[Magdalen] Prayer Request: My friend Peggy

Ginga Wilder gingawilder at gmail.com
Wed Oct 12 18:17:53 UTC 2016


Prayers of thanksgiving for Peggy's life, loveing kindness, humor, and
friendship.  Prayers for you and Alex, Rick and for all who love her.

Ginga

On Wed, Oct 12, 2016 at 8:29 AM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:

> Praying for Peggy, and for you and Alex, Rick.
>
> On Wed, Oct 12, 2016 at 2:58 AM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford <
> oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > A very interesting lady, obviously, and a great loss to you.  Prayers for
> > all of you.
> >
> > James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
> > *“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
> > except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy
> >
> > On Wed, Oct 12, 2016 at 12:32 AM, Rick Mashburn <ricklmashburn at gmail.com
> >
> > wrote:
> >
> > > 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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