Fr Brian Bainbridge

[Larry Peterson]

Through the tears. I was celebrating my son's birthday last afternoon and
evening and so didn't find out until now.

I just talked to Brian on Monday morning (his time - Sunday evening mine)
via Skype.  He was feeling well and in pretty good spirits. The
self-organizing Parish was preparing for a visit by the Bishop -- they were
deciding on how to keep the Bishop busy.  He was excited that his good
friend Pavel might work on a Cruise line for awhile. 

I'm glad that his moving on happened in his sleep.  He deserves a restful
journey to what is next given the wonderful contributions he has made to the
Open Space community, the Catholic Church, his Parish and to me as a dear
friend.  

Thanks to Harrison, I understand griefwork better.  It does not dull the
pain of his loss.

Larry


Larry Peterson & Associates in Transformation
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
larry at spiritedorg.com   416.653.4829 http://www.spiritedorg.com



-----Original Message-----
From: OSLIST [mailto:OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] On Behalf Of Allison &
Jim Baensch
Sent: February-02-10 6:57 AM
To: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
Subject: Re: [OSLIST] Fr Brian Bainbridge

Oh Viv,

I am very shocked and saddened to hear this news.
Thank you for letting us know and for saying you will tell us about  
funeral arrangements.

Last time I saw him, some weeks ago, Brian was walking down the main  
street in Queenscliff during a retreat break.
Still the same easygoing greeting.

He was at the heart of Open Space for me.
I'll miss knowing he is holding space in the flesh in Oz.

We'll all still benefit from his wisdom and eldership, around the world.
But I'll miss him.

Allison.

On 02/02/2010, at 5:22 PM, Viv McWaters wrote:

> Hello everyone
>
>> Father Brian Bainbridge passed away in his sleep, early morning on  
>> Tuesday, February 2, 2010.  It was a sad surprise to us all - in  
>> fact, he just sent out an Open Space OZ newsletter the evening  
>> before.
>
> I am in such shock right now and very, very sad. Brian has been a  
> dear friend, and mentor for many years and we have been working and  
> playing together since the early 1990s. Most recently we offered  
> Open Space Training here in Melbourne, usually once or twice a  
> year. In fact, we were trying to get dates sorted for this coming  
> March. Brian would often come and have dinner with us here at Bells  
> Beach. We'd share food, wine and stories. We travelled together to  
> WOSonOS events in Vancouver, Goa and San Francisco, and hosted  
> WOsonOS in the now destroyed town of Marysville. Brian went to as  
> many OSonOs events as he could and always kept me up-to-date with  
> all of the OS community shenanigans. I have so many great memories  
> of Brian I don't even know where to start. I will keep you informed  
> of details regarding the funeral.
>
> Best
>
> Viv
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