How do you say farewell to a highly respected and beloved member of our community? I remember the words if not the title that began, "Born to forge out of the darkest night the sound of emerging life, in the midst of strife, struggling, struggling consuming all!" Bill injected his gift of spontaneity and relaxed, easy going nature to the task at hand and also contributed these gifts toward making a celebration a memorable event. I remember a celebration initiating the South House in Chicago with a talent show. Bill and Nan crooned to those gathered the song, "I Shot the Sheriff, (but I didn't shoot the deputy)! Intentional lyrics from a man who made intentionality look easy. Journey on in peace, Bill Bailey, with blessings to your inclusive family that remains to remember you fondly with Grace & Peace, Dawn Collins ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: Isobel Bishop via OE <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net> To: Doris Hahn <dshahn31@gmail.com>; Order Ecumenical Community <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net> Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2017 12:03 AM Subject: Re: [Oe List ...] Celebrating the completed life of Bill Bailey Thankyou Charles and Doris for this story In peace and love,Isobel Sent from my iPhone On 14 Jan 2017, at 1:27 pm, Doris Hahn via OE <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote: What can we say about Bill?--Bill who married Marianna in their mid-teens and then went on to play football at Duke; father three bright and accomplished children; finish three years of graduate school; then put all of that to work on behalf of our corporate life and work. In the first year of the Religious Houses, Bill and Marianna were assigned to Los Angeles, where Bill demonstrated his great ability to raise the right questions and calm the waters with simple but profound answers. He was also somewhat a magician who did his and Marianna's laundry while he did "wake-up" around our House every morning. From there he mixed his southern drawl with many other voices in Order Houses around the world. The Hahn family are grateful for having had the privilege of sharing life and work with Bill Bailey. Grace and Peace to Marianna, Tom, Lynn, Nan and the younger Bailey clan. Doris and Charles Hahn On Fri, Jan 13, 2017 at 8:12 PM, Marilyn Crocker via OE <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote: Dear Lynn, Thank you so very much for letting us all know about your beloved Dad's passing on to join the Community of Saints. Joe and I hold you, your Mom, Nan, Maria, Billy, Julia and Tom in our hearts tonight with deep love and admiration for the strong image of "missional family" you have always represented -- whether under assignment together or working in separate places. This letter is meant for you all. When your parents agreed to take on a critical leadership role in Majuro, we became Nan's guardians in the NYRH (first in Patterson, NJ, then in Manhattan -- a 3 year journey when Nan was then in high school). Your Dad returned to the US briefly during this time, and led House Church one Sunday in Patterson. He was introduced as "Nan's Dad", to which Jon and Ben, then 3 years old and very attached to Nan said, in toddler shock and utter disbelief, "But we thought OUR Dad was Nan's Dad!" So we have felt forever connected in love and appreciation to the Bill Bailey family. Your family (Bill, Marianna, Lynn, Nan, Tom) somehow, despite understandable pain and angst, were able to embrace the radical shift from being a pastor's family in comfortable suburbia, to moving to the then-ghetto of Fifth City as part of an experimental religious order, to sharing your gifts of leadership in remote villages and big cities across the world -- AND -- to not ever lose your commitment to extended family (including Nan's grandma with whom she always stayed in touch) or its unusual call to service. All of that and far more (as the family expanded) is the legacy of Bill Bailey, his beautiful wife, Marianna, and his three terrific offspring -- and their enriching effects to planet earth and its inhabitants will be felt directly and indirectly for many more decades. We send you our love and prayers of thanksgiving for being YOU! Marilyn and Joe -----Original Message----- From: OE [mailto:oe-bounces@lists. wedgeblade.net] On Behalf Of Marianna Bailey via OE Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2017 1:28 PM To: Order Ecumenical Community Subject: [Oe List ...] Celebrating the completed life of Bill Bailey This is Bill and Marianna's daughter, Lynn. I want to let you know that Dad completed his life early this morning with his family by his side. We love him and will miss him dearly. 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