[Magdalen] Prayer Request: My friend Peggy

[Rick Mashburn]

Thank you, Lynn!


On Tue, Oct 11, 2016 at 11:36 PM, Lynn Ronkainen <houstonklr at gmail.com>
wrote:

> ...praying tonight Rick for this special lady and the friendship you
> shared between the three of you. May she be comforted at this difficult
> time and rest peacefully.
>
> Lynn
>
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> When I stand before God at the end of my life I would hope that I have not
> a single bit of talent left and could say, "I used everything You gave me."
> attributed to Erma Bombeck
> "Either Freedom for all or stop talking about Freedom at all" from a talk
> by Richard Rohr
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> From: "Rick Mashburn" <ricklmashburn at gmail.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2016 11:32 PM
> To: "Magdalen" <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
> Subject: [Magdalen] Prayer Request: My friend Peggy
>
>
> In your mercy, please remember my dear friend Peggy in your prayers. I
>> found out today that she has been moved to a hospice facility after a
>> short
>> but serious illness that included pneumonia and heart disease. Alex and I
>> visited tonight and it was good to see her but hard to see her this way.
>> She was lucid at some points and confused at others. She's surrounded by
>> her family which I know gives her great comfort.
>>
>> We had just celebrated her 90th birthday in mid-September. There was a big
>> party and lots of friends and family. I never imagined that this would
>> happen so quickly.
>>
>> The only solace, and it's cold comfort indeed, is that her celebration of
>> life should be a fine one in the Episcopal tradition. She has told us for
>> years that When the Saints Go Marching In will be played
>>
>> She was a war bride from England in the 1940s . She and her new husband
>> settled in the northeast US. After she had been widowed a couple of times,
>> she followed her son and grandchildren to Texas. Alex and I took her to
>> lunch one Saturday not too long ago and she kept us entertained with
>> stories about surviving WW2 in southeastern England. Her family home was
>> only a few miles from the cliffs of Dover.
>>
>> She wasn't an initial supporter of same-sex marriage. But she heartily
>> approved of Alex and was the first one to offer her blessing when we
>> announced our engagement. She came to our Blessing ceremony at St. Paul's
>> last November and told me after that she was very proud of us and our
>> Diocese.
>>
>> She served on multiple Vestries in New Jersey and Texas and I had the
>> honor
>> of serving with her on the Board of our homeowners association for the
>> last
>> 8 years.
>>
>> She's been an amazing friend, a fervent champion and a steady presence. I
>> can't imagine life without her. This is a difficult night.
>>
>> God's peace, Rick
>>
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