[Oe List ...] [Dialogue] A Great Life Completed

[Tracy E. Longacre]

I instantly had a picture of John Rupert coming through the front
doors of Kemper. Wild man indeed and he was certainly a fish out of
water in Chicago. But such integrity (of the "walk your talk"
variety), you only had to listen to him for one story to be filled
with respect for him.

His life was a celebration.


On 4/10/08, Evelyn Philbrook <evelynaphilbrook at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> John Rupert Barnes was a man who walked his talk. He believed that you could
> go down to the river bed and walk from Kamweleni to Machakos and hold little
> town meetings with the mamas that would be there washing clothes, and
> talking together. He would talk about maize and the types that were being
> grown and how effective the new brands were against the old ones.  He would
> look up at the sky and tell you if it was going to rain or not, and then of
> course since in Machakos it seemed only to rain two weeks every year or so,
> a story would be told of the rainy seasons. Such an amazing man with such a
> trusting spirit for the common person's wisdom.Such a soul will be missed by
> many and the stories of him will go on and on.
>
> Respectfully,
>
> Evelyn Kurihara Philbrook,
> Certified Facilitator,
> ICA International Director
> ICA Office 3fl, No.12, Lane 5, Tien Mou West Road,
> Taipei, Taiwan ROC 111
> O:(8862) 2871-3150 Cell: 0926682821
> H:(8862) 2871-8743


-- 
  Tracy E. Longacre
  VSO Volunteer
  Bamenda, Cameroon

"What a wonderful life I've had! I only wish I'd realized it sooner."   Collette

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