Daphne Fautin — Personal Messages

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A husbandly note —

From the time that Daphne started announcing her upcoming scheduled death, letters, cards and emails flowed in, mostly from friends at the Rogue Valley Manor retirement community.  This, I thought, was a great improvement over the normal funeral procedures, in that both parties were able to benefit from the exchanges and expressions of affection and gratitude.  After her death, the number and diversity of messages to me increased, until I began to wonder if I had been married to some sort of goddess for 34 years without noticing it.  The answer was yes.  As befits her name, Daphne was well suited for a position in the Greek pantheon — beings who operated at a very high level, and who possessed both extraordinary powers and a full complement of human attributes.  Life with Daphne was never boring.

Starting at the very beginning of the baby boom, her trajectory through the subsequent 74 years passed through enormous scientific and societal changes, especially for women.  In spite of knowing her for almost half her life, I was not very knowledgeable about the accomplishments and experiences of the other half, relying mostly on scattered anecdotes.

If that was my situation, many others must be even more vague about the many facets of the person they knew as Daphne.  I decided to try to assemble a broader overview of her life by building on other memories as well as my own.  The notes that follow  include excerpts about Daphne and her life from some messages received, as well as some contributions of my own.  Many of the items are presented anonymously, as I have not requested permission to quote (which I assume for close friends and mutual colleagues).

I hope they help to flesh out appreciation and understanding of Daphne and her life.

Bob Buddemeier   03/18/21

 

Daphne in the Peace Corps (1966-68)

So sorry, really, to hear of Daphne’s passing.  She was a friend of my wife Kitsi and I from our first days in Peace Corps training in Hilo.  She lived in the next cabin, when we all were assigned simple wood cabins to repair and occupy for several months.  She always had a cheerful ‘good morning’ and always was a bright star in our training group of 120 or so very bright trainees.  As a kid from the Arizona desert, I didn’t know people like her until our PC days and she remains an inspiration.
Daphne more Peace Corps — Daphne taught science in Mersing, Malaysia.  When the driver of a car she was riding in ran over and killed a rather large cobra, Daphne retrieved the body and took it to school, where she skinned it.  She mounted the skin on a long board and attached the board to the wall — were it remained for many years. (told to RWB)
Daphne still more Peace Corps — She took me to a reunion of her Peace Corps “class” near their training site in the island of Hawai’i.  As we were going on a group excursion, one of the men turned to her and said “I remember going with you to watch the rabbits mating!”  (RWB)
And more…  
 I was very saddened and taken aback when I got an email from Howard telling some of us that our friend, Daphne, had died.  I met her in 1966 when we were both in training for Peace Corps service in Malaysia.  We were both slated to be science teachers so we were together in various training sessions much of the time.  It was such a joy to have known her.  She was full of energy,  outgoing, had a good sense of humor, very bright and had the curiosity that made here a very good researcher.  Most of all she had a strong sense of right and fairness that is a model  for the rest of us.    I had hoped that one time our paths would cross and we could meet in person but alas that now will not happen.  My memories of her are all good ones.  I share your loss.
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Daphne the scientist (and more)

………..The coincidence: I was reminded of her last week when I was in my campus office, continuing to sort 40 years of accumulated academic stuff. Among the books and monographs that continue to be spared as “keepers” caught my eye: Daphne’s edited volume on the Biomedical Importance of Marine Organisms (well ahead of the vogue) and her book with Gerry Allen on anemonefishes and their host sea anemones. These two alone are a testament to the breadth and depth of her interests, as are her collaborations with geologists/geochemists and paleontologists (I think of you and Stanley here). All of this is atop her substantial body of systematic publications (where she was again ahead of the curve in applying molecular genetic approaches to cnidarians), and your joint seminal paper on the possible adaptive advantage of coral bleaching, not to mention her reputation as evinced by her membership on national and international committees and working groups. The passing first of John Pearse, then of Daphne, was the loss of two modern luminaries in natural history (sens. lat.).
I realized how long it had been since we communicated when I discovered, by chance a few years ago, the wonderfully apt and familiarly terse epigraph for Chapter 1 in my natural and cultural history of corals: “The term ‘coral’ is neither scientific nor precise.” For me, this embodies the symbiotic relationship between you and Daphne.  [Malcolm (J. Malcolm SHICK  Professor Emeritus of Zoology & Oceanography  University of Maine)]
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Daphne in Papua New Guinea— Daphne made a number of trips to PNG, where some of her research on the anemone-anemonefish symbiosis was done.  She took many photos of the exotic environment, and some of them were assembled in an early edition of The Complement, a resident newsletter of the Rogue Valley Manor retirement community.  Click here to view.
Heading home from the Peruvian Amazon
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Just before reading your email, I was reading the “Science for Reef Survival” article in ICRS in Reef Encounters, in which Daphne is both a contributor to the article, and mentioned several times as a driver of the Society over the years.  I was reminded of so many times she influenced me over those years.  We shared a room at the Bali Conference, she relayed to me so many of the efforts of being an ICRS officer, you and Daphne both telling me about how you met on the Marco Polo… , so many things.
Steve and I both admire Daphne immensely.  Steve was impressed by her efforts with the taxonomic and biological databases, I was impressed by even more, including the beautiful way she revealed her illness and her approach to handling her end of life.  She just takes control.  Once when she and I were leaving her building at the Univ. Kansas, there was a delivery truck blocking her car.  She just jumped into the truck, sat way forward so she could reach the pedals, and drove it out of the way, unphased and probably wondering why I had that “did she just do that?” look on my face.  And I know there are hundreds of stories like that.  (Joanie Kleypas)
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Daphne as educator 1, University of Kansas:  Daphne taught Invertebrate zoology, a lecture + lab course that included a session on parasites.  Each fall, our veterinarian (an enthusiastic accomplice) would start collecting roadkill for her, and the freezer of our home refrigerator would start filling up with ominous-looking bags.  The lab that involved delving into the thawed parasite hosts was undoubtedly instrumental in convincing many students to scratch biology off of their list of potential careers. (RWB)

Daphne as educator 2.  Also invertebrate zoology class — unwilling to spend her budget on prepared specimens, she bought large frozen squid from a Kansas City Korean grocery. She took an electric fry pan, oil, and some sauces to class, and fried up the dissection leftovers.  After some of her (midwestern) students complained at faculty evaluation time that “She forced us to eat squid!’ she would make it clear that eating squid was not mandatory; it was an opportunity that she was providing for them.  (RWB)

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This email has taken me some time to write. I and many others here in Singapore are deeply saddened to learn of Daphne’s passing. Daphne is a special person and I will cherish the many memories I have with her both in Singapore and the USA. I will miss her tremendously but I am especially grateful that her passing was peaceful, and that it was on her terms. Ria, Nic, and I will be meeting later this week to celebrate her life and contributions to cnidarian knowledge in Singapore. I extend my deepest condolences, and must thank you for writing to me in the midst of all that you are going through. Sending you hugs from me, and your friends in Singapore!  (Zeehan Jaafar)
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Daphne in the field:  In 1985 we were diving on some of Daphne’s anemone-fish symbiosis research sites in Madang Lagoon (Papua New Guinea).  We anchored over a shallow reef, and Daphne (as usual) was first into the water.  I was still fiddling with my gear when she popped back to the surface, spat out her mouthpiece, and exclaimed excitedly “Quick, Bob!  Get in  the water!  There’s the biggest sea snake you ever saw!”  As I sat trying to figure out what was wrong with this instruction, I glanced over the side of the boat and saw (simultaneously through several different gaps in the coral cover) a black and yellow striped garden hose undulating away from the boat.  (RWB)

Daphne Fautin

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Daphne Fautin died on March 12, 2021.  Her career as a marine biologist, as well as her many activities and personal interests, resulted in a large and diverse circle of colleagues and acquaintances.  Since her death, remarks and tributes have been pouring in.  However, there were also pre-mortem communications to her.  She had an aggressive and incurable form of leukemia, and had been given six months to live.  She made arrangements to take advantage of Oregon’s Death With Dignity law, and shared the news of her decision widely.  It provided an opportunity for many people to express their appreciation and affection while she was able to receive it.

Because of the variety in Daphne’s life, few people can claim to be familiar with all of it.  For the benefit of those interested in knowing more about her, I have decided to post messages that contain information about, or insights into, various aspects of her life.

For a pdf of her most recent professional CV (without publications), click here

For a pdf of her publication list, click here

To see a compilation of announcements, obituaries and tributes, click here

To see a compilation of individual comments, click here

If you have questions or further contributions, email buddrw2@gmail.com

 

Thank you for your caring and interest.

Bob Buddemeier (husband — and colleague)

 

Daphne Fautin – Obits & Tributes

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A tribute from Daphne’s colleagues and friends at NIWA (New Zealand Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research) — photos included

Click here for pdf

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Daphne Gail Fautin,  May 25, 1946 – March 12, 2021

Daphne Fautin died March 12, 2021.  She was born on May 25, 1946 to June (Geller) Fautin and Reed Fautin.  Daphne’s life was rich and varied in both experiences and accomplishments, including her career as an internationally-recognized marine biologist.  She engaged with death as she had with life – on her own terms.  Diagnosed as having an incurable form of leukemia, she made both the decisions about her treatment and the arrangements for taking advantage of Oregon’s Death with Dignity law.  She died peacefully at home at the time of her choosing in the company of her husband, her siblings, and her end-of-life support team.

Daphne is survived by her husband, Bob Buddemeier; her sister, Donna (Fautin) Raforth; and her brother, Charlie Fautin.  Her ashes will be committed to the Pacific Ocean in a private ceremony at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to charitable organizations supporting biological science or environmental protection, or to the following specific organizations:

Rogue Valley Manor Foundation (Medford, OR)
Havurah Shir Hadash Synagogue (Ashland, OR)
End of Life Choices-Oregon (Portland, OR)

 

Daphne Gail Fautin

(by Donna Fautin Raforth)

 

My sister, Daphne, was born May 25, 1946.  She grew up in Laramie, Wyoming, attending the University of Wyoming College of Education Training School (Prep) from age 4 through 16.  An exception were the two years she lived with her family in Kabul, Afghanistan.  Those years were a profound and life-changing time of travel and living in a distant country.

After high school Daphne attended Beloit College in Beloit, Wisconsin.  She received her B.S. in Biology magna cum laude in 1966.  For the next two years, she served in the Peace Corps in Malaysia.  Upon her return to the U.S. she began graduate school at the University of California Berkeley and received her Ph.D. in zoology in 1972.  Her doctoral dissertation on sea anemones propelled her toward her lifelong passion.  She was widely regarded during her career as the world authority on sea anemones.  Her scientific work was widely published and a large sea anemone-like cnidarian species was named in her honor, “Relicanthus daphneae”.  She identified at least 19 new species of sea anemones during her career.  Despite teaching at land-locked Kansas University in Lawrence, Kansas for much of her career, she said that working as a marine biologist from dry land was not an impediment.  She stated, “You only need to be near an airport, not the ocean!”  She traveled the globe studying and classifying sea anemones and related species.  Her professional and personal travels took her to every continent on Earth.

As a child, Daphne was precocious in her ability to memorize scientific names of plants and animals.  Her love of science began early and framed her life.  She gifted her niece and nephew with books and toys related to marine biology, as well as her hand-knitted sweaters.  She knitted most of her life and demonstrated  enormous talent.

Daphne fulfilled a longstanding dream when she completed training and became a licensed pilot.  In following years she acquired various endorsements and became part-owner of a Cessna 172.  She took enormous pleasure from flying and completed a Powder Puff cross-country race.

Daphne loved animals, from a kestrel named Tinker, Picture the turtle, Sauk the dog, and a cast of many beloved cats from Pokey in Laramie, Tuffy in Kabul, to Frank and Kippur who survive her (and many others between).

Daphne, Kippur, and Frank

Daphne was a talented cook, who favored creating meals from scratch, sometimes literally.  She would squat on her kitchen floor grating coconut from the fruit, using a traditional Malaysian tool.  How she relished fine food and wine.  She was a fierce competitor during her years of long-distance running.  She had a sharp eye for works of art and accumulated a stunning artistic collection.  Daphne adored earrings and her collection approached 200 pairs, of all vintages, types and histories.

Daphne was a spirited,  independent, fiery woman.  Her intellectual brilliance was quickly evident to anyone who met her.  She exhibited a sharp wit, which mirrored that of her mother and a sense of scientific curiosity identical to her father’s.  As a sister, Daphne was loving and caring.  Despite never living in the same community as her parents, sister and brother after the age of 16, she maintained close contact through mail and periodic visits and shared adventures.

Daphne was preceded in death by her grandparents, Fannie and Harry Geller of Chicago, Illinois, and Charles and Printha Fautin of Orem, Utah, by her parents, Reed and June Fautin of Laramie, Wyoming, by fifteen aunts and uncles, by her first husband, Fred Dunn of San Francisco, California, and by several cousins.  She is survived by one aunt, Gene Geller of Las Vegas, Nevada, numerous cousins, one niece, Emily Wise (and her husband, Kevin Wise) of Bremerton, Washington, one nephew, Ethan Raforth (and his wife Kyla Raforth) of Newberg, Oregon, one great-nephew, Cole Raforth and one great-niece, Claire Raforth, both of Newberg, Oregon, her brother, Charlie Fautin (and his wife Susan Easton) of Corvallis, Oregon, her sister, Donna Raforth (and her husband Bob Raforth) of Yakima, Washington, and her husband, Robert W. Buddemeier, of Medford, Oregon.

Daphne’s compelling blue eyes and infectious laugh were unforgettable.  Her recent death on Marchl 12, 2021, leaves a grievous absence in my life and in all who knew and loved her.

Her memory is a blessing.

 

Message to the CNIDARIA mail list; also posted on the CORAL REEF list

 

It is with great sadness we advise the cnidarian world of the passing of Professor Daphne Fautin over the weekend after a long-term illness.

Her legacy is to leave a monumental research contribution to cnidarian studies over the years. Her research on the reproduction, general biology and taxonomy of sea anemones, in particular, is second to none. Her research was not limited only to the Actiniaria but included many of the other cnidarian orders. Herself being trained by Cadet Hand, she in turn mentored some of the finest taxonomists we currently have. She travelled the world to numerous museums searching for type specimens and documenting their location and identifying specimens, you will see her name in many specimen jars. She produced over of 150 publications, including books, and saw the creation of the pivotal database Hexacorallians of the World.

She served on the ICZN committee, the International Steering Committee of the Ocean Biogeographic Information System, the US National Committee for the International Union of Biological Sciences and chaired the US National Committee for the Census of Marine Life along with serving on numerous granting body committees. She was the long-standing curator at Kansas University Natural History Museum and served as editor on many publications.

Personally, she will be remembered for her inquisitiveness, earrings, her ready smile, love of flying planes and unbelievable ability to be able to work from the time she got up to when she went to bed. She would spend hours responding to emails from around the world, none of which were safe from her editing skills.

She is survived by her husband Bob Buddemeier, with whom I am sure we all share our condolences. Her passing has left a very large hole in the sea anemone taxonomist community.

Vale Daphne and thank you, words are not enough to describe the impact you had on science and people with whom you worked.

 

Michela Mitchell, Meg Daly and Andrea Crowther

 

 

RVM Newcomers Group

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by Asifa Kanji

Asifa Kanji

…Is a group for folks who have moved to the Manor in the past 12 months, and for seasoned residents who would like to get to know the new residents.

Would you like to meet and talk story with other Newcomers?

Would you like to connect with seasoned residents?

Then this is the group for you.

Monday walkabouts

This informal group meets every Monday at 3pm at the Plaza to walk, to talk and enjoy each other’s company. You can walk as fast or as slow as is comfortable. You can walk as long or as short as you want. No reservations required — Just show up with your masks and walk or stroll in twos or threes. It’s not organized, it just happens naturally.

Both Newcomers and seasoned residents are welcome to join.

Monthly get-togethers for Newcomers only.

We get together on the first Wednesday of every month from 3-4:30 pm. Because of COVID, we are presently meeting on ZOOM, but hopefully in the coming months we’ll be able to meet in person, outdoors or indoors, depending on the weather, the size of the group, and the county guidelines for group get-togethers.

We usually invite a member of the Resident Committees or Admin to give a brief (10-15 minute) talk on different aspects of life at the Manor.

If you would like to join in, you would be most welcome. Please send an e-mail to AsifaKanji@gmail.com to receive your invite, ZOOM or otherwise.

Socialize with Seasoned Residents

This is an opportunity for Seasoned Residents and Newcomers to get together socially — over a glass of wine, dinner, tea, or whatever works for you. The maximum size would be four.

 

Asifa Kanji grew up in Tanzania and Kenya, was schooled in England, fell in love and followed her heart to America in 1975. She has been a teacher, a henna artist, a computer programmer, a dilettante, a care giver and a traveler who loves to write. She is a new Manor resident, having moved to the Rogue Valley from Hawaii with her editor, her publisher, her chief art critic, and her husband.

Dennis Murphy (dqmurphy@yahoo.com) is the facilitator; he provides the following information on related programs.
I’ve received a number of requests from Established Residents to participate in the onboarding of Newcomers.  Let me synopsize the four programs of which I am aware.
The PRV hosting function has been resurrected and is now under the steady hands of Eric Poppick and Marilyn Perrin.  This program is RVM sanctioned and coordinates with Marketing.
The following three programs are all solely resident managed with the head honcho being Asifa Kanji (asifakanji@gmail.com).
  1. Monthly Zoom Meetings among Newcomers where on occasion an Established is invited as a guest speaker.  These occur on the first Wednesday at 3 PM.  For more information on participating, please contact Asifa.
  2. Weekly Walks and Strolls occur at 3 PM every Monday and again are the brainchild of Asifa.  Anyone is welcome and all you need do is meet in front of the Plaza at that time.
  3. Virtual Happy Hours are a “stand in” for pre-Covid socializing.  They are intended to permit Newcomers and Established to get to know each other.  The format is completely flexible – a Zoom chat, a walk in the park, a drink in the driveway, or now perhaps a meal together.
Here’s all you need to do to participate in the Virtual Happy Hours:
  • Open https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1CYykJTuXmlc6Bo0CpTaQJ_25fc9LwoU_jKpMxo5eGyg/edit#gid=0
  • On the bottom of the sheet you’ll see two tabs – Newcomers and Established – click on the appropriate one.
  • Next, enter your information on the first available blank line.
  • Finally, contact someone from the other tab (i.e. if you’re Established, now click on the Newcomer tab; if a Newcomer, seek out someone on the Established tab) and initiate a dialogue.  Whatever you decide to do, make it fun.  
This is my modest contribution to these efforts.  Feel free to contact me if anything here is unclear and I’d be delighted to get a quick note back from participants as to how well this effort is going.  Thanks.

Table for Instacart Information

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Who Am I?

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Who Am I?

 

When you are comfortably at home with your wallet and phone and computer and file cabinet, and all is right with the world (i.e., the electricity is on), you are who you are, and you have access to your considerable resources.  Take those circumstances away – by earthquake, raging inferno, civil war, whatever – and you are just another featherless biped wandering through a hostile world.

Is there any way to mitigate the loss of personal identity and power that disaster can cause?  Probably – with a little preparation.  Many of your resources still exist – what has been disrupted is your access.  You can preserve some of that by having information at your disposal.   That means in your wallet, in your go-bag, and in the glove compartment of your car.  What, and how?

What follows is a set of considered suggestions.  Cost-benefit, risk tradeoffs, and all such things are personal considerations.  Reject the specific approaches if you wish, but consider the issues very seriously.

Here’s what I carry around – I’ll get to the where and how at the end of the list.

A piece of paper, with the following information:

Name, address phone(s) and email(s) for myself and my primary contacts (wife and children) and also for RVM.

Identification:  Social Security, Driver’s License and passport numbers
[Yabbut #1: You might get your identity stolen.  Yep – might come in pretty damned handy too.  Your risk, your choice.  Yabbut  #2: why not carry copies?  Good idea – when and where you can.  Tough to fit them all in one of those little wallet pockets, though.]

Medical Info:  Primary care physician name, address, phone. Conditions, ailments, diseases, handicaps (basically what an ER person should know before treating you for whatever got you there).  Allergies.  More if it’s important.

Medications:  Pharmacy, address, phone; prescriptions – number, medication, dose, directions.

Insurance, etc.:  Medicare #, Insurance carriers, policy #s, local agents if any.  [Yabbut #3 – see Yabbuts #1 and #2.  Same story – risk of delayed treatment or rescue vs. risk of account usurpation.  Your choice.]

Financial and Legal:  Adviser/business names & contact info.  What about account numbers etc.?  Accessing a credit card account might be really handy, but if you carry the info in writing, it’s probably best to separate the account #, the PIN, and the carrier so that the combination isn’t obvious.

How to do it?  I typed it up (Arial font 10 pt, 9 would work) and formatted the page so a two-sided printout had all the information on a piece of paper that was 4.25” x 7.75”.  Fold it in half one way and in thirds the other, and you have something the size of a business card.  I found a teeny-tiny ziploc to contain it, and fit it into one end of my tri-fold wallet next to my Medicare card.

With less compression you can fit it comfortably into go-bag or car, along with photocopies if you wish.  You can also include copies of birth/death/marriage certificates, and title information – most important things are legally recorded, so you don’t have to have the item, just an indication of how to find it.

The information counts, much more than the document – with careful formatting and copying you should be able to get everything you need onto a couple of sheets of paper – low weight, low bulk, opportunities for multiple copies.

 

 

RPG — An Updated Overview

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RESIDENTS’ PREPAREDNESS GROUP (RPG)

At Rogue Valley Manor

This is the initial step toward developing a concise, complete, user-friendly guide to the role of residents in disaster preparedness and response at RVM.  The linked information items will be edited and updated for use both on line and in printed form.  Resident suggestions, questions, and especially participation are solicited.

 

WHAT:  RPG is an independent organization of RVM residents established to support and assist RVM management and staff in responding to needs resulting from disasters or emergencies that may impact RVM residents.

WHY:  RVM has nearly a thousand residents and a large complex of facilities spread over a substantial area.  Staff on site may range from a few hundred to very few tens depending on day and time.  It is unrealistic to expect staff to be able to meet all the needs arising from a high-damage, multiple casualty event such as the anticipated Cascadia Great Earthquake.  See expanded explanation.

HOW:  Independent Living residential units are grouped into neighborhoods (containing 1-10 units) among the cottages, and floors in the high-rises.  Each neighborhood or floor has a coordinator responsible for maintaining contact with the residents in that unit.  Neighborhoods and floors are in turn grouped into areas (11 total among the cottages — see pdf maps) or building sections in the high-rises (1 each in the Plaza and Terrace, 2 in the Manor).  Area and Building coordinators provide communication links between the local coordinators and the RVM Incident Commander or administration, and facilitate preparations as well as responses.  See pdf table of coordinators

WHO:  The management structure of RPG is under development, having been interrupted by the COVID pandemic.  Leadership is provided by co-chairs, a core group of advisers, and team leaders.  See Organization

 

 

RPG has two primary goals and one secondary goal:

One primary goal of the RPG is to provide reliable communication between individual residents and the administration or other authorities. Accurate, up-to-date information about conditions or necessary actions is vital for residents in case of an emergency, and during or after a disaster it is critical that those charged with emergency response quickly learn about conditions on site and among the residents.  See  Communication Team status report.

The second primary goal is developing and supporting preparedness by informing and encouraging residents about emergency procedures and planning and preparation for disasters.  This includes accumulation of critical supplies that may be unavailable during a protracted disaster.  Existing write-ups include information on preparation basics, water, sanitation, light/electricity, personal medications, and personal documents — plus other information.

A secondary goal of the organization is to promote mutual assistance among residents in situations where needs cannot be met by external responders.  The coordinators are not expected to fulfill the functions of emergency responders, but support ranging from advice to limited physical assistance can be of great help in an emergency.

What’s New — APRIL

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NEWS & VIEWS

One Life’s End by Bob Buddemeier 

-The Well-Planned Departure of Daphne Fautin

Garden Stories, by Carolyn Schenler. Grant Koch, and  Joni Johnson

Moving the Garden, by Joni Johnson
     -Judy and Damon Simpson saw it all 

I am Not a Racist, They are! by Asifa Kanji
     -A resident’s insight

Racism, Outrage and Solidarity, a transcript of an RVMlist discussion
     -Resident responses to an initial posting by Russy and Anita Sumariwalla

Some Complementary Information, by Bob Buddemeier
     -Readers and Reading Material

         in In the Community

RVM Newcomers Group

         in Big, Borrowed, or Both

Hugs ‘n Cuddles
      -A friendly visit to the lighter side, submitted by Tom Conger

3550:  the Portland Mirabella quarterly magazine (most recent issue)

Mirabella Monthly, Newsletter of the Seattle Mirabella (most recent issue)

ARTS & INFO 

Hawai’ian Native Art, by Tom Conger

St. Patrick’s Day Manor Door Decor, by Connie Kent
     -Photos by Reina Lopez

Little Doors by Connie Kent

-Photos by Reina Lopez

RVM Apr-Jun Event & Entertainment Schedule

in Books & Authors

April Book Display, RVM Library  by Anne Newins

Waters of Eternal Youth — (Book Review), by Bonnie Tollefson

PREPARE

RPG –An Updated Overview

Organization (update)– by Bob Buddemeier 

RPG Radio Network, (update) by Bob Buddemeier, Dan Curtis, and Scott Wetenkamp

 

 

 

Big, Borrowed, or Both

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Sometimes we come across interesting things that have been produced elsewhere or don’t quite fit in our format.  Why should that stop us?

 

Once again, Russy Sumariwalla provides us with a reflective essay on general topics — the global environment and population — viewed from the specific context of his unique background — India and Zoroastrianism,  Click here to taste the junction of philosophy, religion and sustainable development.

 

Inaugural Poem:  The Hill We Climb, by Amanda Gorman

 

3550: The online quarterly magazine of the Portland Mirabella (also a PRS CCRC facility), it is an open internet publication.

 

The Mirabella Monthly newsletter of the Seattle Mirabella is available in PDF format by (free) subscription: email jaredcurtis@icloud.com   To download the March issue, Click here

 

The UN@75: Why Should We Celebrate?  On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the United Nations, Russy Sumariwalla writes a reflective essay on its significance.  Previously distributed via RVMlist.  Click here to download

 

More Six-Word Novels

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Another batch of 6-word Covid novels submitted by RVM residents. Our thanks again to Eleanor Lippman for kicking off this project.

Too much time on our hands.     (Mary Bjorkholm)

Sun’s shining. Sky’s blue. All’s well.      (Willi Zilkey)

Joy to all residents living alone.      (Carolyn Shirk)

Enough! Six words are too much!     (Doyne Mraz)

No longer working, grateful for retirement.     (Janet and Jere Scott)

Is we is, is we isn’t?     ( Gail Schaffer)

Every moment together is a gift.     ( Kay Presnell)

My dog brings me pure joy.      (Dottie Prideaux)

Darn mask fogs up my glasses!     (Jim Quan)

Ready to go? Got your mask?     (Victoria Gorrell)

We are thankful to be thankful.    (Carol Solomon)

2020 frenzy, morbid Covid, monochrome syndrome.   (Janet and Jere Scott)

Wearing a mask is such a task!   (William Silfvast)

Vaccination, maxvacation going out at last!   (Patricia Robb)

Dreaming Praying for Covid-19 to end!   (Anita Sumariwalla)

I’m not throwing away my shot!    ( Ron Silverman)

To SIP has a new meaning.     ( Dolores Fisette)

Remind me – what is your name?      (Alex Maksymowicz)

I miss seeing so many friends.      (William Silfvast)

I am grateful to be here.      (William Silfvast)

To mask or not to mask .     (Barb Field)

All is quiet except for RVMlist.      (Janet Ross)

Our fudge tastes so very good.      (Carol Solomon)

Can hardly wait to get some.      (Sue Silfvast)

Music provides for me much pleasure.     (William Silfvast)

So thankful to be an American!      (Helen Russ)

Positive thinking yields a happier life.      (Robert Carter)

Where do the brown bags go?    (Sol Blechman)

RVM = shelter from the storm.    (Pratibha Eastwood)

Apart but together, still a community.    (Victoria Gorrell)

What will I not do today?   (Ken Kelley)

EAT…WALK…NAP…ZOOM…EAT…T.V.     (Bill & Dorothy Powell)

Inspection, Detection; Infection, Dejection; Injection; Protection. (Dennis Murphy)

In cocoon with love and meows.    (Karen Frair)

Watching birds at feeder every day.     (jbbardin)

Makeup? hmmm…give up, mask up!    (Janet and Jere Scott)

Mired down, Tired, Wired, Fired up.    (Edwin Bennett)

Multiple months inert. Possible to revert?    (Don Vermeer)