[Oe List ...] Passing of colleague Standrod Carmichael

[Charles or Doris Hahn]

Hey Lynda,
Thanks so much for both of your emails this morning.  I had forgotten all about 
the Time article, but now remember that it caused quite stir among us at the 
time.  I do not remember Stanrod, but I did work closely with the "Clergy Cadre" 
in the early days and suspect that he was one of them.  Thanks again.
Grace and Peace,
Charles




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From: Lynda Cock <llc860 at triad.rr.com>
To: Order Ecumenical Community <oe at wedgeblade.net>
Sent: Tue, August 9, 2011 10:21:55 AM
Subject: [Oe List ...] Passing of colleague Standrod Carmichael



Since we are rehearsing old history, I wanted to share the news of the passing 
of  a special friend of ours, the Rev. Standrod Carmichael, an Episcopal priest 
who served 19 years in Chicago (about 1964-1983) before taking a 
retirement assignment at a little mission church in Galax, VA. in 1983-- shortly 
before we returned there to John's hometown in 1984.  

 
In a town the size of Galax (about 6,000), two newcomer families from Chicago 
quickly learned about each other. We learned that we not only shared Chicago 
history, but that we also shared Ecumenical Institute history. Standrod and his 
wife Marietta were on the faculty of a private school (which I recall was 
largely black) on the Southside of Chicago. Standrod had attended Ecumenical 
Institute courses and reported that he was at one time interested in joining 
with this zealot group, but couldn't get a family consensus. He was very taken 
with Joe Mathews and the mission of inner-city work. He was part of a clergy 
group there in Chicagoassociated with EI. References to familiar sounding 
theology would frequently appear in his Galax sermons. 
 
He was a good friend of EI, as illustrated by his story: in the midst of the 
riots of 1968, he was called to help with the evacuation of EI women and 
children from the riots that had broken out on the Westside. He 
commandeereda school bus and met a group at the "el" station at Kedzie and Homan 
and took them to several pre-arranged locations. 
 
Standrod and Marietta were both musical and put those talents to use in the tiny 
Episcopal church but also in the community where they founded a little opera 
company and a choral group that brought an enlarged sense of culture to 
that mountain area.  

 
In their declining health they moved to Atlanta several years ago to be near 
family. Marietta died last year and Standrod died this past weekend after a long 
illness. We had a recent letter from him. We salute theircolleagueship, their 
gifts of ministry, music and in depth community care, and willingness to risk to 
help EI folks in crisis.  

 
Journey on, dear colleagues,   
 
Lynda  and John
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