[Magdalen] R.I.P. Our brother Jim Guthrie

[John R Robison]

May he Rest In Peace, And Rise in Glory.
May the angels take him to Abrahams side.

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> On Dec 20, 2016, at 6:01 PM, Eleanor Braun <eleanor.braun at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I'm deeply saddened by Jim's death. I pray angels welcome him, and provide
> comfort to Albert and Jim's sister, and all who loved him.  I had the
> pleasure of meeting him in person.  Indeed he was one of the first pub
> members I met in person.  He was in DC for some meeting, and I picked him
> up from that.  We went to St Paul's K Street for a Benediction of the
> Blessed Sacrament, then we went to Union Station, had a light supper, and
> he boarded his train back to NYC.  I got his rather colorful version of
> what had gone on in various churches he attended.  What an interesting man
> and life.
> 
> Eleanor
> 
> On Tue, Dec 20, 2016 at 10:24 AM, Scott Knitter <scottknitter at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> 
>> I'm shocked to see and very sad to report the news (from his sister
>> via Facebook) that our Jim Guthrie has died. I've asked his sister for
>> permission to share her post.
>> 
>> Well, here it is anyway. Very sad news.
>> 
>>>> My brother James Guthrie died early this morning in Scranton. As some of
>> your know, he had stage iv colon cancer. Two weeks ago he had a heart
>> attack. He was chipper last night. We were trying to think up something
>> snarky to say on Facebook to explain why he hadn't been posting for a while
>> - if you know Jim, this makes sense, right? Albert and I said goodnight but
>> were called to the emergency room a few hours later. We were with Jim when
>> he died of heart failure. We have tentative plans for a service in Scranton
>> the week after Christmas. If I can think of something snarky to say after
>> all, I'll post it later. Albert and I send our regards to all his friends.<<
>> 
>> --
>> Scott R. Knitter
>> Edgewater, Chicago, Illinois USA
>>