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Memorial Service update [Oct. 24th, 2006|07:33 pm]
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nemesis_draco
[ksp24]
The memorial service, reception, and wake for John M. Ford will all be held on Friday, October 27. All are welcome.

The memorial service and reception will be at:

The First Universalist Church
3400 Dupont Ave S.
Minneapolis MN 55408
612-825-1701
Directions from within the neighborhood can be found here.

The service will begin at 2 pm. Four of Mike’s closest friends will deliver eulogies; in addition, some limited time will be available during the service for other people to share memories, or favorite short quotations from Mike’s writing.

The reception will be held from 4 to 5:30 pm in the social hall of the church, right below the sanctuary.

Please, no flowers.

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In the evening (starting at 7 pm), you are invited to gather for a wake hosted by Patrick and Teresa Nielsen Hayden in suite 215 at the Sheraton Bloomington Hotel, Minneapolis South, which used to be the Radisson South.
Local area directions are here.

7800 Normandale Blvd
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55439
952-835-7800

The wake is a potluck event; please bring something to share (and label it with its ingredients). We will also accept contributions for drinks; any contributions which are not needed for drinks or hotel space will be passed along to the good causes below. (If you have questions about the potluck, please post them here for now. We hope to provide the name of a point person for these questions soon.)

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If you would like to contribute to Mike's memory, we recommend:

The John M. Ford Memorial Endowment Fund
Friends of the Library
Minneapolis Public Library
300 Nicollet Mall
Minneapolis, MN 55401

and/or

The Surgical Transplant Fund
Transplant Clinic
825 S. 8th St.
Suite 800
Minneapolis, MN 55404
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[User Picture]From: [info]sraun
2006-10-24 11:40 pm (UTC)

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Elise's post of 10/20 claimed the start time was 2PM - this is the first I've heard of a 1PM start time. Which is it?
[User Picture]From: [info]ksp24
2006-10-25 12:14 am (UTC)

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Have e-mailed MSP to confirm, changed to 2PM as I believe that's right.
[User Picture]From: [info]ksp24
2006-10-25 11:35 am (UTC)

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2 PM it is. Thanks for your quick response.
[User Picture]From: [info]gerisullivan
2006-10-25 12:09 am (UTC)

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Yes, eep! Please confirm the starting time for the service; my plans, other appointments, and previously offered ability to help transport people are all based on the 2pm starting time originally announced.

(I can and will make it at 1pm if indeed the time has changed, but it will take something of a mad dash and I won't have time to pick anyone else up along the way.)

Thanks for the information about the wake Friday night. That's good to know!
[User Picture]From: [info]ksp24
2006-10-25 12:15 am (UTC)

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2PM it is-the writer made a typo, just fixed!

I have cross checked and thanks for your quick response!
[User Picture]From: [info]gerisullivan
2006-10-25 12:33 am (UTC)

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Whew! Thanks for checking so quickly. Knowing for sure makes it easier to confirm plans and follow through on the transportation offer made.