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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Feb 2, 2010 at 9:19 AM, Peggy Holman <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:peggy@opencirclecompany.com">peggy@opencirclecompany.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Oh, my. I am numb with the news that Brian is no longer with us. I keep picturing him at OSonOS in Australia years ago. On Sunday, he celebrated mass. Here is my favorite picture of him:<br>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78084501@N00/3264244872/in/set-72157613514948058/" target="_blank">http://www.flickr.com/photos/78084501@N00/3264244872/in/set-72157613514948058/</a><br>
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Peggy<br>
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P.S. And opening that space:<br>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78084501@N00/3263419601/in/set-72157613514948058/" target="_blank">http://www.flickr.com/photos/78084501@N00/3263419601/in/set-72157613514948058/</a><br>
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On Feb 2, 2010, at 6:03 AM, Harrison Owen wrote:<br>
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> Brian was a dear friend and treasured colleague. He lived and died well.<br>
> Thank you Brian!<br>
><br>
> Harrison<br>
><br>
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> From: OSLIST [mailto:<a href="mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU">OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU</a>] On Behalf Of Allison &<br>
> Jim Baensch<br>
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> To: <a href="mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU">OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU</a><br>
> Subject: Re: Fr Brian Bainbridge<br>
><br>
> Oh Viv,<br>
><br>
> I am very shocked and saddened to hear this news.<br>
> Thank you for letting us know and for saying you will tell us about<br>
> funeral arrangements.<br>
><br>
> Last time I saw him, some weeks ago, Brian was walking down the main<br>
> street in Queenscliff during a retreat break.<br>
> Still the same easygoing greeting.<br>
><br>
> He was at the heart of Open Space for me.<br>
> I'll miss knowing he is holding space in the flesh in Oz.<br>
><br>
> We'll all still benefit from his wisdom and eldership, around the world.<br>
> But I'll miss him.<br>
><br>
> Allison.<br>
><br>
> On 02/02/2010, at 5:22 PM, Viv McWaters wrote:<br>
><br>
>> Hello everyone<br>
>><br>
>>> Father Brian Bainbridge passed away in his sleep, early morning on<br>
>>> Tuesday, February 2, 2010. It was a sad surprise to us all - in<br>
>>> fact, he just sent out an Open Space OZ newsletter the evening<br>
>>> before.<br>
>><br>
>> I am in such shock right now and very, very sad. Brian has been a<br>
>> dear friend, and mentor for many years and we have been working and<br>
>> playing together since the early 1990s. Most recently we offered<br>
>> Open Space Training here in Melbourne, usually once or twice a<br>
>> year. In fact, we were trying to get dates sorted for this coming<br>
>> March. Brian would often come and have dinner with us here at Bells<br>
>> Beach. We'd share food, wine and stories. We travelled together to<br>
>> WOSonOS events in Vancouver, Goa and San Francisco, and hosted<br>
>> WOsonOS in the now destroyed town of Marysville. Brian went to as<br>
>> many OSonOs events as he could and always kept me up-to-date with<br>
>> all of the OS community shenanigans. I have so many great memories<br>
>> of Brian I don't even know where to start. I will keep you informed<br>
>> of details regarding the funeral.<br>
>><br>
>> Best<br>
>><br>
>> Viv<br>
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br>
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