[ExI] Jeanne Robinson, in peace

[David Lubkin]

 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.