-wedgeblade.net _______________________________________________ Dialogue mailing list Dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/dialogue-wedgeblade.net _______________________________________________ Dialogue mailing list Dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/dialogue-wedgeblade.net
What a sweet, kind, and perceptive man. When in the Houston house and a fire broke out upstairs, Atis was on EG in a separate room. I ran in to alert him and later he said, "Your voice sounded like there was a fire in a waistbasket, but when you picked up 2 of the 10 kids and ran out, i knew it was something big!" And it was. In my visits to Chicago over the years, he was always a welcoming presence and a joy to converse with. Journey on with all our preceding Blue Shirts. *Sunny Walker * *She/her/hers* *On **Arapaho, Cheyenne, Núu-agha-tʉvʉ-pʉ̱ (Ute), and Očeti Šakówiŋ (Sioux) tribal land* Certified Facilitator (Also Certified ToP Facilitator) ToP Methods Mentor Trainer - Upcoming Courses <https://www.top-training.net/w/> Virtual Facilitation Collaborative Senior Facilitator sunny.sunwalker@gmail.com 303-587-3017 For diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging inquiries: sunny@diversityinnovators.com www.diversityinnovators.com For virtual facilitation inquiries: sunny@virtualfacilitationcollaborative.com www.virtualfacilitationcollaborative.com On Sun, Dec 28, 2025, 3:53 PM Terry Bergdall via OE <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote:
This morning, Sunday, December 28, Ed Feldmanis passed at his home in the GreenRise Intentional Community, Chicago. Ed was a long-time OE and ICA staff member, a communitarian at GreenRise, and, more recently, a dedicated volunteer with the ICA Archives program. He also was a strongly committed member of an active, and long-standing, men’s group in the greater Chicago area.
Grace and Peace,
Terry Bergdall _______________________________________________ OE mailing list OE@lists.wedgeblade.net http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/oe-wedgeblade.net
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