Oh, Viv. Thank you for sharing this so we can join with the sadness of missing him, and the appreciation for his deep and wry presence.
Here is a snapshot I took of Fr Brian sitting with Larry Peterson and Brendan McKeague at the WOsonOs in San Francisco: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3154/2710942313_bc54a67cbf_b.jpg Christy Christy Lee-Engel, ND, LAc cell: 206.399.0868 ~ http://lifecultivatinglife.blogspot.com clinic: 206.363.5555 ~ http://oneskywellness.com "*Throw yourself completely into the aliveness of your life. It's pretty risky. You could lose yourself. There's nothing to hold onto.*" - Yun-men On Mon, Feb 1, 2010 at 10:54 PM, Mark Pixley <[email protected]>wrote: > I am sorry to hear this. It was wonderful to see him at the WOSonOS in > Taipei last year. He had a deep understanding of Open Space and practiced > it in his life. I participated in several events he led, at the IAF Asia > and the HK Facilitators network, and he always led so that the participants > took control. His quiet presence will be missed. > > Mark > > Mark Pixley > Managing Director > LEADERSHIP INC > > Tel: 86-755-82111366 > Fax: 86-755-82116438 > Mob: 86-13068445641 > HK: 852-65280641 > Skype: mjpixley > > [email protected] > www.leadershipinc.com.cn > > -----Original Message----- > From: OSLIST [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Viv > McWaters > Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2010 2:23 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [OSLIST] Fr Brian Bainbridge > > Hello everyone > > > Father Brian Bainbridge passed away in his sleep, early morning on > Tuesday, February 2, 2010. It was a sad surprise to us all - in fact, he > just sent out an Open Space OZ newsletter the evening before. > > I am in such shock right now and very, very sad. Brian has been a dear > friend, and mentor for many years and we have been working and playing > together since the early 1990s. Most recently we offered Open Space > Training > here in Melbourne, usually once or twice a year. In fact, we were trying to > get dates sorted for this coming March. Brian would often come and have > dinner with us here at Bells Beach. We'd share food, wine and stories. We > travelled together to WOSonOS events in Vancouver, Goa and San Francisco, > and hosted WOsonOS in the now destroyed town of Marysville. Brian went to > as > many OSonOs events as he could and always kept me up-to-date with all of > the > OS community shenanigans. I have so many great memories of Brian I don't > even know where to start. I will keep you informed of details regarding the > funeral. > > Best > > Viv > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Viv McWaters > Beyond the Edge Pty Ltd > PO Box 665 Torquay 3228 > Australia > 0417 135 406 > > Facilitator Training: www.facilitatingwithconfidence.com > My Blog: www.vivmcwaters.com.au > My Podcasts: www.winkipod.com.au > Skype: vivmcwaters > Twitter: vivmcw > > * > * > ========================================================== > [email protected] > ------------------------------ > To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, > view the archives of [email protected]: > http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html > > To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: > http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist > > * > * > ========================================================== > [email protected] > ------------------------------ > To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, > view the archives of [email protected]: > http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html > > To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: > http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist > * * ========================================================== [email protected] ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of [email protected]: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist
