[Magdalen] John Farrell

[anthony clavier]

I've kept in touch with him on Facebook until recently. He wasn't always
easy to like but he mellowed somewhat. May he rest in peace.

+Tony

On Sep 26, 2017 4:49 PM, "Jay Weigel" <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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
> >
>