I want to add my feelings re JoAnn.  I am so shocked and saddened to hear of
her death right after Murray's passing.

We didn't agree on much either, but I never deleted her messages.  I always
wondered what kooky, off the wall statement she had to make. I wondered why
she was on the list at all, but I do know she meant everyone well and was a
constant voice of optimism.  I hope she and Murray are realizing the rewards
of their  optimism.  They deserve it.

As for me, my first thought was, here was a life that might have been saved
if our government back to Reagan's time had waged war on disease.

I don't know what the circumstances of her death were, but I believe she had
breast cancer along with the heart surgery.  I lost 2 good friends recently
to cancer and my own survival of ovarian cancer is no consolation.
 It's just a very sad time, Ray


----- Original Message -----
From: "Rick McGirr" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, June 13, 2005 6:25 PM
Subject: Re: JoAnn


> I'm surprised and sad to hear of Jo Ann's departure from us.  I want
> to express my sympathy and condolences to her family.  I had recently
> gotten to know her a little by email, as an offshoot of our
> discussions here.  She was an open-minded person, willing to
> correspond with me despite our quite substantive differences regarding
> religion, she being a believer, and I, not.  She was willing to try to
> understand, and be tolerant of me, as I tried to do the same, and I
> think that showed a lot of character.  I will miss her caring input to
> this list, and our private emails as well.  Goodbye, Jo Ann, and thank
> you.
>
> Rick McGirr
> Email: [log in to unmask]
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "M.Schild" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, June 12, 2005 3:01 AM
> Subject: JoAnn
>
>
>> > Just to let you know that JoAnn Coen passed away on Saturday, June
> 11, at
>> Houston Herman Memorial Hospital. Memorial services will be sometime
> Friday,
>> June 17. If you know those on the list of her emails, you can
> forward this
>> email to them. Miller Funeral Services in Houston is in charge of
>> cremation. They will probably be able to tell you exact time of
> services
>> when they are set. I would imagine most on her email friends are
> from out of
>> town.
>> >
>> > Thank you so much.
>> > The Family of JoAnn Coen
>> >
>> > Her email account will be closed very shortly.
>> >
>>
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