Yesterday evening Nancy´s father passed after a brief illness, and she made the decision to stay and keep carving. This morning, Francisco and Ocho made everyone small black ribbons, and we all gathered together for a few minutes to pay our respects to George, her dad, and to Brenda´s uncle, who also passed away last week. It was an impromptu ceremony, but it was incredibly touching. We linked together in a circle, several people made brief, yet heartfelt comments, and then Minor said a prayer. In that moment, we lost our nationalities and became a group of friends gathered together to comfort our own. Nancy said she could feel her father´s spirit looking down on us, laughing and getting ready to tell more stories. The fruit ladies showed up just as we began, so when we finished, everyone took a few minutes away from their work to enjoy the fruit and each other´s company. It´s a remarkable group of people.
Symposium Sculptors
- Brenda Oakes, Wales
- Beatriz Carbonell Ferrer, Spain
- Anna Korver, New Zealand
- Edgar Zuniga, Costa Rica
- Donald Jimenez Mora, Costa Rica
- Susana Meono, Costa Rica
- Francisco Espinoza Martinez. Costa Rica
- Francisco Castro Lostalo, Costa Rica
- Leonardo Villegas Gomez, Costa Rica
- Silvia Duran, Costa Rica
- Luis Arias, Costa Rica
- Elsie Wood, United States
- John Ostlund, United States
- John Leon, United States
- Nancy DeCamillis, United States
- Adolfo Muniz Vidal, Cuba
- Jock Hildebrand, Canada
- Constantina Iconomopulos, Argentina
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Dear Nancy and Brenda,
I am so sorry for your loss.
Posted by: JRA | April 24, 2006 at 06:33 PM
dear Nancy and Brenda on name of my MOM, Ana Ulate and my self,Patricia hope that God always give the strength to continue with such a hard task of the life; we are with you always!!!,..... from Costa Rica with one heart.
Posted by: patri | April 24, 2006 at 08:12 PM
Dear Nancy and Brenda,
I am so sorry for the losses both of you suffered while at the symposium. Know that you are in my heart and my thoughts are with you.
Sincerely,
David Brass
Posted by: David Brass | May 01, 2006 at 03:53 PM