[Choir] Heidi's hanging out

[Bronwyn Fryer]

Hi all,

I lit a candle in the dark tonight for them tried to sing the soprano part  “In Paradisum” from the Faure Requiem today for Dave’s memorial. Then I felt our two blessed seniors, Dave and Hedi, standing close by me, almost arm in arm, in harmony. My throat get stuck (and not because it wasn’t warm) because I heard both their voices, their distinct tones. 

As Paula Gills pointed out, Hedi passed on Mozart’s birthday, following a visit to her home of Vienna and just before a performance of her father’s compositions. 

I’m as what Dan calls an “opportunitarian” (which means that I believe basically anything that makes kind, gentle, spiritual sense). I believe in stuff that leans past “logic”…Having lost my parents when I was pretty young, I have a feeling that our beloved newly dead stick around for a while until a certain that our let-going is peacefully done. 

I do recall that at Catherine’s memorial service several of us (!)  attested to feeling her ‘whoosh’ with the wind, past and out the other window. I have a very strong feeling that Hedi and Dave are still with us still us and want us to sing them out with reverence and joy. 

Love
B. 


Bronwyn Fryer
Writer/Editor

Bronwyn at bronwynfryer.com
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> On Jan 27, 2018, at 12:50 PM, csherburn--- via Choir <choir at unitarianchurchofmontpelier.org> wrote:
> 
> I am very sorry to get this unwelcome news just now. What an amazing woman. I'm so saddened to lose two such wonderful people in one week. Love and hugs to Hedi's family and to Harris, and to the rest of our church family. C.
>  
> Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Smartphone
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>  
> ------ Original message------
> From: Betty Davis via Choir
> Date: Sat, 1/27/2018 11:26 AM
> To: nan.prince at gmail.com;rcrileymusic at gmail.com;
> Cc: choir at unitarianchurchofmontpelier.org;
> Subject:Re: [Choir] Fwd: update about Hedi for the choir
>  
> We will all miss that loving, inexhaustible energy. Surely it must be still doing good in the universe.
> At my age one has to get used to losing important friends - but Dave and Hedi in one week!
>  Tightest of hugs to you, Harris.
> Betty
>  
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nan Prince via Choir <choir at unitarianchurchofmontpelier.org>
> To: Richard Riley <rcrileymusic at gmail.com>
> Cc: Choir UCM <choir at unitarianchurchofmontpelier.org>
> Sent: Sat, Jan 27, 2018 11:09 am
> Subject: Re: [Choir] Fwd: update about Hedi for the choir
> 
> I am so sorry to hear about Hedi, and I will miss her.      Still, I'm heartened to remember that she was able to live her life so fully until very recently.   She was in choir only last week, and in Onion River Chorus the last time it met.  I doubt she'd stopped her many other activities.  And she had had that marvelous trip to Austria in December.
> 
> Losing both Dave and Hedi in the same week is so sad for us all.
> 
> Nan
> 
> On Sat, Jan 27, 2018 at 8:45 AM, Richard Riley via Choir <choir at unitarianchurchofmontpelier.org <mailto:choir at unitarianchurchofmontpelier.org>> wrote:
> Good morning, all,
> 
> Below is an email from Harris on how Hed is doing as of last night.
> 
> I will keep you updated as I hear from Harris.
> 
> Dick
> 
> 
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: HARRIS WEBSTER <hewebster at comcast.net <mailto:hewebster at comcast.net>>
> Date: Fri, Jan 26, 2018 at 10:27 PM
> Subject: update about Hedi for the choir
> To: Richard Riley <rcrileymusic at gmail.com <mailto:rcrileymusic at gmail.com>>
> 
> 
> Hi Dick,   I saw Hedi this morning and heard the doctor a bit. Earlier I had heard she has pain from damaged muscles and nerves, but no signs of pneumonia.  She is on a lot of medication for that pain, but took herself off one drug which made her "crazy."  The doctor said she would need to go to rehab and it would be a slow recovery even with physical therapy.  Hedi said she preferred Berlin Rehab.  I saw her  tonight  and she was very confused and looked weak. Karin, her daughter, called me a few minutes ago and had been at the hospital just a little after I was.  She told me Hedi had been moved to the ICU just after I had visited her with the possible diagnosis" (Katin's words) of pneumonia.  Feel free to pass this info to others in the choir.   Harris
> PS  Thursday night she was sleeping so I didn't speak to her.  Earlier, this morning, I told her many from the choir  specifically spoke to me and sent their love and I could see all members felt that way as I was making the announcement.  
> 
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