[maemo-community] Condolences card?

[From: robert bauer]

Thanks Kathy for your action in this.  I'm away at Maker Faire and a bit
incommunicado but what you say sounds good and trust your judgment even if I
don't have an opportunity to chime in to voice support.

Rob Bauer (SD69)




On Sat, Sep 17, 2011 at 4:44 AM, Revd Kathy Smith <kathy at revdkathy.com>wrote:

>   Hi all,
>
> I've heard back from three out of the five council, so I'll take that as a
> majority.
>
> I've sent a card to Tracy “from all Gary's friends in the Maemo Community”.
>
> Hopefully by Monday we'll know more about what Tracy wants by way of
> tributes/donations/etc. If flowers are allowed, I'll send a small floral
> tribute from the community as my contribution. Then I'll ask her quietly
> whether she would prefer donations to go to charity or whether she'd
> appreciate a small collection for herself and the boys. It will be possible
> to send Charity donations by cheque in pounds sterling via the funeral
> director once we know which charity. If that's not what Tracy wants, we can
> organise something via my paypal account for those who trust me.
>
> We should also have details of the funeral by Monday or Tuesday. If anyone
> is near enough and wants to represent us, that would be brilliant.
>
> I'll keep you posted when we know more.
>
> K
>
>  *From:* Alan Bruce <alan at thebruces.ca>
> *Sent:* Friday, September 16, 2011 10:34 PM
> *To:* kathy at revdkathy.com ; Maemo Community Council <council at maemo.org>
> *Subject:* Re: Condolences card?
>
>   Kathy, I definitely agree that you are the best person to send a card on
> behalf of the community.
>
> I'm not a big fan of flowers, but I would be glad to contribute to some
> kind of monetary gift to Tracy. It must be really hard for her; it can't be
> easy to suddenly become a single mom, and I don't think they were well-off
> to begin with.
>
> Is there somewhere we as a community could safely contribute money online?
> Kathy, do you have a paypal account? If not, can you set one up?
>
> Alan / qole
>
> On Fri, Sep 16, 2011 at 2:00 PM, Attila Csipa <attila.csipa at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> +1. I was shocked to hear what has happened. You certainly have our
>> support to arrange, or help arrange whatever you think would be the most
>> appropriate - card, flowers or other.
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Attila
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Sep 15, 2011 at 7:48 PM, Randall Arnold <texrat at ovi.com> wrote:
>>
>>>  Speaking solely for myself: this sounds good Kathy, and I appreciate
>>> you taking the lead.  Of course you're HIGHLY trusted.
>>>
>>> Randall (Randy) Arnold
>>> MeeGo Community Office: Device Program
>>> http://texrat.net
>>>
>>>  ------------------------------
>>> *From:* "kathy at revdkathy.com" <kathy at revdkathy.com>
>>> *To:* "council @ maemo. org" <council at maemo.org>
>>> *Sent:* Thursday, September 15, 2011 11:35 AM
>>> *Subject:* Condolences card?
>>>
>>> Hi council,
>>>
>>> I have Gary's address. I don't want to publish it online, obviously.
>>>
>>> I would be happy to pass it to you, or equally to send a card on behalf
>>> of the community if you felt that was appropriate. I don't want to overstep.
>>>
>>> It might also be good to arrange a collection for people wanting to send
>>> flowers or donations in memory for Gary. I'd be happy to do this if people
>>> trust me, or co-ordinate with one of you.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> K
>>>
>>> Sent from my HTC
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>
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