Learning about Ed M.
May. 31st, 2025 11:50 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
eve_primeToday’s main event was the memorial service for a man I never met, but who was the husband of one of my co-workers, whom I’ve known for 30+ years. He was a very popular man, and quite a character, it seems! He was the head carpenter for the Oregon Country Fair, a local hippie-arts institution, and a musician/songwriter; he loved skiing and sailed the entire length of the Columbia River (which is more than 1200 miles); he also became a psychiatric nurse and worked at the local jail. We got to hear from his wife, his sister, and several of his friends, and some of them performed two of his songs from the early 1980s. We also saw a slide show of his life set to some of his own music, sung in his voice. Afterwards I spoke a bit with some of my coworkers who likewise hadn’t met him, and we agreed that his life was so rich and full that it feels like we’re not doing enough ourselves! Not literally – I’m a very different person – but he certainly lived life to the fullest.
J continues to have fun at his Berkeley event, attending a great many talks and engaging in a great many conversations, and I think it’s every bit as intense and tiring as that sounds. He’s looking forward to tomorrow’s activities, too, and I would not be at all surprised if he attends again next year.
J continues to have fun at his Berkeley event, attending a great many talks and engaging in a great many conversations, and I think it’s every bit as intense and tiring as that sounds. He’s looking forward to tomorrow’s activities, too, and I would not be at all surprised if he attends again next year.