[Occupymendocino] apology
Anna Marie Stenberg
ams at mcn.org
Sat Nov 9 15:23:55 PST 2019
sad but true
Katherine Katcher
<https://www.facebook.com/katherine.katcher?__tn__=%2CdlC-R-R&eid=ARAiWFfbjxdsNoUWP2jPhKbiYS9YddAKiTuajUeKKxA0wIL4DWeqd0z__DMhnLB3FTJ_wJAjCZwUrCNk&hc_ref=ARThhzGjUV-92NydRy765mj0cyEdTlKwuOyh-QBdEEK58p-BIjyHRC32_W26P-4blvY>
is with Leah Hinson Lewallen
<https://www.facebook.com/leah.hinson?__tn__=%2CdlC-R-R&eid=ARARQVPkMp5g6FBJX4cKt8TrZ7wpqG3Ivk_-iwygK6_wxZiCnfOlsRKrtWBgXLB6XS4qbjXttrUhMH2K&hc_ref=ARThhzGjUV-92NydRy765mj0cyEdTlKwuOyh-QBdEEK58p-BIjyHRC32_W26P-4blvY>
and 6 others
<https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=john%20j%20lewallen&epa=SEARCH_BOX#>.
November 5 at 9:00 PM
<https://www.facebook.com/katherine.katcher/posts/10104746145727712>·
I am missing my father in law, John Lewallen, today, and wanting to
share what I can, through words, of his life, with you all.
John passed away on Friday morning, after months of battling it out in
the hospital, as the fierce warrior he was. In the years I have known
him, he had been diagnosed and treated for, what it felt like, was
everything under the sun. He always survived. He was a fighter. He moved
forward.
When he passed, he was peaceful and finally at home with his beloved
Barbara Stephens
<https://www.facebook.com/barbara.stephens.731?__tn__=%2CdK-R-R&eid=ARCtsw3U4oiY4cNYhUX57xbKenf29TU7dIvRZCHQdcevWIYacFFc-TitkVJkmyTIe0zwO8cPqBoq8prF&fref=mentions>,
Rebecca Kagin
<https://www.facebook.com/rebecca.kagin?__tn__=%2CdK-R-R&eid=ARCfubIgOZinZ-5m4Eqk2dbldJLre1ZerRoE9kOhkaGBdB1GSZ92aPvlMDzq-cGdv-yijZ0GicA9bErm&fref=mentions>,
Jeremiah Kagin
<https://www.facebook.com/jeremiah.kagin?__tn__=%2CdK-R-R&eid=ARCoNQZDVxJPbR7cWkuaJ4Elnide9IGvAu8VAXLHMeuaVKk77yAA_UwBUCLNXUdIVRCs-XfjfaC9ZcWM&fref=mentions>,
and their amazing kids. Barbara is an amazing and devoted partner and I
love and appreciate her so very much.
My father in law taught me so many lessons--not by speaking them but by
quietly and consistently living them, year after year, day after day. It
would be impossible to sum them up here to ever adequately express what
his life, example, and model for living meant to me, and to my children.
But I can say, he always wanted me, and all of us, to know we have
choice. A choice as to how we live, what we participate in, what we take
on. He was the only adult and parent figure I have ever had in my life
who looked at all I was doing and told me "I am proud of you, but if you
stop doing all of that, I will still be proud of you. I want you to know
you can stop."
This has been a season of loss for me and my family. In addition to
losing John, I lost a pregnancy earlier this fall at 11 weeks. I guess
things come in waves, when it rains it pours, Murphy's law, etc.
Basically, sometimes life takes a huge shit on you. But we move on, we
move forward.
I don't know why I am sharing this now, here, but heck, we as women go
through a lot trying to bring life into this world, and we as humans do
so much to support our family and loved ones through illness and death.
Despite all we might do to run away from it, we all live at the mercy of
this finite existence, doing what we can to make our lives meaningful in
the face of our own mortality, an ultimate end that will take us away
from our loved ones. And we are always vulnerable to loss and pain. But
life is, and always will be for all of us who are lucky enough to
breathe it in, so very, very beautiful.
The irony of trying to mourn John and this overall season of loss while
jumping on a plane for work for the next two weeks and fundraising
non-stop till end of year is not lost on me. I know I need to carve out
some time.
I share this note to remind us all to, in John's memory, take things a
little slower, cherish each other and life a little bit more, and to
live in the present. He would have wanted that for all of us.
The greatest testament to John, and to Eleanor, mother, wife, and
devoted fighter for ocean protection, who left us too soon as well, are
their children. I have never seen a group of siblings more devoted to
each other and to their parents. In these last few months, they loved
and supported each other. They traded off in his care daily, weekly,
monthly, along with Barabara--they worked as a team in all they do. If
my children turn out only half as devoted, loving, responsible, caring,
and wonderful as they are, I will have done my job. I feel like the
luckiest woman in the world to have these three humans and their
partners as my family. I am in awe of these siblings I have married
into, and my own husband, dedicated, loving, and consistent to all of us
who depend on him.
Thank you, John, for you wild, amazing, spirit and for sharing that with
me for the last 15 years. I am sorry that my kiddos don't get to see
their Grandpa in action by the seashore, harvesting from the ocean, for
years to come, but as you said to us on our last visit, you will be
there, and wherever we are. We love you.
When we have a set date/time for a service to honor John, we promise to
update all of you. Thank you for your love and support.
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On 11/9/2019 3:14 PM, moxie at mcn.org wrote:
> Dear OCCUPANTS! ~
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> OOPS! (I hope) in an attempt to contact R. Karch (Rizzerd), I sent
> an e.mail to You ALL! The contents may well disturb many folks as I
> was basically trying to confirm/deny a rumour I heard (on the RADIO?)
> concerning the health & whereabouts of John Lewallen...
> I sincerely apologize for the technoslipup, & more that sincerely hope
> the rumour (of John's demise) was a huge exaggeration!
> Sorry John (I owe You!), sorry Occupants...
> K. Rudin
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> Fellow Worker RIZZARD! ~
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> I am interested in this but I DO NOT DO FACEBOOK...how about "translating'
> it?
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> K!
> moxie at mcn.org
> 962~0547
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> PS ~ I heard that John Lewallen recently died...
> how come we haven't been announcing, memorializing, etc. this Very
> Significant Brother?
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>> Today's Topics:
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>> 1. PG & E is coming for us. Let's be prepared! (Richard Karch)
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>> Message: 1
>> Date: Fri, 8 Nov 2019 14:14:23 -0800
>> From: Richard Karch <rkarch at mcn.org>
>> Subject: [Occupymendocino] PG & E is coming for us. Let's be
>> prepared!
>> To: occupymendocino at lists.mcn.org
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>> Lonnie
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> invited you to Emergency Preparedness Open House
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> Let Lonnie know if you can make it.
>> Tell her you're going
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