[Oe List ...] Fwd: Barbara Barkony

[Norm and Judy Lindblad]

Thank you Mike for creating this community space to remember the Barkony
family and to Lynda for the wonderful picture.  It will appear on our
Memoriam table May 19th when the Cleveland Region gathers to celebrate
ICA's first 50 years and look ahead to the next 50.  Barb, Don and their
family have roots in this Region, as do many, and we are grateful for their
many caring contributions to the "Word made Flesh" in this world.

We celebrate Barb's completed life, Judy and Norm Lindblad

2012/3/31 Joan <jfknutson at aol.com>

> Like the Tippetts, Barbara and Don were part of my beginning experience
> with the Order in the Cleveland Region.  Before we joined the Order, we
> went to a regional meeting in Columbus.  I still remember Barbara up in
> front of the group doing a bang-up job and I was so impressed that here was
> this large woman (obviously my issue too) having the poise, passion and
> intellect to address the crowd.  She gave me courage to believe I too could
> do this because before this I was sitting on the sidelines on teaching.  I
> am grateful for her life and the symbol of what we could be.   My prayers
> go out to Don and his daughters.  Joan Knutson
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jayandem2 <Jayandem2 at aol.com>
> To: OE <OE at wedgeblade.net>; Dialogue <Dialogue at wedgeblade.net>
> Sent: Fri, Mar 30, 2012 9:56 pm
> Subject: [Oe List ...] Barbara Barkony
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>  Dear Friends and Colleagues:
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> I got this message today on my Facebook Page:
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> To all of my friends and family here on facebook, I lost my wife(Barbara)
> of 53 years on March 29, 2012. She went peacefully with her family by her
> side. She had been doing better, and we were able to celebrate our 53rd
> wedding anniversary on the 21st of March, we had our favorite ice cream
> cake, and Dogwood Barbaque brisquet! She was all smiles and so was I! My
> new address is
> Donald Barkony <http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100003573794844>
> 1800 Pine Street
> Lawrenceville, IL 62439
> Ph: (618)943-1323
>
>
> Judith and I have known Barb and Don literally since the beginning of our
> experience with the Order.  We took RSI in January, 1968 in Cleveland,
> Ohio.   Don was in our course, and Barbara had already taken the course,
> and was a "P.O."  Throughout the 70s we shared Movement activities in the
> Cleveland Region, and then reconnected at Kemper in the 80s. Barbara was an
> excellent teacher, both in public schools and in EI courses, particularly
> in the Academy.
> They visited us here in Florida in 200l.  We wish Don the best.  He has
> been Barbara's caregiver for the past 10 years or so, after they retired to
> Lawrenceville.  No more devoted husband has ever been created!
>
> Grace, Peace, and Love,
>
> Mike
> *To be a realist in our time is to believe in miracles.*
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