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My condolences to you and your family. Charlie At 09:42 AM 6/7/01 -0400, you 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]> > > on the web at http://www.geocities.com/camillahf/index.html > and also at >http://members.tripod.lycos.nl/genugten/flinterm.html > > And visit the CARE webring at http://www.pdcaregiver.org > > "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) > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] >In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn Charles T. Meyer, M.D. Middleton, WI PD DX 12 years (at age 44) Age 56 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn