[Magdalen] John Farrell

[Jay Weigel]

John and I always got along well on St. Sam's, despite his squabbles with
others. I lost contact with him after I left there. I remember his love for
his beautiful dogs and his sense of humor. I'm really sorry we lost contact.

Rest in peace, friend.

On Tue, Sep 26, 2017 at 2:51 PM, Marilyn Cepeda <mcepeda514 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Since Monday I've suffered some balance disorder issues -- mainly
> dizziness, fatigue, and nausea. Yesterday I fell down a few times. I was
> set to go to the emergency room, but I'm feeling better this morning, so
> we'll see. The big challenge is walking the dogs then going to the store.
> My blood pressure is 87/68, so it's not hypotension.
>
> That was posted Thursday on Facebook. John has struggled to stay active
> with his congestive heart failure. Apparently he passed away Saturday
> night.
>
> He was kind to me and mine. I will miss his intellect, his poetry, and his
> humor. He exerted himself on behalf of others over and over even to making
> the offer to go from Yonkers in to NYC to the ER when I could get no news
> of family there. He made connection with AA again on behalf of an
> acquaintance in crisis in the city.
>
> He would be to touched to read the tributes posted to his page. Why, oh why
> do we not say these things to people while we can.
>
> RIP my brother and my friend.
> Marilyn
> --
> Marilyn (Owens, Palmero) Cepeda
>