Carol Pierce A person of presence, graciousness, competence, and humor: when we knew her, she embodied those features along with a twinkle that demonstrated a certain detachment from the immediate crises with which she was involved. Her spirit and style will be greatly missed. We join the Order and the family in celebrating her completed life. And we are grateful for the privilege of having known and worked with her. Grace & Peace Ann & John Epps
Thanks, John and Ann. The first time I went to 3444 (was it '63,'64, can't remember), it was in the afternoon. I got out of the taxi and went through the door, no security then, went up the stairs and the only two people around were Carol and Kathy (now Zervigon), walking down the hallway. They immediately greeted me, treated me to coffee and we talked as if we had known each other forever for I don't know how long. After that I never sensed that I didn't know Carol. She had a way of twisting her mouth and saying in that southern drawl something that would shift the mood of the conversation whenever it went off track, even when Pierce was rocketing off on some subject that was blowing out all the light bulbs. I'm a bit sad, hoped to have had one more conversation. 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 On Sep 20, 2012, at 10:12 PM, jlepps@pc.jaring.my wrote:
Carol Pierce A person of presence, graciousness, competence, and humor: when we knew her, she embodied those features along with a twinkle that demonstrated a certain detachment from the immediate crises with which she was involved. Her spirit and style will be greatly missed. We join the Order and the family in celebrating her completed life. And we are grateful for the privilege of having known and worked with her.
Grace & Peace Ann & John Epps
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George, It was my good fortune to encounter Carol last Saturday at the Accelerate 77 gathering in Chicago. Even though my conversation with her was brief, I sensed that she still embodied all the qualities and traits that you recognized in her when you first met her back in the 60s, and she still had a bit of the accent and that little "twisting" of her mouth. I'm sorry you didn't get to have "one more conversation" with her. Randy "Listen to what is emerging from yourself to the course of being in the world; not to be supported by it, but to bring it to reality as it desires." -Martin Buber (adapted) ________________________________ From: George Holcombe <geowanda1@me.com> To: Order Ecumenical Community <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net> Sent: Friday, September 21, 2012 6:04 AM Subject: Re: [Oe List ...] Carol Pierce Thanks, John and Ann. The first time I went to 3444 (was it '63,'64, can't remember), it was in the afternoon. I got out of the taxi and went through the door, no security then, went up the stairs and the only two people around were Carol and Kathy (now Zervigon), walking down the hallway. They immediately greeted me, treated me to coffee and we talked as if we had known each other forever for I don't know how long. After that I never sensed that I didn't know Carol. She had a way of twisting her mouth and saying in that southern drawl something that would shift the mood of the conversation whenever it went off track, even when Pierce was rocketing off on some subject that was blowing out all the light bulbs. I'm a bit sad, hoped to have had one more conversation. 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 On Sep 20, 2012, at 10:12 PM, jlepps@pc.jaring.my wrote:
Carol Pierce A person of presence, graciousness, competence, and humor: when we knew her, she embodied those features along with a twinkle that demonstrated a certain detachment from the immediate crises with which she was involved. Her spirit and style will be greatly missed. We join the Order and the family in celebrating her completed life. And we are grateful for the privilege of having known and worked with her.
Grace & Peace Ann & John Epps
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Carol Pierce A person of presence, graciousness, competence, and humor: when we knew her, she embodied those features along with a twinkle that demonstrated a certain detachment from the immediate crises with which she was involved. Her spirit and style will be greatly missed. We join the Order and the family in celebrating her completed life. And we are grateful for the
I have strong memories of Carol. Part of them were just that she was part of the "permanent order" of which I stood in awe. (Guess we have to reinterpret permanent, but I feel sure she was to the end part of he permanent order.) Part of it was her connection to the amazing Joe Pierce. She was always friendly to me. She gave me hope. I will miss her and will always remember her as she was in the prime of her life. Herman _____ From: oe-bounces@lists.wedgeblade.net [mailto:oe-bounces@lists.wedgeblade.net] On Behalf Of R Williams Sent: Friday, September 21, 2012 9:47 AM To: Order Ecumenical Community Subject: Re: [Oe List ...] Carol Pierce George, It was my good fortune to encounter Carol last Saturday at the Accelerate 77 gathering in Chicago. Even though my conversation with her was brief, I sensed that she still embodied all the qualities and traits that you recognized in her when you first met her back in the 60s, and she still had a bit of the accent and that little "twisting" of her mouth. I'm sorry you didn't get to have "one more conversation" with her. Randy "Listen to what is emerging from yourself to the course of being in the world; not to be supported by it, but to bring it to reality as it desires." -Martin Buber (adapted) From: George Holcombe <geowanda1@me.com> To: Order Ecumenical Community <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net> Sent: Friday, September 21, 2012 6:04 AM Subject: Re: [Oe List ...] Carol Pierce Thanks, John and Ann. The first time I went to 3444 (was it '63,'64, can't remember), it was in the afternoon. I got out of the taxi and went through the door, no security then, went up the stairs and the only two people around were Carol and Kathy (now Zervigon), walking down the hallway. They immediately greeted me, treated me to coffee and we talked as if we had known each other forever for I don't know how long. After that I never sensed that I didn't know Carol. She had a way of twisting her mouth and saying in that southern drawl something that would shift the mood of the conversation whenever it went off track, even when Pierce was rocketing off on some subject that was blowing out all the light bulbs. I'm a bit sad, hoped to have had one more conversation. 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 On Sep 20, 2012, at 10:12 PM, jlepps@pc.jaring.my wrote: privilege of having known and worked with her.
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The thing I found most amazing about Carol was that she was from West Virginia. She really was from WV. You have to be authentic to come from the side of a hill, be a DRE, Wesley Foundation staff, a member of OE, and to have lived with Joe Pierce, and to have adopted four brilliant Pierce kids. R Sims ----- Original Message ----- From: Herman Greene To: 'Order Ecumenical Community' Sent: Friday, September 21, 2012 10:00 AM Subject: Re: [Oe List ...] Carol Pierce I have strong memories of Carol. Part of them were just that she was part of the "permanent order" of which I stood in awe. (Guess we have to reinterpret permanent, but I feel sure she was to the end part of he permanent order.) Part of it was her connection to the amazing Joe Pierce. She was always friendly to me. She gave me hope. I will miss her and will always remember her as she was in the prime of her life. Herman ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: oe-bounces@lists.wedgeblade.net [mailto:oe-bounces@lists.wedgeblade.net] On Behalf Of R Williams Sent: Friday, September 21, 2012 9:47 AM To: Order Ecumenical Community Subject: Re: [Oe List ...] Carol Pierce George, It was my good fortune to encounter Carol last Saturday at the Accelerate 77 gathering in Chicago. Even though my conversation with her was brief, I sensed that she still embodied all the qualities and traits that you recognized in her when you first met her back in the 60s, and she still had a bit of the accent and that little "twisting" of her mouth. I'm sorry you didn't get to have "one more conversation" with her. Randy "Listen to what is emerging from yourself to the course of being in the world; not to be supported by it, but to bring it to reality as it desires." -Martin Buber (adapted) From: George Holcombe <geowanda1@me.com> To: Order Ecumenical Community <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net> Sent: Friday, September 21, 2012 6:04 AM Subject: Re: [Oe List ...] Carol Pierce Thanks, John and Ann. The first time I went to 3444 (was it '63,'64, can't remember), it was in the afternoon. I got out of the taxi and went through the door, no security then, went up the stairs and the only two people around were Carol and Kathy (now Zervigon), walking down the hallway. They immediately greeted me, treated me to coffee and we talked as if we had known each other forever for I don't know how long. After that I never sensed that I didn't know Carol. She had a way of twisting her mouth and saying in that southern drawl something that would shift the mood of the conversation whenever it went off track, even when Pierce was rocketing off on some subject that was blowing out all the light bulbs. I'm a bit sad, hoped to have had one more conversation. 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 On Sep 20, 2012, at 10:12 PM, jlepps@pc.jaring.my wrote:
Carol Pierce A person of presence, graciousness, competence, and humor: when we knew her, she embodied those features along with a twinkle that demonstrated a certain detachment from the immediate crises with which she was involved. Her spirit and style will be greatly missed. We join the Order and the family in celebrating her completed life. And we are grateful for the privilege of having known and worked with her.
Grace & Peace Ann & John Epps
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News of Carol's death hits hard. We traveled quite a journey together, as did we all. And in many way, it continues. Charles and I traveled three months in 1966, with Carol and Joe, visiting countries of the Arab world. We spent a lot of time reading, talking and reflecting before we left Chicago, and of course, that continued throughout the trip. During meals and coffee/tea breaks, Carol often made some succinct comment (laced with facts and figures) about the current country we were visiting. Joe would say, "How do you know that?" to which Carol would reply, "Well, it was in that book we read before we left Chicago." And Joe would just shake his head in disbelief (and some degree of disgust). I last saw Carol at her apartment. We had to rush the visit a bit, because she was being picked up by some specially equipped vehicle and whisked off to a medical appointment. So, my last memory of Carol is her wheeling herself onto a elevator/platform that went up a few feet from her "garden" apartment to ground level, thereby allowing her to move her wheelchair directly out onto the driveway. She wheeled around, waved goodbye and was on her way. Grace and Peace, Doris Hahn On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 7:04 AM, George Holcombe <geowanda1@me.com> wrote:
Thanks, John and Ann. The first time I went to 3444 (was it '63,'64, can't remember), it was in the afternoon. I got out of the taxi and went through the door, no security then, went up the stairs and the only two people around were Carol and Kathy (now Zervigon), walking down the hallway. They immediately greeted me, treated me to coffee and we talked as if we had known each other forever for I don't know how long. After that I never sensed that I didn't know Carol. She had a way of twisting her mouth and saying in that southern drawl something that would shift the mood of the conversation whenever it went off track, even when Pierce was rocketing off on some subject that was blowing out all the light bulbs. I'm a bit sad, hoped to have had one more conversation.
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
On Sep 20, 2012, at 10:12 PM, jlepps@pc.jaring.my wrote:
Carol Pierce A person of presence, graciousness, competence, and humor: when we knew her, she embodied those features along with a twinkle that demonstrated a certain detachment from the immediate crises with which she was involved. Her spirit and style will be greatly missed. We join the Order and the family in celebrating her completed life. And we are grateful for the privilege of having known and worked with her.
Grace & Peace Ann & John Epps
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In deep humility, I join in celebrating the completed life of Carol Pierce. Rest in Peace, Carol. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -----Original Message----- From: "jlepps@pc.jaring.my" <jlepps@pc.jaring.my> Sender: oe-bounces@lists.wedgeblade.netDate: Thu, 20 Sep 2012 21:12:47 To: Order Ecumenical Community<oe@lists.wedgeblade.net> Reply-To: Order Ecumenical Community <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net> Subject: [Oe List ...] Carol Pierce Carol Pierce A person of presence, graciousness, competence, and humor: when we knew her, she embodied those features along with a twinkle that demonstrated a certain detachment from the immediate crises with which she was involved. Her spirit and style will be greatly missed. We join the Order and the family in celebrating her completed life. And we are grateful for the privilege of having known and worked with her. Grace & Peace Ann & John Epps _______________________________________________ OE mailing list OE@lists.wedgeblade.net http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/oe-wedgeblade.net
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