Memorial Gathering

On April 22, about 30 people gathered at Dawn's and Barry's house in Walnut Creek for the purpose of remembering Bruce Noble and celebrating the life that he lived. Some of us had not seen each other in many years, a few of us had never met. All of us had some connection to Bruce, and through him, to each other. The sun was shining, though rain had been predicted. We walked up to the amazing oak tree and settled ourselves in its long welcoming branches which provided seating at various levels. Poems were read--some from people unable to join the gathering--memories from over the years were shared, stories were told. I think Jeff Love pretty much summed it up when he stood, stretched his arms toward the sky and shouted out "We love you Bruce!" Osha had Bruce's ashes in a large container and those who wished to took a handful and scattered them around the magnificent tree or took some with them to scatter or bury elsewhere. We walked back down to the house to share the food, sitting in small groups indoors and outdoors to continue sharing both humorous and poignant remembrances of our contact with Bruce. Osha read aloud the Zen story of the 10 Bulls which Bruce had always loved. It was a sweet day.

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Thursday, February 8, 2007

Mark Ederer

May Bruce be at peace and abide in light and love.

I first met Bruce at my 1st EI Sept. 1969 held in
Oakland at his house which was an Oakland branch of
the Institute of Ability. The intensive was mastered
by Charles Berner. Of the many folks attending or monitoring
were Bruce, Rich Williams, Marshal Savage, Carl
Wilson, Woody McPheeters, Nancy Prince, Edrid, Lorna
Dalton, Toby Clark, Francine Wick, Gary Young, Ava
Berner, Yvonne, Susan Hird and Jim Scheuneman. Many of
these folks were students up from the desert...some
have stayed around, some scattered and some have
passed on.
I lived in that same house for a while, many of us
did at one time or another- a reflection of Bruce's
innate kindness, generosity and idealism. The house
was a beautiful, old, and large rambling Victorian in
need of a lot of work which Bruce and his
family opened as a way station, meeting place, EI
facility..I have many memories of that time -Bruce
built an ETR room in the attic which I also used. When
he moved on from Charles- which most of us did sooner-
some later- he renamed it the Life Institute. The name fit
him well. He put out a lot of life energy- and
experienced in fullness life's tragedies and joys.
Bruce experienced great joy when his son was born and
later grief when, Brian, his baby boy died. He held a
memorial service on the front lawn and read from The
Book of The Dead tearfully beseeching Brian to move to
the light.
Everything Bruce did he did with a big and generous
heart.
Bruce's life, presence and mission reminds me that
what brought us together is stronger than what keeps
us apart.

With Love,

Mark Ederer
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