[Artemisia] baron master pawels service.

[Sondra Gibson]

Meant to answer your post earlier, but set it aside to regain some
composure...  

Thanks so much for the *not at all lame* description of Master Pawel
service.  I'm not fond of funerals - who is!  But what a nice send off.
Thanks to all of you for the work put in and the honor shown him.  I'm sure
you expressed the feelings of many of us.  

Gefjon

> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:artemisia-bounces at lists.gallowglass.org]On Behalf Of Redhawk
> Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2006 1:54 AM
> To: artemisia at lists.gallowglass.org
> Subject: [Artemisia] baron master pawels service.
> 
> 
> Today, the Shire of Stan Wyrm laid to rest our beloved friend 
> and teacher.  Several of you folks could not attend so this 
> is a lame attempt to describe the service so everybody may 
> feel like they were included.
> Pawel was dressed in some of the nicest garb I have ever seen 
> him in.  He had his coronet on, and his right hand was on the 
> hilt of a sword.  HL Wulf did a write up and placed it by the 
> guest book explaining why Pawel was dress as his was.  The 
> modern folks were sort of wondering about that.  At rosary, 
> many of us stood up and told stories or expressed how much 
> his teaching meant to all of us.  Many tears were shed as we 
> 'tried' to explain what he had done for us all in the SCA.  
> When I tried to explain why he was a Pelican and all the 
> times he was elbow deep in a toliet at events (usauly the 
> womens bathroom) was when I lost it.  I am not sure anyone 
> understood a word I said as I tried to explain what a Pelican 
> was, and the service Baron Master Pawel was to the SCA and to 
> Stan Wyrm.   Master Pawel has two cousins who are Priests, 
> and they assisted Father Ray in the Service.  So Master Pawel 
> had 3 Priests facilitating his service.  I had organized an 
> honor guard for Pawel. 
>  Both Wulf and I pulled out our Black Wing tabards, dressed 
> in our rapier gear.  Lord Cormac arrived in his wonderful 
> leather black garb, with his furs of course.  Lord Max 
> dressed in his heavy armor to represent the heavy combatants. 
>  The four of us did a sword arc as Pawel was removed from the 
> hearse at Blessed Sacrament Church.  We were also given the 
> honor of reserved seating and sat behind the pall barriers.  
> At grave side, the four of us once again did the sword arc as 
> Pawel was being taken to his final resting spot, next to both 
> his parents.  HL Wulf commanded the guard.
> I wish to thank all those Stan Wyrm members that took time 
> from their jobs and those who got off work very late last 
> night and had to get up early this morning to attend Pawel's 
> service.  Their self scarifies showed true spirt of standing 
> together in our time of need.  Many members work until 
> midnight or 2 in the morning and had to get up very early 
> this morning to attend the service.  Many gave up a day's pay 
> to attend.  Today was about Pawel and nothing else.  Those 
> people will never be forgotten.  Those members of our Shire 
> that attended will forever be in my heart as we stood 
> together, showed Lady Therese our support, as we said our 
> final good-byes to our fallen brother and teacher.
> Until we met again Master, Until we met again.
> Lady Redhawk
> 
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