E-Mail from Tom
Friends,
Eleven
days before Tom died, he sent me an e-mail which I would like to share with
all of you:
Hi,
Mary Lou…So nice to receive your thoughtful message!
Nothing exciting to report—some days good, some (more!) days not so
good. If I could predict the former, I’d
invite everyone over for a chat—about
everything. Some day that will happen.
Thanks,
again though, kid. It’s so good hearing from
you. (Today’s an ‘up’ day, so you’re
getting a response. Lots of days I don’t even
have the energy to look at the computer.)
Tom
I
believe the above message is for all of us. So on our behalf I say:
Yes, Tom, we
will have that chat—someday.
In the meantime, thanks for being a wonderful leader.
You taught
us the ways of non-violence, peace, and justice by living the life of a
peacemaker, the stuff of Merton, Gandhi, de Chardin,
Romero, and others. God bless you and rest in peace until we meet again.
Mary Lou Grady
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