Robyn Ray will be missed — Dear colleagues, It is with great sadness that we announce the completed life of our dear friend and colleague, Ray Richmond. Ray passed away, following dementia in the Opal Aged Care facility in Browns Plains in Brisbane on Tuesday. Ray and Elaine were pillars of the ICA in Australia and globally, since the beginning. Sandy, Ray’s daughter, will let us know of funeral details. We invite you to send tributes to Ray, via this list or to Julie or us, and these will be shared with the family. Grace and Peace, Robyn, with ICAA Mike or Larry, could you please forward on to the OE and Dialogue listserves.
As our country deals with the opioid crisis, I am reminded of the amazing pioneering work that Ray and Elaine did working with folks in similar circumstances at King’s Cross neighborhood of Australia. As I recall, it was a bold ministry of the church to reach out in love to people dealing with an unpopular illness. Thanks be to God for his vision, care and life of service among us. With care to the Richmond and Dalke families, Lynda and John Cock From: OE <oe-bounces@lists.wedgeblade.net> on behalf of OE List <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net> Reply-To: OE List <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net> Date: Thursday, September 19, 2019 at 7:04 PM To: OE List <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net> Cc: Lawrence Philbrook <icalarry@gmail.com> Subject: [Oe List ...] Ray Richmond Robyn Ray will be missed — Dear colleagues, It is with great sadness that we announce the completed life of our dear friend and colleague, Ray Richmond. Ray passed away, following dementia in the Opal Aged Care facility in Browns Plains in Brisbane on Tuesday. Ray and Elaine were pillars of the ICA in Australia and globally, since the beginning. Sandy, Ray’s daughter, will let us know of funeral details. We invite you to send tributes to Ray, via this list or to Julie or us, and these will be shared with the family. Grace and Peace, Robyn, with ICAA Mike or Larry, could you please forward on to the OE and Dialogue listserves.
Regarding Australia – I’ve been following Andrew Prior’s blog – Oneman’sweb – for some time and finding many of his insights fitting work we’ve done. Does anyone know him? Bill Schlesinger Project Vida Health Center 3607 Rivera Avenue El Paso, TX 79905 (915) 533-7057 ext. 207 (915) 503-1014 FAX From: OE [mailto:oe-bounces@lists.wedgeblade.net] On Behalf Of Lynda C via OE Sent: Friday, September 20, 2019 7:03 AM To: Order Ecumenical Community <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net> Cc: Lynda C <lynda860@outlook.com> Subject: Re: [Oe List ...] Ray Richmond As our country deals with the opioid crisis, I am reminded of the amazing pioneering work that Ray and Elaine did working with folks in similar circumstances at King’s Cross neighborhood of Australia. As I recall, it was a bold ministry of the church to reach out in love to people dealing with an unpopular illness. Thanks be to God for his vision, care and life of service among us. With care to the Richmond and Dalke families, Lynda and John Cock From: OE <oe-bounces@lists.wedgeblade.net <mailto:oe-bounces@lists.wedgeblade.net> > on behalf of OE List <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net <mailto:oe@lists.wedgeblade.net> > Reply-To: OE List <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net <mailto:oe@lists.wedgeblade.net> > Date: Thursday, September 19, 2019 at 7:04 PM To: OE List <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net <mailto:oe@lists.wedgeblade.net> > Cc: Lawrence Philbrook <icalarry@gmail.com <mailto:icalarry@gmail.com> > Subject: [Oe List ...] Ray Richmond Robyn Ray will be missed — Dear colleagues, It is with great sadness that we announce the completed life of our dear friend and colleague, Ray Richmond. Ray passed away, following dementia in the Opal Aged Care facility in Browns Plains in Brisbane on Tuesday. Ray and Elaine were pillars of the ICA in Australia and globally, since the beginning. Sandy, Ray’s daughter, will let us know of funeral details. We invite you to send tributes to Ray, via this list or to Julie or us, and these will be shared with the family. Grace and Peace, Robyn, with ICAA Mike or Larry, could you please forward on to the OE and Dialogue listserves. -- CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE TO RECIPIENT: This transmission may contain confidential information belonging to the sender that is legally privileged and proprietary and may be subject to protection under the law, including the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail, you are prohibited from sharing, copying, or otherwise using or disclosing its contents. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail and permanently delete this e-mail and any attachments without reading, forwarding or saving them. Thank you
Dear Colleagues We were blessed to have the opportunity to work closely with Ray and Elaine over many years - both passionate about caring for the lost & lonely. Jon Owen who is the current pastor at the Wayside Chapel has included a tribute to Ray's work in the Wayside newsletter: " As I write this, we just received the sad news that Reverend Ray Richmond passed away this week. Ray was Pastor and CEO of Wayside Chapel from 1991 – 2004, prior to Reverend Graham Long. A kind and loving pioneer, he was instrumental in demanding change in the area of drug treatment in the '90s, when Kings Cross was caught in the midst of a heroin boom. He was stirred to action by the countless lives lost from drug overdoses and established a safe injecting room known as ‘The Tolerance Room’ where drug users were allowed to safely inject. This was an act of civil disobedience that even saw Ray arrested, yet didn't deter him from persevering with his vision. Reverend Ray Richmond's actions, along with widespread support from our community, led to a change in state legislation and the subsequent approval and opening of the first medically supervised injecting centre (MSIC), which still stands today on Darlinghurst Rd. All of us at Wayside owe a debt of gratitude to Ray. He will be greatly missed." May he rest in peace John & Elaine On Fri, Sep 20, 2019 at 11:03 PM Lynda C via OE <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote:
As our country deals with the opioid crisis, I am reminded of the amazing pioneering work that Ray and Elaine did working with folks in similar circumstances at King’s Cross neighborhood of Australia. As I recall, it was a bold ministry of the church to reach out in love to people dealing with an unpopular illness. Thanks be to God for his vision, care and life of service among us.
With care to the Richmond and Dalke families, Lynda and John Cock
*From: *OE <oe-bounces@lists.wedgeblade.net> on behalf of OE List < oe@lists.wedgeblade.net> *Reply-To: *OE List <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net> *Date: *Thursday, September 19, 2019 at 7:04 PM *To: *OE List <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net> *Cc: *Lawrence Philbrook <icalarry@gmail.com> *Subject: *[Oe List ...] Ray Richmond
Robyn
Ray will be missed
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Dear colleagues,
It is with great sadness that we announce the completed life of our dear friend and colleague, Ray Richmond.
Ray passed away, following dementia in the Opal Aged Care facility in Browns Plains in Brisbane on Tuesday.
Ray and Elaine were pillars of the ICA in Australia and globally, since the beginning.
Sandy, Ray’s daughter, will let us know of funeral details.
We invite you to send tributes to Ray, via this list or to Julie or us, and these will be shared with the family.
Grace and Peace, Robyn, with ICAA
Mike or Larry, could you please forward on to the OE and Dialogue listserves.
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Dear Robyn, Thank you for letting us know. I remember Ray as a kind and gentle person who I worked with in various settings over the years. The last time I saw him was when he and Elaine came through Singapore some ten or 15 years ago. We were catching up on what each of us was doing and I remember him talking about the work they were doing with people suffering from drug addiction. My condolences to Julie and others in his family. regardsDharma On Friday, 20 September 2019, 07:04:16 GMT+8, Lawrence Philbrook via OE <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote: Robyn Ray will be missed —Dear colleagues,It is with great sadness that we announce the completed life of our dear friend and colleague, Ray Richmond.Ray passed away, following dementia in the Opal Aged Care facility in Browns Plains in Brisbane on Tuesday. Ray and Elaine were pillars of the ICA in Australia and globally, since the beginning. Sandy, Ray’s daughter, will let us know of funeral details. We invite you to send tributes to Ray, via this list or to Julie or us, and these will be shared with the family. Grace and Peace, Robyn, with ICAA Mike or Larry, could you please forward on to the OE and Dialogue listserves. _______________________________________________ OE mailing list OE@lists.wedgeblade.net http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/oe-wedgeblade.net
It is with sadness, yet deep appreciation for a life well-lived, that Joe and I acknowledge the departing from us of Ray Richmond into the community of saints. He and his first wife, Malina, were among the many Aussie pioneers who helped our staff to “pull off” the first ITI in Singapore in July/August of 1969. He and his second wife, Elaine, accomplished amazing healing between the “first peoples” of Australia and the westerners who came later at great cost to the indigenous gifts and cultures of the native peoples. We celebrate the many gifts Ray's life represented to local, regional, national and global colleagues, all of whom have been enriched by having encountered his passion and compassion. Grace, peace and love, Marilyn and Joe Crocker
On Sep 19, 2019, at 7:04 PM, Lawrence Philbrook via OE <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote:
Robyn
Ray will be missed
— Dear colleagues, It is with great sadness that we announce the completed life of our dear friend and colleague, Ray Richmond. Ray passed away, following dementia in the Opal Aged Care facility in Browns Plains in Brisbane on Tuesday.
Ray and Elaine were pillars of the ICA in Australia and globally, since the beginning.
Sandy, Ray’s daughter, will let us know of funeral details.
We invite you to send tributes to Ray, via this list or to Julie or us, and these will be shared with the family.
Grace and Peace, Robyn, with ICAA
Mike or Larry, could you please forward on to the OE and Dialogue listserves.
_______________________________________________ OE mailing list OE@lists.wedgeblade.net http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/oe-wedgeblade.net
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