Ralph Copleman

[Chris Kloth]

What shocking and sad news!  I first met Ralph in connection with Future 
Search and OT many years ago.  He encouraged me, along with my friend 
and colleague Terry Swango, to attend an early Open Space gathering on 
OST...I can't remember if the moniker "OSONOS" had been coined yet.  
That is where I first met many of you on this list.  I had the privilege 
of working with Ralph a couple of times...including on my most memorable 
application of OST in a client system.  Barbara Bunker, Ralph and I were 
conducting simultaneous OS meetings in two locations several states 
apart.  At that time the best technology we had for posting the work of 
groups in one location in real time for those in the other location was 
fax machines!!

As others have already said better than I, Ralph was someone who made a 
real and positive difference in the world in many ways with his many 
gifts.  Those of us blessed to have known him and his spirit will miss 
his physical presence and carry his spirit with us in our lives.  I will 
be keeping Ralph and his family in my thoughts and prayers.

-- 
Shalom,

Chris Kloth
ChangeWorks of the Heartland
chris at got2change.com
614.239.1336

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On 1/7/2011 10:14 AM, Harrison Owen wrote:
>
> My good friend, buddy and colleague of many years, Ralph Copleman died 
> last night. Karen Davis, Ralph and I were to do a program in New York 
> next week. The program will go on and Ralph will be there as that 
> indomitable, humorous Spirit he has always been. Ralph showed up here 
> on the list as a regular from the very beginning. I will remember him 
> best for his soliloquy, "Everything is Moving, Everything is moving." 
> A very simple phrase which goes to the heart of it all, I think.
>
> Harrison
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