This is the latest in the day I have ever written this. Minor surgery on my pinky slowed me down. The subject has changed though from what I was originally going to say because on the way home from the doctor, I learned of the passing of Felipe Sanchez Paris, a dear friend - a loving father, grandfather, and husband.
The Right Reverend Otis Charles had been the Episcopal Bishop of Utah and in his retirement, he came out as a gay man and moved to San Francisco where he married Felipe Sanchez Paris. It was through Bishop Otis that I met Felipe. (That's the short version).
Felipe was a retired professor, a political organizer, a devoted churchman, and a family man with kids and grandkids, ex-wives, and a husband whom he adored and who adored him. Every time I saw him he had a kind word for me and it seemed he always had a twinkle in his eye. Felipe did not shy away from controversy. He stood up and indeed he made a difference. The world is a better place because Felipe came our way!
While I sorrow with dear Bishop Otis and all who mourn, I also rejoice in a life lived to the fullest. I never have been a fan of saying goodbye. I believe in life eternal and I know that I will see this wonderful man again. So, hello Felipe. Hello!
Felipe was a retired professor, a political organizer, a devoted churchman, and a family man with kids and grandkids, ex-wives, and a husband whom he adored and who adored him. Every time I saw him he had a kind word for me and it seemed he always had a twinkle in his eye. Felipe did not shy away from controversy. He stood up and indeed he made a difference. The world is a better place because Felipe came our way!
While I sorrow with dear Bishop Otis and all who mourn, I also rejoice in a life lived to the fullest. I never have been a fan of saying goodbye. I believe in life eternal and I know that I will see this wonderful man again. So, hello Felipe. Hello!
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