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My
Grave I
am the thousand winds that blow I
am the sunlight on the opened grain When
you awaken in the morning hush Of
birds in circling flight Do
not stand at my grave and cry
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Robert Sherman Davidow was born on 10th of February 1930 in Brooklyn , New York. He was the eldest. (Later came a Sister) He finished his BS in Chemistry from the City college of New York served in the Korean war, he met and marred Lila Ehrenberg on July 4, 1954. Ari Davidow, their oldest son, was born in August, 1955, Moshe was born in November, 1957, and Rachael was born in March, 1962.
Then the family moved to Calgary, Alberta, in Canada where in 1965 he graduated with a Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry. In June 1972 they immigrated to Israel, where they settled in Beer Sheva. Robert worked for 10 years at Mactashim Chemicals. Then he became a private consular to all the chemical factories in the area.
He died suddenly from a stroke or heart attack on April 4, 1997. He was 65 years old. His granddaughter Rahbie was born on April 28, 1997 and named after him. He has from his son Moshe three more grandchildren; Lili, born September, 1983, Ohad, born September, 1986, and Orr, born also in September of 1988. Both Lili and Ohad appear to be following in their Grandfather's steps.
This just gives you his background. It says nowhere of my father’s love and constant readiness to help where ever he could for neighbor and friend, his love of nature and children, or the fact that even the mailman remembers my father fondly. He was a special human being to all of us. He lived by his decree that every day you need to learn something new. His knowledge in so many areas was enormous.His daughter,
Rachael Davidow
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Sam Weissman November 18, 1919 - June 13, 1998
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He spent by Jim Olson |
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Des
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Across by Jim Olson |
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Bert
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I knew Bert through the computer club at
our local Community Centre. He was a truly fine gentleman, alert and
with a keen sense of humour. I cannot recall just when he passed away
but I do know that he was 94 years of age and was still driving his car
right up to the end. Anecdotally, I was always impressed with his abilities on the computer. Teaching him was somewhat difficult because he seemed not to fully absorb and retain what was being said by way of instruction. He compensated for this by taking copious notes, often asking for a repeat so that he had the detail written step-by-step. He would then go home and type his notes on the computer, print them out and then create a loose-leaf binder complete with tabs covering virtually every aspect of working with the computer. For example, he would want to send an email to someone, so he would look it up on his binder and see that he should first go to the email icon, double click on it, then type the appropriate address, tab key to move into the text area. Etc. etc, you get the idea. He would do this for each and every chore, whether it was searching the Web or creating a Word document. He would bring his binder back to me and ask if he had the information down correctly - sometimes yes and sometimes not but he would simply go back and edit his work until it was right. His memory for this form of detail just wasn't working for him so the binder was an essential part of his computer station. All in all, Bert was a great guy and I was truly saddened when he left us. He was much respected and valued as a good friend by us all. |
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This short article written by Harry about an experience of his in military service that was sent to the Elders List * * * * * * * * While overseas in the RCAF as a Sgt Observer, I, with 23 other Sgt/Obs. was invited tohave tea with the King. Being the oldest in years, I was put in charge of the group and after the Commanding Officer was introduced to the King and Queen, he introduced me. I was expected to introduce the remainder of the group. Everything went swimmingly until I faced the 19th member. After living with and being associated with him for over 6 months, I completely forgot his name! Talk about embarrassment! He was a very astute chap and supplied "Sgt. Essex". The Queen complimented my ability to remember so many names and the ceremony went off without any further hitches. This very pleasant visit lasted for two hours. The King and queen were not long back from a tour of Canada. We were the 4th course of observers through the Joint Air Training Plan, so there was much to talk about. The two Princesses were there and a most delightful pair they were,
serving tea and joining in the conversations.
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Horace Basham
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We
will always remember Horace and his gifts to the Elders list. His research into faraway cultures. His concerns for nature under stress. His view of cockney worlds and language. His tales of sailors and the sea. Gifts by Jim Olson |
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Bert Sheffield
Bert's life:
Ordered reason,
Tempered love and humor,
Guided always by an ageless
Wisdom ...
by Jim Olson
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Phil Bernheim
Phil Bernheim was an early computer user and migrated to personal computers soon after they became available. He was also one of the earliest members of SeniorNet because it found it a way of affirming that older folks were just as capable of using computers as anyone else.
He was a graduate of Stanford University and served in the U.S. Army Air Force in England during WWII.
Acting in his usual "early-adopter" way, he was one of the first generation of Elders. He was not shy about expressing his Libertarian political views and kept everyone alert to world events.
Here's some of what Phil had to say about himself:
I have had 2 wives (one died after 29 years, the 2nd has survived 21 years with me, a tribute to her hardihood), and three children, now adults in their 40's.
My business career has been checkered. I had a Journalism degree from Stanford, switched to radio broadcasting, got into very early FM, before it had enough audience to be profitable, switched to selling high-fi equipment (before stereo and after it came in), then to selling life and health insurance, and ended up as a paid computer aide at a high school.
It's been an interesting life! I used to frequent art galleries, foreign and domestic movies, read books, had a hobby of photography, but now I spend my days as a netizen, and all my movements are at about 10% of normal speed.
Phil died in 2005, having reached his nineties. His legacy for Elders is that he taught us that it is possible to discuss fundamentally opposing views in a very civil way without giving in to the other guy’s argument. Way to go, Phil!!
Ernest Blaschke
Ernest Blaschke came from Vienna, Austria, settled in downtown Toronto in Canada, and had been a member of our group for a considerable time. He was born in 1931 and after settling in Canada, working as a brewing Chemist, he married Elsie, the girl-friend who followed him from Vienna. Ernest and Elsie a talented textile artist, (" her tapestries, done in the reverse applique technique, using Thai silk, glow with colour and are well worthy of their place in the Museum of Man in Ottawa".) she died of a chronic illness in 2005 and Ernest followed her two years later.
They are survived by two daughters, sons in law and five grandchildren Ernest has been a wonderful host to anyone of us who went for a visit to Toronto. He was always actively involved with all of us Elders and also Timewitnesses, a group which provided assistance to school children who researched life during the aftermath of WW2.
Ernest is sorely missed by all of us, his Elders friends
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Maryanne
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Although
wheelchair bound, Maryanne taught at Florida State University in
Tallahassee, Florida where she was chosen to carry the Olympic Torch
for the 1996 Olympics. She writes:
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Reva
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(Bockall) Dozier of Culver City, California was born in Detroit, Michigan,
second daughter to Alexander Bockall and Isabelle Lezin, and spent 84
years in the Los Angeles area. She attended Polytechnic High School and in
1977 retired from a long rewarding career with Los Angeles County. She and
her husband Walter Dozier, who preceded her in death in 1992, were devoted
and passionate companions for 49 years.
Reva loved jazz, ethnic cuisine, science and learning and was an early adopter of the Internet. Her crocheted afghans provide comfort to many. Her passion for reading led her to unprecedented devotion to the Culver City Library, volunteering there for over 30 years. She was awarded Los Angeles County Volunteer of the Year in 2001. Reva loved company and cheered for everyone's happiness. Reva was an honorary mother to many in her community at Overland Avenue's Windsor Fountains. Reva was a warm, enthusiastic longstanding member of
our group. She used to tell us of her library work, her interest in
Science Fiction, and her craft designs. Reva met several members of our
group. Unfortunately I never did but I do
remember a surprise phone call of hers when I was stuck in the LA Airport.
She told me that she would have loved to come to the airport to make my
stay easier but wasn't well enough. Her lovely call made my day.
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Francisca Middleton was a third generation
Californian. She worked in the San Francisco Unified School District
for 33 years as a classroom teacher and in Resource and Staff Development. When she retired from teaching, she worked with "Senior Net", a non-profit group whose mission it was to bring computer technology into the lives of seniors. Fran was SeniorNet’s first employee in 1986. She set up SeniorNet’s original online community and was the first Director of Learning Centers. She enjoyed visiting her "adopted" family in Maggia, Switzerland and returned to Rome and Vatican City many times. Fran loved travelling and was always on the go. During her travels she met with large numbers of her Elders friends overseas and in the USA. She often enrolled in studies abroad, most recently at Bletchley Park and Oxford. Fran was a enthusiastic long standing member and co-list owner of our group. The Bay is quiet
here Wind stirred by
migrating birds Jim Olsen
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My first impression of him was that of a tall, distinguished man, whose innate courtesy and polite manner as well as his keen sense of humour endeared him to all who were at the party. His charm was evident when Arthur, a fervent vegetarian, cooked him bacon and egg for his breakfast the following morning! He'd been in both the Merchant and then Royal Navy during the Battle of Britain and later graduated on to flying. After the war he went to grow tea in Nyasaland where he met his wife, a Scottish nurse, and they had two children. When the children grew older they returned to England and settled eventually in Newcastle upon Tyne. When he first joined Elders he told us his wife had died and the children had left home, so he enjoyed very much walking with his friends in the moors of Yorkshire. When he was on a walking tour of the Isle of Wight with a friend, he spent the day with us in Bembridge. It's remarkable how strong my memories are of that day. Our home was having an extension built and there was chaos everywhere, but we gave him a warm welcome and a tour of the garden in which he was very interested. He commented on the fact that he hadn't seen penstemons growing in a garden for a long time, and liked ours. We took him down to the Yacht Club for lunch, and again his courtesy and appreciation of our kindness to him shone through when he mentioned the lasagne we had was the best he'd ever tasted. Praise indeed from a man who had travelled the world! In the afternoon, he walked along the cliff to look over the sea, where his ship had been torpedoed, with all the crew being lost. He'd been on leave and hadn't been able to return to the ship before it was given a sudden summons to resume duty, only to be sunk just off Bembridge Ledge. Later he visited the Maritime Museum where he was shown some mementos of the ship retrieved from the sea bed by the owner of the museum who was part of a diving team in his spare time. He wrote a note of thanks to Roland and myself when he returned home to Newcastle, written in copperplate handwriting, which I still have. As always, he was a perfect gentleman, and we miss him. Pat Davidson |
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Veronica became a member of Elders some time after her husband John. She'd participated via John in some of the discussions and then decided she too would like to join in the latter years of her life. Although she was having health problems, she was still able to come to Elders group gatherings and had met members of Elders in both the States and the UK. She and John had met Pat listowner of Elders, and her husband Roland, at their home on the Isle of Wight, and both Lotte and Fran, Pat's fellow listowners, had been guests of Veronica and John at their home in Cambridge., UK. She'd also visited Langston and Marie at their home in Texas, and most of the UK Elders at the gathering at Arthur Pay's home in London. John and Veronica had met while she was teaching art in the Fen district in England but when they married and had their four children she left teaching to look after the family, though she still painted in acrylics on hardboard. Her talent is evident from the paintings John placed on the internet after her death. Veronica was very fond of cats and had usually six or seven cats at her home near Cambridge, and helped out at the local Cats Protection League charity shop. She was also a member of the University of the Third Age, or U3A, as it is commonly known. A devout Catholic, her warm personality endeared her to many, who will miss her greatly. Pat Davidson |
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was the first to join the Elders sixteen years ago. From the very
beginning, it was plain to see that here was an extraordinary man, both
physically and mentally. Down town Holly Springs, near Garrison, Texas, became a special place on the map for me, as he lived there with his wife Marie. Both were members of the Nagodoches Seniornet group-he even spelt it out in syllables so that we could pronounce it perfectly--and in joining Elders Langston was extending both the number of his internet friends and his skills. With Sam Weissman, Bud Adams of New York, and Horace Basham of New Zealand, Elders was entertained with anecdotes and jokes, and whenever discussions became heated, you could be sure that they would step in and by a joke defuse the situation. Sam wrote a serial about Fang, his goldfish, and Marie was given a role in it under the name of Rattlesnake Lily! His warmth and generosity welcomed other members of Elders to their ranch where they were shown great hospitality. Gradually Langston and Marie, aka the left-handed biscuit maker! -became part of our everyday lives, and we shared their grief when they lost their daughter Theresa. A poem written by Jim Olson, a member of Elders, is written on her gravestone. Langston enjoyed shooting and fishing, but he also
took photographs of the deer that came down to the pool to drink, and
shared them with us via the Cave. He had a strong sense of humour, and
several of his friends on Elders were the
recipients of parcels with surprising contents! When his grandson Danny
joined the Army and was sent to Iraq, Langston shared with us his pride in
him, as well as his trepidation at his being in a dangerous country, and
we all rejoiced with him and Marie when he was posted back home. Through Skype, I was able to speak face to face with Langston and with Marie, and it was then that I was able to see that Billy Bob, the monkey Langston told us he was getting, was not real! You never knew with Langston! Did he really have a mule called Jake? And what about signing his messages, by going out to turn the rooster? What I do know is that both Elders and myself lost a very good friend when he died in April after a very short illness, and like Marie and his family, we are still grieving. But what a privilege to have known such a man!
Down Town Holly Springs, U.S.A
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Jan Freitag
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Jan was a long-standing member of
Elders, and was well-liked for sharing her thoughts in a straightforward
manner, yet sensitive of the opinions of the other members. She was born
in Detroit, Michigan and graduated from Michigan State with a degree in
Mathematics in 1961. During this time, she became a member of Gamma Phi
Beta sorority. She married Bill, a veterinarian,
and they then moved to Seattle. While in Seattle, she first joined Elders.
Eight years after their
marriage in 1962, Jan had been diagnosed with MS, which must have been a
shattering blow, as they had two young children to bring up. Jan handled
the diagnosis with grade and dignity, and, a loving and devoted mother,
succeeded in providing a warm and supportive home for their family. The
whole family enjoyed life on the water on their boat 'Cat's Meow', the
name which Jan also used for her email address.
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Carol who had been a member of Elders for over 15 years died peacefully at her home after having been ill for quite a long time. She was always upbeat, cheerful and involved with all of us and her emails often led to great discussions on such topics as gardening talking about books and family matters. One of her last emails told us of her joy of becoming a grandmother to Anumeha Over the years she has met with several of our members, mostly in her family home a beautiful adobe house in Colorado Springs. Carol was very proud of being a "yellow dog" Democrat and was active in numerous political campaigns. She was a caring member of her community and often wrote about her interests and involvement.. Carol has two children by her first marriage and some years ago she told us how she met a former class mate at a school reunion; this meeting led to a very happy marriage. Carol is survived by her husband Dave MacPherson, son Tim Parker,daughter in law Suzanne, daughter Libby Tyndale and son-in-law Sudarshan Chawathe and missed by all of her friends on Elders. |
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Gene Ehrich, a long standing Elders friend died rather suddenly and is mourned by us all. He was a man of strong opinions, an atheist and although he never referred to himself as such, a 'yellow dog' Democrat. He was active as the President of the Wellington Democrats. Wellington was the gated community where he lived. He was truly dedicated to his beliefs and joined in many discussions with us. Gene met many members of our group, on our web site he stated, If you are ever in our neck of the woods please give us a holler and stop for a visit. He mentioned at one time that he had met 13 Elders and spouses with the latest get together only last March. Gene is survived by his wife Yolanda, their children and grand children.
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Elders
members were very saddened recently to learn of the sudden death of
Tricia (Patricia) Franks in Calahonda, Spain, on 3rd September, 2014. Tricia, a modern languages graduate of the University of London, was very interested in the community and served as a Liberal Democrat on the Council of Kingston upon Thames for some years. When one of our members wrote that all politicians were corrupt, one way or another, she wrote a spirited defence in reply. Her integrity and honest views made her an excellent and respected politician. Elders members enjoyed meeting her at one of our Elders meetings in London and she became a very pleasant friend. Her poem about Pat she wrote for 'Pat's Day' in 2007 was a masterpiece! Her
last email to us was a delight to read, as it showed her happiness in
being back in her Spanish home. She wrote, " Well, here we are all
nicely settled into our apartment on the Costa del Sol. The weather is
hot but we have air conditioning, so it is not a problem. After a lovely
brunch of tortilla (Spanish omelette), crispy salad and crusty Spanish
bread I am all set for an afternoon of lazing on the sunbed. This is the
life! Just did the menus for the week so shopping is on the timetable,
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Eunice Richter
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Eunice Who aged wisely And well taught how to live, Kindly with the love she showed To all. by Jim Olsen |
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Dave Small
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Fred Harper
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Frank Harper
Frank was one of
the first members of Elders. He did not contribute much
at first but gradually we came to realise that his
postings showed considerable insight into the subject,
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