[Oe List ...] Memories of Vance

[Lynda Cock]

Thank you, Shelley, for this wonderful memory.  Having this exchange helps
us to sense being part of his final celebration.  Lynda 

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From: OE-bounces at wedgeblade.net [mailto:OE-bounces at wedgeblade.net] On Behalf
Of Shelley Hahn
Sent: Monday, November 07, 2005 12:20 PM
To: Order Ecumenical Community
Subject: [Oe List ...] Memories of Vance

As a little girl growing up on the West Side, Vance was one of my favorite
adults.  I had a little-girl crush on him, as I think a lot of the girls
did.  
I remember him as fun and playful and always nice to us kids.  I vaguely
remember telling him not to get married until I grew up--or something like
that.  My most specific memory of that time was that he was either taking
care of Marsha & me while our parents were teaching courses or he was on
E.G. for the weekend ... in any case I was sick with something odd--I think
it was the time I broke out in horrible hives--and he took care of me.  It's
funny to think of it now:  this young bachelor figuring out how to take care
of a sick little girl.

I've had the opportunity to see Vance a number of times since I moved to
Bloomington--thanks to his visits here to visit Michael May.  And I've
always been curious each year to see his very interesting and well put
together Christmas mailings.  But most of all I will always think of Vance
as the handsome young man who was so great with the kids at a time and place
when being a kid was anything but carefree.

You live on in all of us, Vance.  You won't be forgotten.

With love,
Shelley Hahn

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