[Artemisia] baron master pawels service.

[Allen Hall]

Redhawk,

Thank you for letting us know how Master Pawel's send-off went.  You and the 
shire served both Pawel and the SCA well.

My thanks to you the other shire members,

YIS,

Alan
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Redhawk" <sca_redhawk at yahoo.com>
To: <artemisia at lists.gallowglass.org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2006 1:54 AM
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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