#Willard Cemetery

[rabbitcruiser]

Salem witch trials

On August 19, 1692, Martha Carrier, George Jacobs Sr., George Burroughs, John Willard, and John Proctor were executed.

[princesssarisa]

"Faerie Tale Theatre" Posthumous Reunion: The Stars' Final Resting Places

Some people might think I'm obsessed with death. A minor hobby of mine is to research celebrities' final resting places, via the website Find a Grave and the YouTube channel Hollywood Graveyard. And I like perusing themed guides to famous graves. For example, Hollywood Graveyard's videos themed to Christmas, Halloween, the cast and crew of The Wizard of Oz, cast and crew members of The Twilight Zone, etc., or Find A Grave's "Posthumous Reunion" pages for famous movie and TV show casts, sports teams, etc.

I decided to create a similar guide for the cast of Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre. Sadly, all too many stars of that cult classic series are no longer with us. Here's a guide (with links to Find a Grave pages) to the various places where those stars are buried, in case anyone here might like to visit a few someday.

@ariel-seagull-wings, @thealmightyemprex

Aughaval Cemetery – Westport, Ireland

*Joseph Maher (Narrator, Cinderella/Sultan, Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp)

Blue Grass Memorial Gardens and Mausoleum – Nicholasville, Kentucky, USA

*Harry Dean Stanton (Rip van Winkle, Rip van Winkle)

Eternal Hills Memorial Park – Oceanside, California, USA

*Karen Black (The Sea Witch, The Little Mermaid)

Fairview Cemetery – Linden, Michigan, USA

*Max Wright (Prince Heinrick, The Dancing Princesses)

Fir Grove Cemetery – Ada, Oregon, USA

*Bridgette Andersen (Gretel, Hansel and Gretel)

Forest Cemetery – Circleville, Ohio, USA

*Conchata Ferrell (Mother, Thumbelina)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills – Los Angeles, California, USA

*Carrie Fisher (Thumbelina, Thumbelina)

*Fred Willard (Paul Pig, The Three Little Pigs)

*Brock Peters (The Ogre, Puss in Boots)

*Pat McCormick (King Fredrico, The Princess and the Pea)

Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery – Houston, Texas, USA

*Shelley Duvall (series creator and hostess/The Miller's Daughter, Rumpelstiltskin/Rapunzel, Rapunzel/voice of the Nightingale, The Nightingale/Snow White's Mother, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs)

Genola Rural Cemetery – Los Angeles, California, USA

John P. Ryan (Hendrick Hudson, Rip Van Winkle)

Green Hill Cemetery – Muskogee, Oklahoma, USA

*James Noble (King Rupert, Cinderella)

Hillside Memorial Park – Culver City, California, USA

*Leonard Nimoy (The Evil Magician, Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp)

*Dick Shawn (The Emperor, The Emperor’s New Clothes)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery – Los Angeles, California, USA

*Paul Reubens (Pinocchio, Pinocchio)

Holy Cross Cemetery – Culver City, California, USA

*Chris Penn (Will Tussenbrook, Rip Van Winkle)

Lake Lawn Park Cemetery and Mausoleum – New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

*Severn Darden (Farmer Silas, The Princess Who Had Never Laughed)

Lincoln Cemetery – Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, USA

*Jean Stapleton (The Giantess, Jack and the Beanstalk/The Fairy Godmother, Cinderella)

Mount Shasta Memorial Park – Mount Shasta, California, USA

*Brandis Kemp (Mama Bear, Goldilocks and the Three Bears/voice of Nadine Wolf, The Three Little Pigs)

Mount Sinai Memorial Park – Los Angeles, California, USA

*Frances Bay (Granny, Little Red Riding Hood)

*Georgia Brown (Maggie, The Emperor’s New Clothes)

Mountain View Cemetery – Oakland, California, USA

*Jack Fletcher (The Wizard, Rumpelstiltskin)

Queen of Heaven Catholic Cemetery – Hillside, Illinois, USA

*George Kirby (The King, Puss in Boots)

Polizzi Generosa Cemetery – Palermo, Sicily, Italy

*Vincent Sciavelli (The Priest, Pinocchio)

Riverside Cemetery – Old Saybrook, Connecticut, USA

*Art Carney (Morty, The Emperor’s New Clothes)

Riverview Cemetery – Hamilton, Montana, USA

*Hoyt Axton (The Ranger, Goldilocks and the Three Bears)

Rose Hills Memorial Park – Whittier, California, USA

*Keye Luke (Imperial Doctor, The Nightingale)

Saint Charles Cemetery – East Farmingdale, New York, USA

*Ray Sharkey (Grand Vizier, Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp)

Saint Peter Churchyard – Blackland, Wiltshire, England

*David Hemmings (Narrator, Thumbelina/The Reindeer, The Snow Queen)

Saint Voldoldymyr Ukrainian Cemetery – Oakville, Ontario, Canada

*Gregory Hines (Edgar, Puss in Boots)

Valley Oaks Memorial Park – Los Angeles, California, USA

*Stephen Furst (Peter Pig, The Three Little Pigs)

Westwood Village Memorial Park – Los Angeles, California, USA

*Eve Arden (The Stepmother, Cinderella)

*James Coburn (The G**sy, Pinocchio)

*Doris Roberts (Mother Pig, The Three Little Pigs)

*Tim Conway (The Mayoral Candidate, Rip Van Winkle)

*Frank Zappa (Attila, The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers)

*Lu Leonard (Mrs. Toad, Thumbelina)

*Gena Rowlands (The Witch, Rapunzel)

William Henry Lee Memorial Cemetery – Los Angeles, California, USA

*Beatrice Straight (Queen Veronica, The Princess and the Pea)

Cremated, Ashes Held Privately or Scattered

*Robin Williams (Prince Robin, The Tale of the Frog Prince)

*Hervé Villechaize (Rumpelstiltskin, Rumpelstiltskin)

*Christopher Reeve (The Prince, Sleeping Beauty)

*Treat Williams (Prince Andrew, The Little Mermaid)

*Brian Dennehy (King Neptune, The Little Mermaid)

*Klaus Kinski (The Beast, Beauty and the Beast)

*Roddy McDowell (Narrator, Rapunzel)

*Christopher Lee (King Vladimir, The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers)

*Dana Hill (Princess Amanda, The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers)

*Vincent Price (The Magic Mirror, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs/Narrator, The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers)

*David Warner (The Innkeeper, The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers)

*Jeff Corey (Father, The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers)

*Jack Riley (Sexton, The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers)

*Ned Beatty (The King, Rumpelstiltskin)

*Roy Dotrice (Peter Vanderdonk, Rip Van Winkle/The King, The Dancing Princesses)

*Zelda Rubinstein (Old Woman, The Dancing Princesses)

*Burgess Meredith (Mr. Mole, Thumbelina)

*Lee Remick (The Snow Queen, The Snow Queen)

*Lance Kerwin (Kai, The Snow Queen)

*Linda Manz (The Robber Girl, The Snow Queen)

*René Auberjonois (King Ulrich, The Tale of the Frog Prince/King Boris, Sleeping Beauty)

*Sally Kellerman (Queen Natasha, Sleeping Beauty)

*Barrie Ingham (Finance Minister, The Emperor’s New Clothes/Tutor, The Princess Who Had Never Laughed)

*Richard Libertini (King Murray, Sleeping Beauty)

*Alex Karras (Papa Bear, Goldilocks and the Three Bears)

*Katherine Helmond (Jack’s Mother, Jack and the Beanstalk)

*John Vernon (Father, Little Red Riding Hood)

*Mako (Gardener/Minister, The Nightingale)

*Billy Curtis (Barnaby, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs)

*Rae Allen (Aladdin’s Mother, Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp)

*Howard Hesseman (The King, The Princess Who Had Never Laughed)

*Jackie Vernon (Phlegmatic Jack, The Princess Who Had Never Laughed)

*Albert Hague (Nicholas Vedder, Rip Van Winkle)

*James Earl Jones (Genies of the Lamp and the Ring, Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp)

Donated to Medical Science

*Ian Abercrombie (The Royal Cobbler, The Dancing Princesses)

Unknown (Not Publicly Revealed or No Information Online)

*Carl Reiner (Geppetto, Pinocchio)

*Alan Arkin (Bo, The Emperor’s New Clothes)

*Peter Risch (Bruno, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs/Herald, Puss in Boots)

*Lou Carry (Bertram, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs)

*Stephen Elliott (Father, Beauty and the Beast)

[plumbob-pudding]

The day of Lillian's funeral coincided with the first snow of the winter. All around the neighborhood, families huddled together by fireplaces, the warmth of their love shielding them from the cold.

The Mosleys were not so lucky. They couldn't afford a plot at the cemetery so Lillian was buried at the farm. "She'd be happy to still be close to you all", Cousin Celeste had said to comfort Willard but he was in no mood for such. He was in no mood for much except sobbing.

As the children listened to their father's cries echoing through the tiny cottage, they couldn't help but feel that though they had only buried their mother, they had also lost their father.

[mi4011mariaperera]

Animator no. 7 - Willard Bowsky

Although 'Popeye: the Sailor man' is one of the oldest animated series in the history of animation I remember watching it as a kid and being entertained by every second of it. So of course, I should do some research on at least one of the animators to show my respect and appreciation for this cartoon.

Willard Bowsky

(Unfortunately, I couldn't find a clearer picture of him on Google)

Art Style

Willard Bowsky is a motion picture animator best known for his contributions to the 'Popeye the Sailor' cartoons of the 1930s.

He was born on September 26th, 1907, in New York City.

He joined the 'Fleischer Studio' in the last 1920s and quickly became one of its star artists, winning promotions to animator at the age of 23.

His drawing skills and instinctive feel for jazz rhythms made him an asset in creating early cartoons of 'Betty Boop'. His work was quite stylish in its fluid movement and well-chosen compositions.

He became a supervising animator in 1933 and had his own team where he could handle staging for films credited to 'Dave Fleischer'.

He was the animation director for over 30 Popeye cartoons from 1933-1941.

When Paramount pictures reorganized the Fleischer company and famous studios in 1942, Bowsky left for World War 2 service.

On November 27, 1944, Bowsky was killed in a nighttime firefight with German forces east of Paris, France.

He was posthumously awarded the Silver Star and the Purple Heart.

He is buried at the American Cemetery and Memorial in Saint-Avold, France.

Below is the link to one of the Betty Boop episodes animated by Bowsky

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bem vindos a aspen cove, CLARISSE LA RUE, CLEO DE NILE, CARLISLE CULLEN, NIMONA, EMILY UNDERBEAT, JASPER CULLEN, BAHAR KAYA (PERSÉFONE), JOHN LOGAN, BERAT ASAF YAGIZ (BENTINHO), EDNA MOON, ALASTOR, AIDAN UNDERWORLD (HADES), NAMI & ALUCARD FAHRENHEIT TEPES. espero que aproveitem o seu tempo aqui e nem pensem em ir embora... sem dizer tchau! moony, minnie, vick, lore, bazz, venus, vocês têm 24 horas para enviar os tumblrs dos seus personagens. não se esqueçam de seguir o passo a passo da checklist, e divirtam-se!

ei, aquela ali é PHOEBE TONKIN? não, é só CLARISSE LA RUE, uma personagem CANON de PERCY JACKSON. ouvi dizer que ELA tem TRINTA ANOS, mora em aspen cove há SEIS MESES e é uma INSPETORA em ASPEN COVE PD.  ela NÃO TEM suas memórias, o que pode justificar o fato dela ser um pouco LEAL e INTIMIDADORA sempre que a vejo andando pela cidade.  

ei, aquela ali é ASHLEY MOORE? não, é só CLEO DE NILE, uma personagem CANON de MONSTER HIGH.  ouvi dizer que ELA tem VINTE E QUATRO ANOS, mora em aspen cove há UM ANO e é uma MODELO, EMPRESÁRIA e SOCIALITE.  ela NÃO TEM suas memórias, o que pode justificar o fato dela ser um pouco CONFIANTE e AUTORITÁRIA sempre que a vejo andando pela cidade. 

ei, aquele ali é CHARLIE HUNNAM? não, é só CARLISLE WILLARD CULLEN, um personagem CANON de THE TWILIGHT SAGA.  ouvi dizer que ELE tem QUARENTA E UM ANOS/TREZENTOS E OITENTA E QUATRO ANOS, mora em aspen cove há DOIS ANOS e é um MÉDICO em ASPEN COVE GENERAL.  ele TEM suas memórias, o que pode justificar o fato dele ser um pouco COMPASSIVO e TEIMOSO sempre que o vejo andando pela cidade. 

ei, aquela ali é BRIANNE TJU? não, é só NIMONA, uma personagem CANON de NIMONA. ouvi dizer que ELA tem 24 ANOS (+1000), mora em aspen cove há DOIS ANOS e faz INTERNATO (ESTÁGIO) em ASPEN COVE GENERAL e é FUNCIONÁRIA em FROM THE VAULT RECORDS.  ela TEM suas memórias, o que pode justificar o fato dela ser um pouco TAGARELA e MANÍACA sempre que a vejo andando pela cidade.

ei, aquela ali é SAMANTHA LOGAN? não, é só EMILY UNDERBEAT, uma personagem CANON de CORPSE BRIDE.  ouvi dizer que ELA tem TRINTA ANOS, mora em aspen cove há UM ANO e é uma CERIMONIALISTA DE CASAMENTO da ST. PATRICK’S CATHOLIC CHURCH.  ela NÃO TEM suas memórias, o que pode justificar o fato dela ser um pouco ARTICULADA e METÓDICA sempre que a vejo andando pela cidade.

ei, aquele ali é LOUIS PARTRIDGE? não, é só JASPER CULLEN, um personagem CANON de THE TWILIGHT SAGA.  ouvi dizer que ELE tem 180/19 ANOS, mora em aspen cove há TRÊS ANOS e é um BARMAN no DIRTY JOE’S.  ele TEM suas memórias, o que pode justificar o fato dele ser um pouco DETERMINADO e TACITURNO sempre que o vejo andando pela cidade.  

ei, aquela ali é HANDE ERÇEL? não, é só BAHAR KAYA (PERSÉFONE), uma personagem CANON de LORE OLYMPUS.  ouvi dizer que ELA tem TRINTA ANOS, mora em aspen cove há TRÊS ANO e é uma MAQUIADORA FUNERÁRIA no ST. JANE’S CEMETERY.  ela TEM suas memórias, o que pode justificar o fato dela ser um pouco CONFIANTE e TEIMOSA sempre que a vejo andando pela cidade.  

ei, aquele ali é LEO SUTER? não, é só JOHN LOGAN, um personagem CANON de OFF CAMPUS.  ouvi dizer que ELE tem VINTE E SEIS ANOS, mora em aspen cove há UM ANO e é o PROPRIETÁRIO de LOGAN’S MECHANIC SHOP.  ele NÃO TEM suas memórias, o que pode justificar o fato dele ser um pouco CARISMÁTICO e SONHADOR sempre que a vejo andando pela cidade.  

ei, aquele ali é ALPEREN DUYMAZ? não, é só BERAT ASAF YAGIZ (BENTINHO), um personagem CANON de DOM CASMURRO.  ouvi dizer que ELE tem TRINTA E DOIS ANOS, mora em aspen cove há UM ANO e é um ADVOGADO no RICHARDSON & FLINCH LAW.  ele NÃO TEM suas memórias, o que pode justificar o fato dele ser um pouco OBSERVADOR e TÍMIDO sempre que a vejo andando pela cidade.  

ei, aquela ali é MOON GA-YOUNG? não, é só EDNA MOON, uma personagem CANON de THE INCREDIBLES.  ouvi dizer que ELA tem VINTE E SEIS ANOS, mora em aspen cove há TRÊS ANO e é a PROPRIETÁRIA de SILK & SATIN.  ela TEM suas memórias, o que pode justificar o fato dela ser um pouco INTUITIVA e SINCERA sempre que a vejo andando pela cidade.  

ei, aquele ali é MATTHEW GREY GUBLER?  não, é só ALASTOR, um personagem CANON de HAZBIN HOTEL. ouvi dizer que ELE tem TRINTA E SETE ANOS, mora em aspen cove há DOIS ANOS E MEIO e é um RADIALISTA no JORNAL DA CIDADE.  ele TEM suas memórias, o que pode justificar o fato dele ser um pouco CARISMÁTICO e MANIPULADOR sempre que o vejo andando pela cidade.

ei, aquele ali é CHRIS EVANS?     não, é só AIDAN UNDERWORLD (HADES) , um personagem CANON de LORE OLYMPUS.     ouvi dizer que ELE tem QUARENTA E DOIS ANOS (+1000), mora em aspen cove há TRÊS ANOS e é um JUIZ.     ele TEM suas memórias, o que pode justificar o fato dele ser um pouco JUSTO e APÁTICO sempre que o vejo andando pela cidade.

ei, aquele ali é BARBARA PALVIN ?     não, é só NAMI, um personagem CANON de ONE PIECE.     ouvi dizer que ELA tem VINTE E CINCO ANOS, mora em aspen cove há 1 ANO e é uma VIGARISTA .     ela TEM PARCIALMENTE suas memórias, o que pode justificar o fato dele ser um pouco CARISMATICA  e MANIPULADORA sempre que a vejo andando pela cidade.

ei, aquele ali é CHA EUNWOO? não, é só ALUCARD FAHRENHEIT TEPES, um personagem CANON de CASTLEVANIA. ouvi dizer que ELE tem SEISCENTOS ANOS, mora em aspen cove há SEIS MESES e é um FLORISTA em KABLOOM. ele TEM suas memórias, o que pode justificar o fato dele ser um pouco INTELIGENTE e MELANCÓLICO sempre que o vejo andando pela cidade.

[wutbju]

Phyllis Joan Lehman Schweizer, 89, died June 4, 2023, surrounded by her children at Hospice House, Hutchinson, KS. She was born January 19, 1934, in Berne, IN, to Eli and Lorena (Habegger) Lehman.

Phyllis was a 1952 graduate of Berne French High School. She went to Bob Jones University, Greenville, SC, and graduated with a Bachelors Degree in Education in 1959. After graduation, Phyllis was recruited to teach school in Wichita, KS. She taught there until the end of the 1962-1963 school year. Phyllis met her future husband, John 'J.D.' Schweizer at that time. They were married October 5, 1963, in Berne, IN. They lived on a farm southwest of Sterling, KS.

She was an active member of Sterling Evangelical Bible Church, Sterling, KS, where she taught Sunday school and served in AWANA among many other capacities.

Phyllis is survived by: four sons, Steve (Jean) Schweizer of Plevna, KS, Tim (Brenda) Schweizer of Sterling, KS, Tom (Christy) Schweizer of Sterling, KS, and Mark Schweizer of Denver, CO; daughter, Carol (Ben) Lotter of Mayville, MI; 19 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; brothers, Luther (Linda) Lehman and Charlie (Louise) Lehman, both of Berne, IN; sister-in-law, Lyn Lehman of Jackson, MI; and brother-in-law, Paul (Barbara) Schweizer of Sterling, KS.

She was preceded in death by: her husband; parents; brother, Willard Lehman; and great-grandson, Amos Schweizer.

Memorial service will be 11 a.m. Saturday, June 10, 2023, at Sterling Evangelical Bible Church, 3017 N. Sterling Road, Sterling, KS, with Pastor Phil Carroll officiating. A private family burial will take place in Memorial Park Cemetery, Hutchinson, KS. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, June 9, 2023, at Elliott Mortuary, and from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, with the family present, at Sterling Evangelical Bible Church.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial donations to the Sterling Evangelical Bible Church to benefit the missions of the church, in care of Elliott Mortuary and Crematory, 1219 N. Main, Hutchinson, KS 67501.

[lindsaywesker]

Good morning! I hope you slept well and feel rested? Currently sitting at my desk, in my study, attired only in my blue towelling robe, enjoying my first cuppa of the day.

Welcome to Too Much Information Tuesday.

Philophobia is the fear of falling in love.

Will Smith's first name is Willard, not William.

Loneliness is both physically and mentally damaging.

Napping for just six minutes can help improve your memory.

In the 1940s, butt plugs were marketed as a headache remedy.

In Switzerland, you can be denied citizenship for being too annoying.

Google has a database of 25 million books that no one is allowed to read.

You are 8 times more likely to be killed walking drunk, than driving drunk.

A survey of Americans from 2008 found wellbeing peaked at around age 82.

According to a new study, Finns have the longest weekend lie-ins in Europe.

A new study finds delays in texting responses may indicate the other person is lying.

The first copy of Rolling Stone magazine came with a free roach clip to hold your joints.

You're more likely to be killed by a vending machine related accident than to win the lottery.

A vital part of the mixing of ocean waters comes from huge masses of anchovies having sex.

On D-Day, J. D. Salinger fought with six chapters of ‘The Catcher In The Rye’ in his backpack.

In 2004, a boat in Texas capsized because everyone ran to one side to look at a nudist beach.

Being called ‘Baby’ has a positive effect on the female brain, causing instant emotional stress relief.

51% of Americans use subtitles all or most of the time when watching TV shows and movies.

In order to protest against a lack of cemetery space, the French town of Sarpourenx made it illegal to die.

Penn Jillette, of Penn and Teller fame, has a patent for a hot tub with a clitoral stimulator, called The Jill Jet.

The world’s deepest hole is about 7.5 miles deep. It was made by the Soviet Union just to find out what was down there.

At the start of World War Two, Soviet intelligence employed more graduates of British universities than MI5 and MI6 did.

McDonald's ended its 40-year relationship with Heinz in 2013, after the condiment company hired Burger King's former CEO.

George Clooney used to refund the cost of a cinema ticket to anyone who mentioned to him that they watched ‘Batman And Robin’.

New research suggests that drinking alcohol doesn’t make others seem more attractive, but it may give the drinker the confidence to approach people they already find attractive.

Switzerland hasn't had landfills since 2000. All municipal waste is either recycled or incinerated. 50% of the waste is recycled, and the other 50% is incinerated to produce electricity.

In France, it's illegal to completely disinherit one's children. French law mandates that a specific portion of a deceased person's estate, known as the "réserve héréditaire," must be allocated to their children.

Paul McCartney wrote ‘Hey Jude’ to comfort John Lennon's then-five-year-old son, Julian, who was upset about his parents' divorce. Paul wanted to encourage Julian and give him a hopeful message that life would get better.

After years of drug abuse, Ozzy Osborne vowed to never take acid again after he engaged in an hour long conversation with a horse. “In the end, the horse turned around and told me to fuck off. That was it for me, enough was enough.”

After going on a trip and returning to find that his wife had died and had already been buried, Samuel Morse was inspired to work on the telegraph. He wanted to find a way to deliver messages promptly, so others wouldn't have to feel that kind of pain.

Hikikomori is a phenomenon in which people withdraw from social life, often seeking extreme degrees of isolation and confinement. The term is most commonly used in Japan, where an estimated half a million youths and a comparable number of middle-aged people live as hikikomori. They often refuse to leave their parents' house, avoid work or school, and isolate themselves for more than six months at a time.

Tokaido Shinkansen a.k.a. The Bullet Train has carried 5.6 billion passengers since it first opened and daily ridership has soared from 61,000 in 1964 to around 420,000 today, making it by far the busiest high-speed line not only in the Japan but also the world. The Tokaido Shinkansen cost Yen 380 billion to construct or £377 million at 1964 exchange rates. To date, the unfinished HS2 has cost taxpayers £100 billion.

A travel influencer who has been to more than 121 countries has branded the ‘penis village’ he found – complete with phallus murals and decorations – as the strangest destination he’s visited. Daniel Pinto, 25, discovered there was no shortage of items shaped like male members in Sopsokha, Bhutan. The village is located in the western part of the landlocked Asian country and has many penis symbols adorning buildings and sculptures on display. Mr Pinto, from Viseu, Portugal, said: “It’s a very beautiful traditional Bhutanese village surrounded by rice fields. But the closer you get the weirder it becomes.”

Okay, that’s enough information for one day. Have a tremendous and tumultuous Tuesday! I love you all.

[newenglandsept2023]

Day 7. Monday Sept 11, Post I of II: Washington DC. OMG, I have long wanted to visit DC, and now I know why. This place is a goldmine of landmarks and history.

I start off the day buying a hop on hop off bus tour ticket and walking downtown to the nearest stop. As I wait for the bus, I realise that I am across the street from the Ford Theater where Lincoln was assassinated and in front of the Peterson House where he was taken for treatment but unfortunately died.

Looking to cheer up I hop on the bus which has justcartived. Simply speaking, Washington DC is aligned north to south with the Potomac River running along the west side and the National Mall running east from the river for about two miles, parallel to Constitution Ave.

At the far west end of the National Mall, overlooking the river and the Arlington Memorial Bridge stands the Lincoln Memorial. If you go west and cross the river, you are in Virginia and at Arlington Cemetery. This 269-acre national site holds over 400,000 graves, including JFK and Jackie Onassis and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. I also happened to trip over Robert McNamara's tomb stone.

Meanwhile, back in DC, if you look east from.the Lincoln Memorial down the National Mall, you see in sequence the Reflecting Pool, the WWII Memorial, the Washington Monument and far in the distance the US Capital. About one third if the way down, immediately to the left (north) of the Washington Momument, sits the White House.

Washington DC is chock full of significant historical buildings. Rather than trying g to recreate my route, let me just run down what I saw and remember:

Fords Theater

The White House

The Willard Hotel, located near the Whitehouse, it was a prime location for dignitaries. It is rumored that those wishing to petition their causes would often wait in the lobby, hoping to bump into their intended targets, thus begat the name lobbyists.

The FBI building where J Edgar Hoover ruled from 1935 to 1972.

The US Capital

US Treasury

Library of Congress

The original US Post Office, now a Waldorf Astoria Hotel

Numerous Smithsonian Museums, all free

L'Enfant Plaza

The International Spy Museum

Washington Monument

The Holocaust Memorial

Jefferson Memorial

FDR and MLK Memorials

Lincoln Memorial

Albert Einstein Memorial

Arlington Cemetery

WWII Memorial

The National History Museum

The Bureau of Engraving and Printing where paper mo ey is printed (as opposed to the mint which strikes coins).

There was more, but for now, that's all I can remember, and you get the picture.

The highlight of the day, however, turned out to be my trip to The Capital. Following a structured tour where I saw the inside of the rotundra and the original meeting rooms for the House and the Senate, I was permitted as a visitor to the US to witness a vote in the Senate. They were not actually sitting in session, so I sat there for an hour while the senators dropped by to vote. I didn't know many of them, among those I did see and recognize were:

Cory Booker

Susan Collins

John Cornyn

Ted Cruz

Dianne Feinstein

Chuck Grassley

Amy Klobuchar

Lisa Murkowski

Mitt Romney

Marco Rubio

Bernie Sanders

Chuck Schumer

Kirsten Sinema

Tommy Tuberville

Elizabeth Warren

It was quite the day. I walked back to my hotel in the Union Market area through the gentrifying areas to the north and east of the historic downtown core area I'd been prowling. DC's population is currently circa 720,000, but it is clearly growing and expanding.

[willardsuitcases]

Ovid / Willard Cemetery / NAMI Waco

Ovid / Willard Cemetery / NAMI Waco

I had a great meeting at the Edith B. Ford Library in Ovid, NY to talk about the possibility of working on an oral history project with former Willard employees.  Peter Carroll and I drove up from Ithaca this morning and met with Shannon O’Connor and Monica Kelly who both are doing amazing things at the library.  Monica is building an archive of Willard materials, and if anyone who reads this has…

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Tom (Thomas T.) Julien, 91, Grace Village Retirement Community, Winona Lake, died Monday, Jan. 16, 2023.

Tom was born June 27, 1931, in Arcanum, Ohio. He was the sixth of Russell and Clara Julien’s seven children. Raised in a Christian home, he received Christ as his Savior at an early age and during his teenage years dedicated his life to the Lord for missionary service. It was at Bob Jones University that he met Doris Briner, whose spiritual experience was identical. They were married Aug. 21, 1953. The year following, they moved to Winona Lake, where Tom studied at Grace Theological Seminary and received his MDiv in 1957 and his Doctor of Divinity in 1996. During their years in Winona Lake, they started the Grace Brethren Church in Fort Wayne.

In October 1958, the Juliens left for France, serving under Grace Brethren Foreign Missions (now Encompass World Partners). After language study in Geneva, Switzerland, and initial attempts in evangelism in Grenoble, France, they acquired the Château, a 14th century property in Burgundy which became a center for encounter and discussion. During the next 20 years, they were involved in the ministry of evangelism, teaching and church-planting. During this time, the Europe team grew to over 50 missionaries in four countries.

In 1986, the Juliens were asked to return to Winona Lake where Tom became the executive director of the mission. He served for a year as its moderator. Upon Tom’s retirement in 2000, the Juliens moved to Paris, France, for three years, where they were in a ministry with university students.  Since moving back to Winona Lake, Tom became involved in the development of leadership training both for the mission and the Winona Lake Grace Brethren Church, where he served on the pastoral staff.

Tom’s wife Doris went to be with the Lord in 2009. Tom is survived by three children, Becky (David) Schwan, Willard, Ohio, Terry Julien, Winona Lake and Jacqueline (Jeff) Schram, Winona Lake; five grandchildren, David (Emily Hobert) Schwan, Ellensburg, Wash., Rachel (Steve) Williams, Houston, Texas, Philip Schwan, Willard, Ohio, Jonathan Schram (fiancée Heather Cummings), Charlotte, N.C. and Joelle (Brandon) Haun, Columbus, Ohio. He is also survived by four great-grandchildren, Gray, Van, Wren and Warren. He loved his family well and was deeply loved by them. He was preceded in death by his parents, wife, two brothers and four sisters.

Friends and family may visit from 2-4 p.m. and 5-7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 20, 2023, at Redpath-Fruth Funeral Home, 225 Argonne Road, Warsaw. Tom’s life will be celebrated with a service at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023, at Winona Lake Grace Brethren Church, 1200 Kings Highway, Winona Lake, and officiated by Pastor Kip Cone and Terry White. Burial will follow with a graveside service at Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw. Tom’s service will be livestreamed on Winona Lake Grace Brethren Church’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/WLGBC on Saturday.

Encompass World Partners has created the Tom Julien Memorial Fund to honor Tom’s life of ministry. Gifts given to this fund will be used to bless Encompass ministries that Tom was most passionate about. This includes evangelism in France, leadership development in Central Africa and partnering with the global Charis Alliance. To give by credit card or bank ACH, go to encompassworldpartners.org/Julien.

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Willard Suitcases / Ovid Talk / Willard Cemetery / Interesting Information

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