SC - period celery use
margali
margali at 99main.com
Sun Jan 4 05:19:39 PST 1998
Apologies to those who mistakenly received the earlier posting. Following
is the message I meant to send to those who are interested.
phlip at morganco.net
Never a horse that cain't be rode,
And never a rider that cain't be throwed.
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: Date: Saturday, January 03, 1998 16:44:34
: From: Ernie Husted
: To: sca-middle at april.dnaco.net
: Cc: spot at dnaco.net
: Subject: [Mid] In Memory Of Jafar
:
:
: My wife and I have just returned from Jafar's funeral. I had wanted to
: share some of the feelings, observations and thoughts I had. I hope this
: helps those who could not attend to feel like they were a part of this
day.
:
: * We arrived at the funeral home at 9:35 a.m. and the parking lot was
: already about filled. Soon the lot and side street were packed with cars.
:
: * The downstairs lobby of the funeral home had standing room only with
: people lined up in the doorway unable to enter. A large group of people
: were outside.
:
: * This may have been one of the largest gatherings of Middle Kingdom
folks
: in mundane clothing in history.
:
: * It is hard to recognize some of the S.C.A. folks in suits and mundane
: clothing. The trick was to just look at their face to realize where you
: had seen them.
:
: * The ceremony was held downstairs with the Society folk all going
: upstairs. Upstairs there was one large room with a smaller room off to
the
: left. There were 200 people seated in the chairs with about 40 standing.
: The smaller side room had 30 or so.
:
: * The sound system that was transferring upstairs what was going on
during
: the service was very poor. There was only a single speaker in the
ceiling.
: Some of the loud background hum stopped when some of the overhead lights
: were turned off.
:
: * For such a large group of people, you could have heard a pin drop as
: everyone strained to listen. Some of the service was heard while some was
: lost. Everyone in the room was there for a single purpose.
:
: * Late in the service, another speaker was added to the room, which
helped
: some. It was a nice speaker but the room was very large.
:
: * The room become very warm until the air conditioning was turned on.
: This new noise level didn't help. Folks with normal hearing may have
heard
: more than me.
:
: * There were so many cars going to the grave site that they ran out of
the
: purple funeral flags you put on your car.
:
: * The drive to the grave site seemed much longer due to the amount of
cars
: in the procession. Along the way folks stopped on the street or looked
out
: from their house at the procession. The line of cars went from as far as
: you could see in front all the way out of sight in the back.
:
:
: * The traffic escort did a fine job trying to make sure the drive there
: was as safe as possible.
:
: * I asked one of the traffic escort how many cars were in the procession.
: He told me 110 plus. They had been expecting 60 to 80.
:
: * At the grave site the family was in a tent while the Society folks
: formed up in a half moon in front. The Society folks waited quietly
: outside the tent until the family had said there last good-byes. Then the
: Society folks slowly, quietly and reverantly passed by and said their last
: farewells. There were flowers given out and folks laid them on the
coffin.
:
: * The cemetery was smaller and very old. It had a small river/stream
: bordering the one side. It was a beautiful site.
:
: * The day was overcast but not to cold. When the service was over and
: folks were walking back to their cars the sun broke through and shone
down.
: It seemed appropriate.
:
: * I saw all the qualities that I love about the S.C.A. in practice today.
: Everyone was helpful, courteous and caring. There was a mix of peers and
: older members as well as newer folks.
:
: * Jafar's family treated the S.C.A. as part of his extended family. I
had
: one of his family come up and just talk with me and express the family's
: gratitude for all the Society had done.
:
: * The folks at the funeral home did a great job handling perhaps one of
: the largest groups of people they had ever had.
:
: * The handout at the funeral (I started to say flyer) had a picture of
: Jafar taken in 1986. He pretty much looked the same now as he did then.
: The smile and twinkle in his eyes was there.
:
: * I served Jafar when he was the Earl Marshal as well as King. I will
: miss him very much. I am glad I was able to go to the funeral and say my
: good-bye. Now I, along with the rest of the Kingdom, must figure out how
: to best serve Kenna.
:
:
:
:
:
: Erik Erikson the Scout Potius Feodari Quam Morti
: "Better Dirty Than Dead"
:
:
: From: ernie at dnaco.net (Ernie Husted)
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