For those who have been practicing Open Space Technology for a while, you will
likely remember the irascible voice of Tree Fitzpatrick. She left this earth on
January 20th.
A small group of us have planned a memorial celebration for her. It is, of
course, informed by Open Space. An invitation is below and on Facebook
<https://www.facebook.com/events/764707827506392/?active_tab=about>. Please
come and share the invitation with others you believe would want to know.
Of course, if you want to share a story on this list, I suspect many of us have
learned from and even loved Tree.
Many thanks,
Peggy
Therese (Tree) Fitzpatrick
August 16, 1953 - January 20, 2021
Bio
Therese Marie Fitzpatrick (“Tree”) was born in Mitchell, South Dakota (home of
the Corn Palace), and raised on the south side of Chicago. Throughout her life,
she lived in many places, including the Midwest, South America, Northeast, and
Northwest before she landed in Berkeley, a place she’d always dreamed of
living. She was a mother, a writer, an attorney, a political activist, a
consultant, an art lover, a voracious reader, a daily swimmer, a sister, a
daughter, and a friend. She was brilliant, determined, resourceful, loving, and
creative. Despite a lifetime of challenges, she worked diligently to create and
live the life she wanted. Join us as we remember her.
In memoriam…
Zoom Memorial - Sunday, March 21, 7 - 8:30pm ET /4-5:30 pm PT
Please join friends and family of Therese Marie Fitzpatrick (Tree) to honor and
remember her fierce and loving spirit.
Register on Zoom here
<https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fmeeting%2Fregister%2FtZYoduuopzgoHN2vKzyF97Nzb1A7QylbkRuL%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR0XNSGDZGAFiFJGqduraxDEzcPf9OhUfcS7aJeVTzK9ODvPP5tURf4bmKI&h=AT308juvIIQvhA5O66DniMa9XTTZ3__4eK0sIVOs0CuoA6reOrn3iMSdaXABrYwpEK3cDV9FN70Ft1UaYzp7iYW5Glar05eT8vyoUXQbts9LBlACBLWEK9auXU7FogpRKSVs9x2PPHnwabDUQS-Quebi>.
Our purpose is to:
Honor Tree
Share/process our feelings
Draw her family into the circle of love that Tree created among her friends
Offer some sense of closure
We’ll be sharing stories at the celebration so please bring yours.
Additional Ways to Celebrate
Share Favorites
Whether or not you come to the memorial, here are other ways to celebrate
Tree’s life:
Post on her Facebook Memorial event page
<https://www.facebook.com/events/764707827506392/?active_tab=discussion>
Send music suggestions and pictures to Nancy White at nancy.wh...@gmail.com
<mailto:nancy.wh...@gmail.com>. We’ll use them during the memorial service so
share now!
Make a Donation
Three suggestions from her daughter:
Walker Art Center
<https://walkerart.org/>This is an incredible museum in Minneapolis that my
mother took me to once a month as a child, and at which my mother was a
volunteer and tour guide.
Saint Francis Friends of the Poor <https://stfrancisfriends.org/>.
This is an organization in NYC whose mission is as follows: "to offer permanent
housing and supportive services to homeless men and women with histories of
chronic mental illness." Saint Francis Friends of the Poor is an organization
that is near and dear to my heart, and with which I work closely. They are
trailblazers who revolutionized the supportive housing model in NYC 40 years
ago, and are well known to be the standard-bearers for the provision of housing
and services to individuals with chronic mental illness in New York. I consider
my work with St. Francis and other similar organizations to be my own personal
way to honor my mother, and I can’t think of a better way for her friends to
honor her than to support the work of an organization dedicated to providing a
dignified, meaningful life to individuals with similar challenges.
Dr. Marsha M. Lineham’s Legacy at the University of Washington
<https://depts.washington.edu/uwbrtc/about-us/support-dr-linehans-legacy/>This
fund will create fellowships in Dr. Lineham’s name to support students who are
training to be the next generation of dialectical behavior therapy (DBT)
practitioners and researchers. Dr. Lineham’s program brought my mother to
Seattle, and she often spoke of their positive impact.
With love,
Katie Devine, Peggy Holman, Lana Harris, Mary Ella Keblusek, Kenoli Oleari,
Nancy White
****
I am in the Golden Tunnel today. Great to be back. Everything is holy in the
Golden Tunnel. Everything is happy. Love is all around. So is Light.
Tree Fitzpatrick, December 8, 2018
_________________________________
Peggy Holman
pe...@peggyholman.com <mailto:pe...@peggyholman.com>
Twitter: @peggyholman
15347 SE 49th Place
Bellevue, WA 98006
206-948-0432
www.peggyholman.com <http://www.peggyholman.com/>
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Enjoy the award winning Engaging Emergence: Turning Upheaval into Opportunity
<http://www.engagingemergence.com/>
"An angel told me that the only way to step into the fire and not get burnt, is
to become
the fire".
-- Drew Dellinger_______________________________________________
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