[Oe List ...] FW: Fred's last breath

[Evelyn Kurihara Philbrook]

Dearest Nancy,

Our souls are  reunited in spirit as we celebrate with you Fred's
wonder-filled life.

Ghost Riders tune comes to me a this hour....

Alleluia, allelulla, in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy
Ghost.

Amen, Amen...

Our prayers and blessings are with you and the whole family, friends, and
community who send Fred to another place, another adventure, free from the
body to be pure spirit.

Namesta

Evelyn and Larry Philbrook in Taipei, Taiwan

PS Thank you Kenneth for sharing his last writing and to Nancy for such a
touching farewell.

>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kenneth <kgillgren at igc.org>
> To: oe at wedgeblade.net
> Sent: Fri, Sep 10, 2010 9:34 am
> Subject: [Oe List ...] FW: Fred's last breath
>
>  Nancy sent this email last night to a group of folks who have been
> studying The Universe Story with Fred.
>
> And here is Fred's last blog entry, posted four days ago:
> http://elderfred.wordpress.com/2010/09/06/an-amazing-summer/
>
> Grace & Peace,
>  Ken Gillgren
>
>  ------------------------------
> *From:* nancylanphear at gmail.com [mailto:nancylanphear at gmail.com<nancylanphear at gmail.com?>]
> *On Behalf Of *Nancy Lanphear
> *Sent:* Friday, September 10, 2010 2:10 AM
> *To:* Randy Morris; Edith Kusnic; Kenneth; Jim Clarke; Chuck and Jean
> Fowler
> *Subject:* Fred's last breath
>
>  Dear Ones,
>
> I am writing this evening not being sure how life will be in the morning.
> Fred has spent the last hours with great difficulty in breathing and
> realizing that his life has taken a dramatic shift.  Knowing that the end of
> his life was near, he spent all evening (with his bipap mask on to aid his
> breathing) talking with individual family and community members. The
> community sang, Fred joined in.  Our family was present with the exception
> of Noah (in Norway), Ilaria (in Scotland) and Rachel (in Montreal).  Ilaria
> and Noah were with us through Skype.
>
> Then about 11:10 our children took Fred to bed.  He did his regular leg
> exercises, counting as usual to be sure that his care-givers were doing the
> correct number, then we gave him some pills to help his breathing.  At
> 11:25, Fred took his last breath and let go of his physical body, it was a
> very peaceful death.  Fred had finished his work!
>
> I will miss him terribly.  It has been a long, difficult journey over the
> last 3 years but Fred has always been faithful to his decision, to accept
> what life had given him and to live fully within those limits.
>
> I know you were planning a study group meeting here tomorrow.  Fred was
> hoping to be with you.  You are welcome to come by if that works for you.
> Otherwise, we will be in touch with you regarding a memorial service at a
> later date. I hope you know how much you friendship meant to Fred.  Your
> gatherings were a highlight in his life.  We love you all.
>
> Nancy
>
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Evelyn Kurihara Philbrook
ICA Certified Facilitator
ICA International Director
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