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Where two or more are gathered......very nice Margaret and Gail thanks for being the ringleader. Paula Wittekind ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gail Vass" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Friday, August 08, 2003 9:01 AM Subject: A Tribute to Murray > From: Margaret Tuchman <[log in to unmask]> > To: Gail Vass <[log in to unmask]> > > Gail, > > I wrote a long & rambling tribute to Murray before I read > the "not so good news". > > I leave it up to you to decide whether he wants to be > bothered by such a piece. > > Thanks for your friendship. > > Margaret > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > Murray Charters > 1703 - 189 Davie Street > Vancouver, British Columbia > Canada V6Z-2X9 > > I copied Murray Charters address so I could send him a > card wishing him well. I got up from my chair and was > ready to close up shop for the night, when I felt the need > to sit back down and "free-associate". > > Names of PWPs past and present, and memories of times > past rushed through my brain, punctuated by some events > which were experienced by the collective "us", and some > that only two or just a few were privy to. > > We are thousands of time travelers sharing a condition that > separates us from the rest of the world. > > Because of this commonality, we have created our own > universe and along with it, the PWP persona. > > When needed, individuals step forward and assume the role > of givers, suppliers. There is no election, no request for volunteers, > no assignments made - simply a Murray Charters persona begins > to create a universe of organized information to fit the needs of the > PWP community. > > What drives him to higher and loftier grounds? > > How does one prepare for "serving the common good"? > > Consider the people on this list. I think I recognize the larger than > life shadowy figures aka as personas of Alan Bonander, Barbara > Patterson, Joe R. Bruman, John Cottingham, Dr.Robert Fink, > Camilla H.Flintermann, Jerry Finch, Marjorie L. Moorefield, Phil > Tompkins, Janet Paterson, Charles T. Meyer, Judith Richardson, > Patrick Henry, Martin Bayne, Fred Zeiss, Stephan Schwartz, > Dale Severance, Margaret Monty, Kathrynne Holden, Brian Collins, > Linda Herman, and dozens of others who remain unnamed for the > moment but who are never-the-less on my list of CHAMPIONS. > > What makes these people, these PWPs, singular? > > At least one of them is not even a PWP. Sorry John Boy, for > singling you out - but you are one with us in heart, mind and soul. > Is this quality genetic, environmental, or toxic? A physiologic or, > psychological aberration? Is there an imaging scan capable of > identifying it early? NO! It is idiopathic and a cure is not expected. > > There have always been and I pray that there will always be a > need and desire in select PWPs to come forward and display their > personas that is far more powerful than the voices of the " I and Me(s )" > who serve only their narrow and limiting selves. > > Cloning is not an option. Only naturally grown and slowly maturing > champions need apply. > > Please take good care of yourself, dear Murray - you are one of our > most valued Champs. > > Margaret Tuchman > August 7, 2003 > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Dear Margaret, > > I read your beautiful tribute and agree with every word of it . I would only > add that Margaret Tuchman should be added to this list of CHAMPIONS. > > I am sending your post on to Murray, his family and the PIEN List for > all to read. > > Your friend, > Gail Vass > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn