[Oxford63] exhibition
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Wed Jul 27 10:03:01 MDT 2011
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A VERY SPECIAL OXFORD CLASS
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In a message dated 7/27/2011 10:35:29 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
betsycadbury at yahoo.com writes:
May I chime in here with sincere condolences for Buena and greetings to
all. What a terrible shock, Buena - I am so, so sorry.
I am particularly aware just now of the bittersweet nature of our life
cycle. I just participated in the marriage of my daughter Cate up in
Montreal. Her husband is a wonderful, charming and talented Canadian immigrant
from France, a Muslim with Moroccan roots, whose entire delightful family came
from France for the wedding. The kids scripted the entire day, from
ceremony to reception, with something for everyone... readings from the Qur'an,
Khalil Gibran, music from Pachelbel and Bach to Moroccan dancing and salsa,
long white wedding gown to Moroccan robes and short dress for the evening
of dancing afterwards. They scripted a greeting for Karim's mother and me
to perform in Arabic, French and English, with both of us speaking
unfamiliar languages (we do have French in common - thank you, thank you, thank
you, Mme Lefaivre!). It was a fabulous day, and the young couple are
ecstatically happy and are now honeymooning in Turkey.
What struck me was the subtle shift in leadership. Up until now, my
sister Peggy and I have been the moving force behind family get-togethers. We
have written the plays and composed the music that celebrated our parents'
special birthdays and anniversaries. We have choreographed and directed the
memorial services, and written the poems that brought us all into unity.
And all this changed with Cate's wedding. In a very gentle and tactful way,
she made it clear that this was her show, and that while my ideas were
welcome, I shouldn't feel hurt if they did it all their way. Which they did,
and I wasn't! There was an element of relief in knowing that this child I
have raised and nurtured has taken over, that the torch has been passed to
the next generation, and that she is more than competent to lead.
All of which seems pertinent to Judy's comments about losing our peers. It
is somehow comforting to me to know that our children are there to
"prendre la releve", and that is as it should be. A thought which doesn't lessen
Buena's pain, but perhaps makes it more bearable?
Love to all, and I hope to see you at our 50th! Betsy
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From: Susie Margraf <smargraf at ne.rr.com>
To: oxford63 at cyber-community.com
Sent: Wed, July 27, 2011 7:58:23 AM
Subject: Re: [Oxford63] exhibition
My e-mail is finally up and running again. We are in friendship,Maine for
the summer about to have the 5 grandchildren,5 and under arrive! It has
meant so much to feel re connected through classmates' responses to Buena's
sudden loss. I agree with Judy this is a time in life when we are losing
more and more loved ones and dear friends. Support and caring truly are
significant. I feel so fortunate to be able to be on the beautiful coast of Maine
where it is hard to believe some days that the rest of the world is
happening.
It was even 100 degrees here last week. Best Wishes, Susie Margraf
{smargraf at ne.rr.com}
On Jul 26, 2011, at 4:52 PM, _brucket at aol.com_ (mailto:brucket at aol.com)
wrote:
(http://mailman.cybermesa.com/mailman/listinfo/oxford63) Judy, that was a
beautiful email. I know when my brother died unexpectedly in 2008, the
messages from our classmates really meant so much to me. Buena's daughter moved
to Atlanta and we had Mikaela and her husband for dinner in April. Buena
will be here in a few weeks and I hope to see her. The grandchildren will be
in town so we may be at the beach but hopefully we will overlap for at
least a day.
Nanny-co's daughter moved here a number of years ago. If anyone is coming
to Atlanta, please let me know. We rarely have free time when in Philly and
DC so I understand when people come to visit kids.
Hope all of you up north have cooled off. We are used to the heat but it
was hotter in the NE than here.
Barbara Rucket
_Brucket at aol.com_ (mailto:Brucket at aol.com)
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