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MOURNING WAVE FROM THE GREAT NORTHWEST
From David Wilson, San Francisco, Friday night.
Hello Everyone. I am very sad tonight, but have to report that my little
brother, Daniel Patrick Wilson, died suddenly this morning, Friday, April 16,
2010. He was 44 years old.
I know that his years at Pinel were happy ones for Daniel, who had a lot of
trouble in this world, on account that he was just too big and loud to ever fit
right in it. I know that he had the highest regard for his fellow Pinelians, as
we can see by looking at his many enthusiastic posts in the archives of our
online discussion group.
Here is one that he posted just over a year ago, when we learned of Bill
Kenney's passing (The verses Daniel quotes are from "The Prophet" by Kahlil
Gibran)…
"Wilson" <lightforce@olypen.com>
lightforce@olypen.com
Wed Apr 1, 2009 7:58 pm
for our group and bill a reading wave
hello all
i am not a religious man
yet i have read this particular verse over
my grandfather
my mother-
and brother in-
plus for the many friends and comrades in arms
i have lost
so i will pass it along
i hope it has meaning and comfort to those who read it
OF DEATH:
the they spoke,saying,we ask now of death.
And he said:
you would know the secret of death.
But how shall you find it unless you seek it in the heart of life?
The owl whose night-
mystery of light.
If you would indeed behold the spirit of death,open the your heart wide
unto the body of life.
For life and death are one,even as the river and the sea are one.
In the depth of your hopes and desires lies your
silent knowledge of the beyond;
And like seeds dreaming beneath the snow
your heart dreams of spring
Trust the dreams,for in them is hidden the gate
to eternity
our fear of death is but the trembling of the
shepherd when he stands before the king whose
hands is to be laid upon him in honor.
Is the shepherd not joyful beneath his trembling,that
he shall wear the mark of the king?
Yet is he not mindful of his trembling?
For what is to die but stand naked in the wind and to melt into the sun?
And what is it to cease breathing,but to free the breath from its
restless tides,that it may rise and expand and seek god?? unencumbered??
Only when you drink from the river of silence
shall you indeed sing.
And when you have reached the mountain TOP ,then you shall begin to climb.
And when the earth shall claim your limbs,
then your soul shall truly dance.
peace and love
to all
Daniel Patrick Wilson
The Top
mtz,BRB
Fri Apr 16, 2010 8:17 pm
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Dear David,
I am so sorry for your family's loss; for the loss to Danny's wife, kids,
neighbors, former schoolmates, friends, folks in his local community, etc.
I don't know if I ever met Danny, but his personality rang strong in this
pinelschool Yahoo Group.
I hope Danny's death was swift and painless. I don't handle the concept of death well. I am in shock and awe. R.I.P.: Danny Wilson. I didn't know him, but I loved him.
Take care.
Warm regards,
Wayne Calhoon
Pinel: 1964-
> From David Wilson, San Francisco, Friday night.
>
> Hello Everyone. I am very sad tonight, but have to report that my little
brother, Daniel Patrick Wilson, died suddenly this morning, Friday, April 16,
2010. He was 44 years old.
[big snip]
Fri Apr 16, 2010 8:32 pm
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Dear David and pinel family,
I remember Danny when he was at pinel. He was an adorable little boy: loud, fun and
always in motion-
Brenda Dawson Dove
Fri Apr 16, 2010 10:01 pm
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I am truly saddened to hear this news Dave, its been many years since I have seen Danny, but if you remember he and I played together daily, had sleep overs on many occasions while we were at Pinel, Danny was too young to leave us, but only the heavens know why they opened up to welcome Danny, to Dave, Danny's wife and family, you are in our thoughts, its never easy to understand why theses things happen.
Rest in peace my old friend
Sincerely:
Dave Israel
Fri Apr 16, 2010 10:29 pm
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Oh David,
I am breathless, shocked, and horribly sad. I am so very sorry for the loss you and your family has suffered. Danny was a great spirit and he will be very missed.
Please give our Pinel love to his beloved wife and please let us all know if there
is anything we can do for you -
Lots of love to you and yours,
Anna
Fri Apr 16, 2010 10:29 pm
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I'm so sorry, David.
We were all lucky to have time with Danny, double luck as Brenda says to enjoy the kid and the man.
Big big hugs to you.
We're all standing together in the mustard grass at the top of the hill, spring
wind blowing around us, the ground just starting to dry from the probably-
rains before summer, mud on our shoes, red-
Dinah
Sat Apr 17, 2010 7:34 am
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Oh my lord, David, that is such shocking and awful news.
I have always been amazed at how Danny, a cute little kid, grew up to
be such a big powerful man. Hard to imagine that anything at all could
hurt him.
He's always been friendly and optimistic, and encouraging to the rest of us.
Danny will be greatly missed, and infinitely more so by his family.
My deepest condolences.
Paul Carlson
Sat Apr 17, 2010 8:18 am
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David, I am very sad to hear this news. although I haven't been in touch or seen Daniel since we were kids, his friendship during my years at Pinel was very meaningful to me. Playing sports, running around the school grounds, hanging out at your house, playing in the pool. Many, many strong memories. I am sorry for you and your family's loss and wish you all the best.
Dov Hassan
Mon Apr 19, 2010 1:55 pm
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Oh David. I am sure that you, like so many of us, are flooded now with images of
Danny's life, from that wet-
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Tue Apr 20, 2010 6:49 am
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David, my heart weeps with you for your and your family's loss. I join you in
celebrating his life, I loved his posts on this site, I often felt I was in
Montana on a cattle ranch with him and it made me smile.
Stacey
Tue Apr 20, 2010 11:41 am
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David Wilson checking in on Tuesday evening from San Francisco:
In accordance with his wishes, Daniel will be buried in the cemetery in
Juliaetta, Idaho, dressed in his leathers, and in a plain pine box. The burial
will occur on Thursday, April 22 at Noon. There will be two memorial gatherings
for Daniel in the near future, first in the Port Townsend, Washington area, and
then later in the San Francisco Bay Area. I will announce exact details of the
memorials as soon as they are decided on.
Thursday we return Daniel's body to the soil of Turtle Island.
Tue Apr 20, 2010 7:45 pm
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Dear David,
OK, I've got to ask the symbolism (and where Turtle Island is) of each choice:
Juliaetta, Idaho
Port Townsend
Turtle Island
Fondly,
Wayne Calhoon
Pinel: 1964-
Tue Apr 20, 2010 9:32 pm
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Good Morning Everyone,
Juliaetta, Idaho is a tiny town about 20 miles east of Lewiston, Idaho. It's
where Chris' family hail from (Daniel's wife). I visited there yesterday, for
the first time, to get a look around before the burial today at noon. It is a
quiet, lovely town. Very peaceful. Chris got a good laugh when I met up with her
and my parents last night, and I told her that I had stopped in at the Bottoms Up
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Port Townsend, Washington is the closest town to the Ranch. Daniel was always coy about his exact location, but Chris agrees that it's now OK to tell all. They lived just outside of Chimacum, which is on the east side of the Olympic Mountains.
"Turtle Island -
myths of the people who have been living here for millenia, and reapplied by
some of them to "North America" in recent years. Also, an idea found world-
serpant-
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Big Day today. Please keep us in your thoughts.
David Wilson
Lewiston, Idaho
Earth Day, April 22, 2010
Thu Apr 22, 2010 7:41 am
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Love Love and more Love.
Sending my prayers to you and Chris and all.
Anna
Thu Apr 22, 2010 8:33 am
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Dave, you and your family will be in my thoughts today and for the days to come. attached is a picture of pinel's last Christmas tree, Danny and I planted in my back yard some thirty years ago.
peace from the burbs,
Bill
Thu Apr 22, 2010 9:03 am
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You and your family will be in my thoughts today. I am having troubles with my words today. There is so much that I want to say and the words just aren't coming to me.
Love to you all,
Melacha (Vandy) Quirke
Thu Apr 22, 2010 1:30 pm
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With love, laughter, and tears, we returned Daniel's body to the earth on Earth
Day. It was raining hard all morning, and raining still when we began. The
cemetery was muddy, but the rain ended before the service concluded, and then the
sun came out and it was a brilliant, sunny afternoon. In addition to myself, Chris,
and my mom and dad, some of Chris' relatives from the town turned out in the rain,
including her nephew "Little" Ed, who is a guy as big as Daniel was! (And I sure
felt Daniel's weight when we carried his pine-
greatest emotion. We played a recording of Jerry Garcia singing "The Teddy
Bear's Picnic" and then remembered Daniel with stories. It was left to me to
read the lines "On Death" from Kahlil Gibran's "The Prophet." – A passage that
Daniel always read at the funerals of those that he loved. Then we lit off
bottle rockets, and those who wished fired off Dan's shotgun. His wife Chris -
who he had never been able to get to fire a gun -
was buried, we stopped in town at the Bottoms Up for a drink, and then back to Lewiston where my family and Phipps had many drinks in Daniel's honor. Today is a new day, and we proceed in light and life.
David Wilson
Sun Apr 25, 2010 6:19 am
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Thanks very much, David, for keeping us in the loop.
Sounds as though you folks did a good man a great and fitting honor.
(I lived in Twin Falls, Idaho for 4 years, but never went up there to
Juliaetta.)
LOL about the shotgun. Several years ago, on summer vacation, we spent
the night with old friends in rural upstate New York. They've got
enough land to do skeet shooting out back, and we convinced Fujiko to
try one shot, with a Remington bolt-
About some more Pinellions:
I just got in from a small family reunion in Baltimore. Marilyn and
Mom flew in from North Dakota, while Elaine and her husband Terry
drove over from western Maryland. Dad got them all hotel rooms, so we
could hang out for the weekend.
Elaine and Marilyn are doing okay, though Elaine continues to face challenges.
Elaine's daughter Jenny recently got a place of her own, a nice
apartment east of Baltimore. We visited there, as well. Elaine's older
son Jake went to breakfast with us all on Sunday morning, before Dad
and I caught our flight home.
All the best, Paul Carlson
Mon Apr 26, 2010 6:48 pm
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David,
It sounds like it was a loving tribute to Daniel and our love and prayers are with you and your family. Do let us know if there is anything we can offer you in this time of grief.
Love Anna
Tue Apr 27, 2010 7:50 am
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I feel like I should correct one thing David said about me shooting the 12 gauge. I have my own 22 and have shot all of Dan's guns but did not shoot the 12 gauge as often as he wanted me to. It always gave me a bruise on my arm because it was so long I could not tuck it into my shoulder as you should.
I am missing Dan but believe that he is still with me and as long as he is remembered in our hearts he will always be with us.
Peace and Love from the Ranch
Christina Wilson
Wed Apr 28, 2010 9:40 pm
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Hello Chris,
Glad to have you correct the record. Although, it was pretty dramatic the way I told it. We want to be as factually accurate as we can, unless, of course, we can't resist embellishing a tale.
Now that you are sole representative of the Lightforce, I think it will be nice if you send us all a Morning Wave, now and then...
If so inclined... If the spirit moves you.
Love,
David
Thu Apr 29, 2010 2:24 pm
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Hi David,
I think I am on facebook now. Have a few things to fill in yet. I am going to try and send a wave once a week. Dan was the person who had a way with words just as you do but I will do my best. Better get off line for now. No one can get a call through while I am on line.
Will tank to you soon
Peace and Love from the Ranch
Chris
Thu Apr 29, 2010 3:48 pm
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