Presence. Shropshire was just sheer presence. I got to calling him "Robert" with the accent on the second syllable, (to his chagrin), just so he would be distinctive in my ear. And not take his genius too seriously! With the continuing parade of beloved colleagues marking their dots on finitude, the Titanic song takes on an existential meaning. "My heart will go on" somehow keeps a connection in place. Jaime R Vergara All of yesterday, thanks; all of tomorrow, yes; all of today, let it be! -----Original Message----- From: oe-request <oe-request@lists.wedgeblade.net> To: oe <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net> Sent: Thu, May 31, 2012 10:17 am Subject: OE Digest, Vol 2, Issue 40 Send OE mailing list submissions to oe@lists.wedgeblade.net To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/oe-wedgeblade.net or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to oe-request@lists.wedgeblade.net You can reach the person managing the list at oe-owner@lists.wedgeblade.net When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of OE digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: Death of Robert Shropshire (George Holcombe) 2. Re: Death of Robert Shropshire (Dharmalingam Vinasithamby) 3. Re: Death of Robert Shropshire (E B) 4. Re: Death of Robert Shropshire (E B) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Wed, 30 May 2012 19:15:57 -0500 From: George Holcombe <geowanda1@me.com> To: Order Ecumenical Community <OE@wedgeblade.net>, ICA LIST SERVE <dialogue@wedgeblade.net> Subject: Re: [Oe List ...] Death of Robert Shropshire Message-ID: <727D17E3-707C-4FA8-9501-96A53DACECA1@me.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252" Conna Wilkerson told me that Robert died Tuesday night at his mother's home in Chicago. A service will be held for him on Saturday. Wanda and I will never forget Robert. When he arrived at Mowanjum, he was the star of the show, everyone thought he was the greatest. Years later Robert and I had a great time playing music at the summer programs. I'm sure others of us have memories of Robert, too. George Holcombe 14900 Yellowleaf Tr. Austin, TX 78728 Mobile 512/252-2756 geowanda1@me.com Hope appeareth, but it is not your Hope?you do not have anything to do with it. It just appeareth. It comes as a stranger, as an alien?it just appeareth! You do not even know why you hope. How in the world could you hope when there is absolutely nothing to justify any hope? ~Joseph W. Mathews