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Paula has died
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Sat Jan 16, 2021 9:55 pm
by Haruo
My wife Paula passed away this afternoon. At one time she was an occasional poster (Mrs Haruo) on these forums. We first met in Russian class on the first day of ninth grade, September, 1968. We were friends through high school, attended the same Presbyterian church, and were lab partners in biology. During that period, she was also the first person outside my family that I tried to teach Esperanto to. After high school we went very separate ways, she into the Navy where she was married and abused and disabled, not necessarily in that order, and I off to Yale where I quickly abandoned scholarship for inebriation. We finally met up again about the beginning of 2003, and were married August 10 of that year at Japanese Baptist Church in Seattle, where she was baptized again (her fourth, I think). We had seventeen pretty good years together. I trust she is free of the pain that has been a major part of her life for years.
Re: Paula has died
Posted:
Sun Jan 17, 2021 8:46 am
by William Thornton
I am sorry for your loss, Hauro. I’ll never forget your references to “the Missus” and her occasional post, sometimes quite sharp.
Re: Paula has died
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Sun Jan 17, 2021 10:52 am
by Tim Bonney
Haruo, I am so sorry for your loss! I also very much enjoyed Mrs. Hauo's occasional posts here on the forum. You will be in my prayers today and in the coming weeks.
Re: Paula has died
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Sun Jan 17, 2021 12:01 pm
by Dave Roberts
May God give you extra grace in these hard days. She was a special person.
Re: Paula has died
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Sun Jan 17, 2021 5:58 pm
by Neil Heath
I add my care and support for you in this time of transition and grieving of loss. I'm glad she is no longer in pain, Haruo.
Re: Paula has died
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Sun Jan 17, 2021 6:59 pm
by KeithE
I am so sorry Haruo
Re: Paula has died
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Mon Jan 18, 2021 1:06 pm
by John Sneed
So sorry for your loss.
Re: Paula has died
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Thu Feb 04, 2021 2:07 pm
by Stephen Fox
Haruo, interesting life story, some of which I coulda never imagined. Sorry for your loss, but I know you will go on living with aplomb as she wouldve wished from the bottom of her heart.
Re: Paula has died
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Fri Feb 12, 2021 11:06 pm
by Michael
Haruo,
So sorry to hear this news. May God's grace be encompassing and strong with you during the journey ahead.
Michael
Re: Paula has died
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Fri Mar 19, 2021 2:22 pm
by Chris
I am so sorry, Leland.
Re: Paula has died
Posted:
Sun Mar 28, 2021 6:23 pm
by Haruo
Thanks for all the condolences. Paula was a more prolific poster here in days gone by than I had remembered. Perhaps some day I'll publish a book of her contributions to BL.com, with Bruce's permission, of course...
Re: Paula has died
Posted:
Wed Jun 16, 2021 10:59 pm
by Haruo
Her Memorial Service will be at Japanese Baptist in Seattle on Saturday, August 14, the day after what would have been our 18th wedding anniversary.
Re: Paula has died
Posted:
Wed Jun 16, 2021 10:59 pm
by Haruo
Her Memorial Service will be at Japanese Baptist in Seattle on Saturday, August 14, the day after what would have been our 18th wedding anniversary.
Re: Paula has died
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Tue Jun 22, 2021 8:54 pm
by Tim Bonney
Re: Paula has died
Posted:
Wed Aug 11, 2021 7:20 pm
by Mrs Haruo
Paula's memorial service will be on Saturday, 3 pm, at Japanese Baptist Church in Seattle. Please email [url="mailto:rosharuo@gmail.com"]Leland[/url] if you want to attend. In-sanctuary attendance is limited, but there will be an open-air portion in a nearby park afterwards that all who wish may attend, with singing and refreshments.
Re: Paula has died
Posted:
Wed Aug 11, 2021 8:27 pm
by Chris
I wish I could attend, but I am on the wrong coast.
Re: Paula has died
Posted:
Wed Aug 11, 2021 8:27 pm
by Chris
I wish I could attend, but I am on the wrong coast.
Re: Paula has died
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Thu Aug 12, 2021 9:42 pm
by Tim Bonney
Re: Paula has died
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Fri Aug 13, 2021 5:58 am
by Dave Roberts
I too wish it were possible to be there to support you and celebrate Paula's life. May God's grace continue in these days.
Paula's Memorial Service
Posted:
Sun Dec 05, 2021 5:39 pm
by Haruo
It just occurred to me that I never posted a link to the YouTube of at Japanese Baptist. (The portions that followed in front of the church and down the street at the park were not so well conserved.)