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At 09:42 2001/06/07 -0400, Camilla Flintermann wrote: >Dear friends, > Please forgive my taking this quick and simple way to let you all know >that Peter died very quietly last evening. He had been "withdrawing" >gradually for 2 days, but still knew all the family, and was in no pain. >His gradual refusal of most nourishment was a natural process of "shutting >down" which he had , as you know, deliberately chosen for himself. Quality >of life was very important to him, and he had no wish to survive any longer >at 104 lbs., and barely able to communicate. >Yesterday I was with him both morning and afternoon, and our daughters >also had been able to visit the nursing home. We all are so glad that we >had been able to bring him back to Oxford, so that it was possible for all >the immediate family to spend time with him. While Hospice was not working >with him very long , they were very helpful. >Peter enjoyed all the cards and messages you sent him, and I know felt >loved and appreciated even by folks he never met--as I do also. We will be >planning a memorial service under the care of our local Quaker Meeting, >later this month when I hope some family members from Pennsylvania can join >us. >Thank you all for your loving support during this past month. > >Camilla Flintermann >Oxford,OH ><[log in to unmask]> >http://www.geocities.com/camillahf/ > > "Life is eternal: love is immortal; > and death is only a horizon; > and a horizon is nothing > save the limit of our sight." > ----Rossiter Worthington Raymond (1840-1918) my dear camilla i am so sorry for your loss you and peter have made an invaluable contribution to the pd community to mention only one aspect of the years you two shared the horizon i now look at from my new home is green and endless i will think of peter when i look there much love janet janet paterson: an akinetic rigid subtype, albeit perky, parky . pd: 54/41/37 cd: 54/44/43 tel: 613 256 8340 email: [log in to unmask] . snail mail: 375 Country Street, Apt 301, Almonte, Ontario, Canada, K0A 1A0 . a new voice: the nnnewsletter: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/janet313/ . a new voice: the wwweb site: http://www.geocities.com/janet313/ . ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn