Jedi Memorial Pyre, Saturday October 25th

Brothers and Sisters in the Force...

It is our custom to assemble ourselves each year to honor the lives of those who have shrugged off their physical selves and become one with the Force. As Jedi we do not ask why death has visited us, for we have already been granted the wisdom to understand the answer... death is a natural part of life, a transition from the physical body to the spiritual energy of the Living Force. All life is connected through the Force, and death is merely a transistion from the crude physical matter we inhabit to the a pure luminous form. Just as life is drawn from the Living Force upon birth, so does life return to the Living Force upon the transition of physical death. We are thankful for the loving memories of those dear to us who have become one with the Force, and those of us who live on in their absence can take comfort that their presence is still among us, connecting us all through the Force. Remember them as they were in life, for that connection lives on in each and every one of our hearts. Do not mourn for their loss, for they would want us to celebrate instead for the life they lived while among us. \"There is no Death; There is the Force.\" Death is not the end, but only the termination of the phase which we call mortal life... and the beginning of another. The dust of the physical body returns to the earth, but the energy of life rejoins with the Force. Through this knowledge we may call out our Brothers' and Sisters' names and honor their memory, secure in the knowledge that our voices do not travel endlessly throughout time and space, but is heard and understood by them through the Force.

As the 25th draws close, I post this so that people may post their memorials here for me to carry to the Pyre.

May the Force be with us all

unfortunately i was unable to get the nice spiffy ourdoor firepit i wanted, so i'm gonna be doing a mini pyre. but Master Kyp if you could put the names Alex (Swede) and Dorthy Carlson to your real supersize Pyre I'd be honored and appreciate it a great deal.
Thanks and once again that is a fantastic tradition!
MTFBWY

i will create a small pyre on saturday to honor the fallen but i also request you to add Maj John Gallagher to the list of names. I would appreciate it much if you would do this for me master kyp (This is my other grandfather who passed into the force in the vietnam war)

I will honor all the names listed here, and if you each wish a short eulogy, I will recite those as well. I will be videotaping it this time, not for \"fun\" or \"entertainment\", but to present it to those who cannot be here in person.

Master Josh, please add my uncle's name to your ceremony. Donald Aaron Foss died at the age of 39 as a victim of colorectal cancer.

Donald Aaron Foss, 39, of Plainfield, IN, passed peacefully from this life and into God’s loving arms Friday, October 3, at home after a valiant battle against cancer. He was born October 9, 1968, in Belleville, IL, and grew up in Salem, IL, where he graduated from Salem High School in 1987 and met the love of his life, Susan Hill. He attended Vincennes University in Vincennes, Indiana, graduating in 1989, with an associate of science degree in broadcasting.

In 1989, he and Susan married in Mount Vernon, Illinois, and made their home in Columbus, Indiana, before moving to Indianapolis in 1993. For two decades, Don worked in the broadcasting industry. For the past seven years, Don made his work home as an editor and videographer with Channel WRTV6 in Indianapolis. In 2006, he won a Lower Great Lakes Emmy award for excellence in lighting a newscast. Don was a member of Celebration Puppeteers with Old Bethel United Methodist Church of Indianapolis, and a former board member of the Autism Advocates of Indiana, LLC. He loved biking, music, camera work, his family, and his Lord.

For more information of Don’s journey visit http://www.toddandtrisha.com under the heading of Prayer Warriors.

Visitation will be held from 2 until 6 p.m. Sunday at the Hampton Gentry Funeral Home, 106 Shaw Street, Plainfield, Indiana.

Funeral services for Donald Aaron Foss will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, October 6, at Plainfield Christian Church, with burial at Maple Cemetery in Plainfield, Indiana.

Donald Aaron Foss is survived by his wife Susan, his daughter Megan, and his son Zachary of Plainfield; his parents Don and Norma (Price) Foss of Salem, IL; his brother Darrell (Flora) Foss of DeKalb, IL, and his sister Jan (Randy) Vogt of Salem, IL; father and mother-in-law, John and Gloria Hill; sisters-in-law, Sara Foss, and Melissa (Chad) Geiser; brother-in-law, John W. Hill. Six nieces and nephews, and several great nieces and nephews also survive. He was preceded in death by his brother Josephus (Sara) Foss, and his grandparents. In lieu of flowers family request angel themed items or contributions to: Restricted Fund of Celebration Puppeteers, 7995 E. 21st St., Indianapolis, IN 46219

I too will build a big pyre here. I know some people who live on a cow field, and there is plenty of room and supplies.

Master Kyp, will please add the maiden name of my mother, Diana Lynn Sturm, to your ceromony. If their were angels, she'd would have been one.

I will be doing my own (albeit small) version here in the UK, so again, if anyone would like me to add names, drop me a pm, but remember, im 6 hours ahead of many of you (UK time - GMT)

I wont be taping the occasiom, the weather forecast is a stinker and any cameras would be wrecked but weather asides, I'll honour those passed on.

MTFBWY - A

Here is version 1 of the video from the Memorial Pyre. Unfortunately, the cam didn't record my voice very well, so I cut the voice track out for the video and will have to re-record the voice track and dub it back in later on.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOe9zORF700

kyp i bet it was a good service and i only wish i could have been there in my robes as well.

i really lik that ur really
showin respect 4 them i wish
i could be there but i cant