[Oe List ...] Bill Alerding

Sat Jul 9 18:44:09 CDT 2011

We subscribe to a poetry blog from a friend from Sebastopol, CA; this was
today's posting.  It expresses my reaction to all the deaths we have
experienced in the last month or so.  Journey on Bill , Don & Rod. Thank you
for blessing our lives.

Ellen Rebstock

How Beautiful It Is

It flows out of mystery into mystery: there is no beginning—

How could there be? And no end—how could there be?

The stars shine in the sky like the spray of a wave

Rushing to meet no shore, and the great music

Blares on forever, but to us very soon

It will be blind. Not we, nor our children nor the human race

Are destined to live forever, the breath will fail,

The eyes will break—perhaps of our own explosive vile

Vented upon each other—or a stingy peace

Makes parents fools—but far greater witnesses

Will take our places. It is only a little planet

But how beautiful it is.
  - Robinson Jeffers

On Sat, Jul 9, 2011 at 7:23 PM, <marilyncrocker at juno.com> wrote:

> Jack,
>
> Thank you for letting us know about Bill's death -- such a shock as the
> last word I recall was that he was soon to have bypass surgery.  I trust
> some in our Order learned of this in time to be present at his memorial
> service today.
>
> Does anyone know if Barbara is still at Spring Mill Meadows, or if has
> she returned home.
>
> Yes, indeed, a fine and talented man has left our company. I know human
> life is finite, but I experience a deep sadness each time a colleague
> dies, even in the midst of giving deep thanks for having had the gift of
> "connecting," for however brief a time.
>
> Grace and peace,
>
> Marilyn
>
> On Sat, 9 Jul 2011 16:43:56 -0500 Jack Gilles <icabombay at igc.org> writes:
> > Dear Colleagues,
> >
> > I just saw on my Facebook page that Bill died.  Here is the web page
> > link to the obituary.
> >
> <http://www2.indystar.com/cgi-bin/obituaries/index.php?action=show&id=130
> 549>.
> >
> > Our prayers are with Barbara and with our colleagues in Indianapolis
> > who will be celebrating the completion of this fine man's life.
> >
> > Grace and Peace,
> >
> > Jack
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