Dear Duncan, Rachel and colleagues, We have been following Heidi’s last stage of her journey via Jeanette. We first visited Heidi, at her parents’ home, in Lodhi, Wisconsin, in 1969 (?)after the Academy, and right after she had returned from working as a nurse in Vietnam. The conversations there had a special impact on us. Heidi holds a special place in our hearts. Duncan, Heidi, Dharma and we opened the Hyderabad House together in 1973 (?). We celebrated the birth of Rachel in 1975 (?) in Hyderabad, the same year we adopted Kiran. We caught up again many years later – after Denver in 2000 in Toronto and remember visiting Niagara together!!! We have so many fond memories of working together over the years. We celebrate the amazing completed life of Heidi, and her being part of the ‘beloved community’ as Marilyn puts it! Grace and Peace, John and Robyn Hutchinson Sydney Australia From: OE <oe-bounces@lists.wedgeblade.net> On Behalf Of Mari Crocker via OE Sent: Thursday, 5 December 2019 11:32 AM To: Order Ecumenical Community <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net> Cc: Mari Crocker <maricrocker@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [Oe List ...] Heidi Holmes Thank you for this news Jeanette. I always appreciated Heidi’s calm, caring, unhurried style of being, one that bespoke being at ease with who she was called to be. She embodied “gentle kindness”. I am so delighted that she spent many of her final years creating beautiful art. With love to you, Duncan, Rachel and all others for whom Heidi was part of our “beloved community.” Marilyn (and Joe) Crocker On Dec 4, 2019, at 4:01 PM, jstanfieldica via OE <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net <mailto:oe@lists.wedgeblade.net> > wrote: Dear colleagues, Heidi died peacefully at 3:05 pm today with Rachel and Duncan by her side. We celebrate her completed life. Peace, Jeanette Stanfield At the request of the family. Sent from my Bell Samsung device over Canada's largest network. _______________________________________________ OE mailing list OE@lists.wedgeblade.net <mailto:OE@lists.wedgeblade.net> http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/oe-wedgeblade.net