[Oe List ...] The Completed Life of Mary Alice Jessup

[RICHARD HOWIE]

Dick and I were part of the swimming group in 1984;  I believe that  
Mary Alice enjoyed the commotion of all of us in her pool and home as  
we did the blessing of her hospitality!
Ah, to have colleagues surround one with love and song in one's final  
days here on our sacred earth is a gift to be treasured forever.
Love, Grace and Peace to you all, Ellen
On Jan 16, 2011, at 3:24 PM, Norm and Judy Lindblad wrote:

> We remember Mary Alice's thoughtfulness during the 7th and 8th  
> grade trip of 1984.  She made it possible for 15 students and 5  
> adults to escape from the blistering heat of Washington, DC in a  
> swimming pool and sprinklers.  She was a God Send for us.  We much  
> appreciated her down to earth practicality and refreshing spirit.
>
> Grace and Peace,
> Norm and Judy Lindblad
>
> 2011/1/15 Jack and Louise Ballard <ballardica at gmail.com>
> Dear Friends and Colleagues,
>
> Friday morning, our friend and fellow spirit traveler, Mary Alice  
> Jessup
> (Bassett) passed into the next life.  She had been in a nursing  
> home for
> several years.  We are so grateful that last Monday morning,  
> members of our
> Washington House Church group paid her a visit.  We had the chance  
> to sing
> many songs to her, while she mouthed the words she remembered.   We  
> also
> lifted up to her the spirit gifts she shared with us:  love of  
> everything in
> our natural world, the goodness of each and every person no matter  
> how the
> world had treated them, total acceptance of the other as good, her  
> generous
> nature, her genuine warmth and openness.  The list goes on and on.
>
> Mary Alice was a movement colleague in the Washington region and  
> felt the
> call to serve in Egypt during our Human Development phase.
>
> She will be missed.
>
> Grace and peace,
> Louise Ballard for the House Church
>
>
>
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