[Magdalen] Fwd: Prayers please

[Lynn Ronkainen]

Dear Roger - Prayers for Margaret and all who loved her and may your brother find consolation at this difficult time
With you in thoughts and prayers across the miles
peace Lynn


Begin forwarded message:

From: Kate Conant <kate.conant at gmail.com>
Date: November 17, 2022 at 11:40:26 PM CST
To: magdalen at herberthouse.org
Subject: Re: [Magdalen] Prayers please
Reply-To: magdalen at herberthouse.org

May Margaret's memory be eternal!  Life to all those who loved her.

"What does the Lord require of you, but to do justice, love mercy, and walk
humbly with your God?"
Micah 6:8


On Mon, Nov 14, 2022 at 3:37 PM Roger Stokes via Magdalen <
magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:

> Of your charity please pray for my sister-in-law Margaret Stokes who
> died this evening. She was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease five
> years ago and for most of that time has been cared for at home, mostly
> by my brother Ian with some support from carers coming in daily. A
> live-in carer started in February this year when my brother was
> persuaded to agree to this, a great relief to him and the family of
> three daughters who all live some distance away. They were born on the
> same day and celebrated their Golden Wedding in July with a concert in
> their parish church where Margaret continued as PCC (Vestry) Secretary
> for a while even after the disease started limiting her. Her brain
> remained sharp at the Wedding celebration she was able to greet people
> and communicate through an iPad where she could spell out words which
> were then turned into speech recorded by her eldest daughter.
> 
> While Ian said that her death is a relief he will feel the loss after a
> long marriage and, sadly, he will not even have the relief of faith in
> this having turned away from the Church long ago for reasons I do not know.
> 
> Roger