[Oe List ...] Completed life of Anita Gibson

[Norm and Judy Lindblad]

Thank you Ellie for enabling our community connections with the gracious
and passionate Gibson Family.  They have been such an important part of our
journey in the "Cleveland Region" and beyond.  We give thanks for their
continuing Missional Family ministry.

May they know deep grace and peace at this time, Norm and Judy Lindblad

2012/1/7 Ellie Stock <elliestock at aol.com>

> Hi folks--
>
> Anita Gibson, ICA colleague and wife of John Gibson, died December 16, and
> her life was celebrated at a memorial service December 31.  John and Anita
> have been and John continues to be a passionate justice and sustainable
> living seeker and doer in the Indianapolis region and globally.
>
> We wanted to share (with John's permission since he is not on the
> listserve) what John shared in his Christmas/New Year Greeting the
> following:
>
> *Dear Family and Friends:*
> **
> *This year has been like no other for Anita and me.  Anita was admitted
> to the Robin Run Health Care Center in mid-May and died there December 16th
> from complications of the "cerebella atrophy" disorder diagnosed three
> years ago.  Up unitl the very last she had a reasonably good quality of
> life interacting with friends, family and her excellent nursing home
> caregivers.  Her memorial celebration on December 31st was a profound
> tribute to her life and legacy.  Family and friends came from near and far
> to grieve her passing and to express gratitute for who she was and how she
> made the world a better place.  I am personally very thankful for all the
> expressions of support such as cards, food, phone calls, e-mails, and
> visits during these difficult days.  Likewise our church family, Braodway
> United Methodist, has been extremely gracious and generous.*
> **
> *What now?  In early November my sister, Rev. Judy Voss (retired UMC
> clergy from the Missouri Conference), came to visit Anita, me, Ruth (our
> daughter), and her husband, Dave Clark.  While Judy was here she offered to
> move from her condo in Kansas City to assist with Anita's care and to work
> with me on the Sustainable Indiana 2016 project.  Her move-in is now
> complete; well, mostly.  There are still some boxes to unpack.  We both
> share a sense of urgency for the future of the planet and a conviction that
> Indiana is potentially a national leader in green innovation.*
> **
> *The year ahead, 2012, promises to be a pivotal time the history of
> Earth.  So many perils and promising possibilities are "on the table."
> Some predictions are ominous.  Some are optimistic.  I choose to be
> cautiously optimistic,  this means I will keep working, as I hope you will,
> toward a healthier, safer, and more sustainable planet.*
> **
> *May you know the happiness of a worthy purpose and partners to pursue it.
> *
> **
> *John *
> **
> We give thanks for and celebrate the gift of Anita's life and her
> continued legacy and remember John and Ruth and family in prayer.  In this
> season of Epiphany, may we all be light, illuminating the path of
> sustainability, peace, and justice this year on behalf of generations to
> come.
>
> John's contact info:
> 5409 Love Lane
> Indianapolis, IN  46268
> (317) 525-1856
> jgibson99 at sbcglobal.net
>
> Ellie Stock
> elliestock at aol.com
>
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