[ExI] Jeanne Robinson, in peace

[John Grigg]

I really feel for Spider Robinson and his wife.  But at least they had
many good years together.  Robinson's "Callahan's Saloon" stories
really delighted & emotionally touched me over the years (if someone
reading this has not read them, they should!).

John

On 5/31/10, David Lubkin <lubkin at unreasonable.com> wrote:
>  From Spider Robinson --
>
>>Jeanne Robinson left this life at about 4:45 Sunday afternoon, a
>>gentle smile on her face. Her departure was quite peaceful and she
>>was in no pain at all.
>>
>>Because her Palliative Care doctor, Paul Sugar, was able to forecast
>>her passing almost to the hour, her daughter Terri, son-in-law Heron
>>and granddaughter Marisa flew back from NYC just in time, and were
>>with me at her side when Jeanne died; and her mother Dorothy and
>>sister Laurie arrived from Massachusetts only a couple of hours
>>later, after Terri had had time to expertly make Jeanne look better
>>than she had for days. Zen priests Michael and Kate Newton were also
>>present per Jeanne's wishes, as were our oldest friends in this part
>>of the world, Greg McKinnon, Anya Coveney-Hughes and Stevie
>>McDowell. Over the next few hours more sangha buddies arrived, and
>>chanting of the Prajna Paramita Heart Sutra was done. Her body was
>>then bathed and dressed in her hand-sewn rakasu as per Zen tradition.
>>
>>In accordance with her wishes she will be cremated. Half her ashes
>>will be scattered off this coast, and half will be taken back to her
>>childhood home, Cape Cod, so that her East Coast family will have a
>>place to go and visit her.
>
>
> -- David.
>
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