Thursday, December 3, 2020
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Thurs, Dec. 3, 2020. TO SALLIES FAMILY AND FRIENDS.
I AM STILL IN SHOCK AND SO DEEPLY SADDENED.
I COULD WRITE A BOOK, ON ALL THE THINGS I WISH TO SAY ABOUT SALLIE AS SHE WAS SUCH AN AMAZING WARRIOR, COMPASSIONATE, KIND AND SO CREATIVE PERSON.
OUR LOVE AND SUPPORT FOR WORLD PEACE, AND HER “PEACE PARTY” SHE FORMED IS WHAT BROUGHT US TOGETHER BACK IN 2010. WE SHARED MANY IDEAS, WISHES, HOPES AND DREAMS ABOUT THE FUTURE OF THIS PEACE PARTY, ESPECIALLY FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS OF CHILDREN, AND FOR OUR SACRED MOTHER EARTH.
SHE WOULD CALL ME AND TALK FOR HOURS AS WE WOULD “BRAINSTORM” SHARING IDEAS FOR FUNDRAISING EVENTS FOR HER PEACE PARTY.
WE SHARED INTEREST IN THE MUSIC GROUP ABBA FROM SWEDEN, FAMOUS IN THE 70'S. SALLIE WANTED HER AND I TO SING A SONG OF ABBA, AND PRACTICE SO WE COULD CREATE A SMALL SKIT, SINGING AND DANCING AN ABBA SONG. HER FAVORITE WAS “TAKE A CHANCE ON ME”.
WE FINALLY MET IN PERSON, IN N.Y., IN 2013, AFTER CORRESPONDING FOR SINCE 2010. WE PLANNED ON ATTENDING MAMA MIA THE MUSICAL, BUT SHE ONLY HAD TIME FOR A QUICK MEETING THAT DAY, AS HER “SALLIE AND MARY BLOG TALK RADIO SHOW” WAS SCHEDULING GUEST SPEAKERS. SO AS HER TALK RADIO PROGRAM WAS SUCCESSFULLY TAKING OFF, SHE HAD LESS TIME TO SPARE. BUT NO MATTER HOW BUSY SHE WAS WITH DOZENS OF VARIOUS PROJECTS, SHE ALWAYS MADE TIME TO CALL ME TO SAY HELLO AND ASKED ABOUT MY FATHER WHO WAS SICK. SHE WOULD SAY:”MARE, CAN I TALKE TO YOUR DAD? I WANT TO THANK HIM FOR HIS SERVICE!”
THAT MADE ME HAPPY, BUT I ALSO WARNED HER AT SAME TIME, SHE MAY BE ON THE PHONE FOR DAYS INSTEAD OF HOURS! SHE LAUGHED SO HARD, SHE DROPPED THE PHONE. SHE SPOKE WITH MY DAD FOR ABOUT AN HOUR, AND THEY TALKED POLITICS.
I SMILE, LAUGH AND CRY ALL AT THE SAME TIME WHEN I WRITE THIS “TRIBUTE”. LIKE I SAID, COULD WRITE A BOOK. BUT, MAYBE I'LL ADD HER NOW IN THE LAST CHAPTER, THAN I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FINISH. WE TALKED ABOUT WRITING A BOOK TOGETHER SOME DAY, FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS OF CHILDREN AND HOW AND WHAT WE COULD DO TO EDUCATE THEM ABOUT HEALTH AND WELLNESS, AND TO BRING PEACE ON EARTH THROUGH THE PEACE PARTY...
I WILL ALWAYS CHERISH IN MY HEART, AND I HOLD DEAR TO MY HEART, THE PICTURE OF US IN NY, WITH OUR PEACE SHIRTS AND PEACE SYMBOLS, OF LOVE AND PEACE.
SHE TRULY WAS AN EXTRAORDINARY WOMAN AND A WARRIOR IN EVERY SENSE OF THE WORD AND IN THIS WORLD!
SEE YOU ON THE OTHER SIDE DEAR FRIEND.
I GIVE YOU PERMISSION DEAR SAL TO COME VISIT ME IN THE SACRED DREAM TIME. SEE YOU THERE.
MARY E. JOYCE, BOSTON, MA.
