Day of the Dead by Raúl Leal https://padlet.com/r_leal/NU_Day_of_the_Dead This is a space for the community in and around New Unity to share and celebrate the lives of their departed en-us 2020-10-14 20:26:04 UTC 2024-07-25 07:33:51 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f1f2-1f1fd.png My mother was born on the 12th of November 1928 and passed away on the 6th of November 2019 r_leal https://padlet.com/r_leal/NU_Day_of_the_Dead/wish/830219737 She lived all her life in the eastern (gulf) coast of Mexico]]> 2020-10-14 20:38:13 UTC https://padlet.com/r_leal/NU_Day_of_the_Dead/wish/830219737 But her family was much larger r_leal https://padlet.com/r_leal/NU_Day_of_the_Dead/wish/830228141 2020-10-14 20:42:04 UTC https://padlet.com/r_leal/NU_Day_of_the_Dead/wish/830228141 She had several passions in life r_leal https://padlet.com/r_leal/NU_Day_of_the_Dead/wish/830232810 One of them was cooking]]> 2020-10-14 20:44:15 UTC https://padlet.com/r_leal/NU_Day_of_the_Dead/wish/830232810 She was wife r_leal https://padlet.com/r_leal/NU_Day_of_the_Dead/wish/830245164 2020-10-14 20:50:17 UTC https://padlet.com/r_leal/NU_Day_of_the_Dead/wish/830245164 She was mother r_leal https://padlet.com/r_leal/NU_Day_of_the_Dead/wish/830249137 2020-10-14 20:52:19 UTC https://padlet.com/r_leal/NU_Day_of_the_Dead/wish/830249137 She loved the family she came from r_leal https://padlet.com/r_leal/NU_Day_of_the_Dead/wish/830250882 2020-10-14 20:53:13 UTC https://padlet.com/r_leal/NU_Day_of_the_Dead/wish/830250882 r_leal https://padlet.com/r_leal/NU_Day_of_the_Dead/wish/835758245 2020-10-16 14:40:09 UTC https://padlet.com/r_leal/NU_Day_of_the_Dead/wish/835758245 r_leal https://padlet.com/r_leal/NU_Day_of_the_Dead/wish/835775357 2020-10-16 14:44:32 UTC https://padlet.com/r_leal/NU_Day_of_the_Dead/wish/835775357 r_leal https://padlet.com/r_leal/NU_Day_of_the_Dead/wish/835776130 2020-10-16 14:44:45 UTC https://padlet.com/r_leal/NU_Day_of_the_Dead/wish/835776130 r_leal https://padlet.com/r_leal/NU_Day_of_the_Dead/wish/835777575 2020-10-16 14:45:07 UTC https://padlet.com/r_leal/NU_Day_of_the_Dead/wish/835777575 r_leal https://padlet.com/r_leal/NU_Day_of_the_Dead/wish/835778322 2020-10-16 14:45:20 UTC https://padlet.com/r_leal/NU_Day_of_the_Dead/wish/835778322 r_leal https://padlet.com/r_leal/NU_Day_of_the_Dead/wish/835779397 2020-10-16 14:45:36 UTC https://padlet.com/r_leal/NU_Day_of_the_Dead/wish/835779397 She learnt pottery later in life and became quite skilful r_leal https://padlet.com/r_leal/NU_Day_of_the_Dead/wish/835898533 2020-10-16 15:16:52 UTC https://padlet.com/r_leal/NU_Day_of_the_Dead/wish/835898533 Paquita, as she preferred to be called, had 8 children r_leal https://padlet.com/r_leal/NU_Day_of_the_Dead/wish/835907878 2020-10-16 15:19:17 UTC https://padlet.com/r_leal/NU_Day_of_the_Dead/wish/835907878 She loved visiting markets, wherever she went r_leal https://padlet.com/r_leal/NU_Day_of_the_Dead/wish/835909186 2020-10-16 15:19:38 UTC https://padlet.com/r_leal/NU_Day_of_the_Dead/wish/835909186 I will miss her and I will always strive to make her proud r_leal https://padlet.com/r_leal/NU_Day_of_the_Dead/wish/835943293 2020-10-16 15:28:24 UTC https://padlet.com/r_leal/NU_Day_of_the_Dead/wish/835943293 She loved her plants, fruit trees and flowers r_leal https://padlet.com/r_leal/NU_Day_of_the_Dead/wish/838621356 2020-10-18 09:39:58 UTC https://padlet.com/r_leal/NU_Day_of_the_Dead/wish/838621356 Altar my sister made in Coatepec, Mexico, 2020 r_leal https://padlet.com/r_leal/NU_Day_of_the_Dead/wish/863528314 2020-10-26 20:28:43 UTC https://padlet.com/r_leal/NU_Day_of_the_Dead/wish/863528314 The Mexican Day of the Dead r_leal https://padlet.com/r_leal/NU_Day_of_the_Dead/wish/869143741 2020-10-28 11:20:13 UTC https://padlet.com/r_leal/NU_Day_of_the_Dead/wish/869143741 Altar made in 2021 in my parents' house r_leal https://padlet.com/r_leal/NU_Day_of_the_Dead/wish/1862654913 The palm swirls are a local (the Totonaca ethnic group) custom]]> 2021-11-02 19:28:35 UTC https://padlet.com/r_leal/NU_Day_of_the_Dead/wish/1862654913 New Unity is proud to host this event. https://padlet.com/r_leal/NU_Day_of_the_Dead/wish/1864074201 Hope it goes well!]]> 2021-11-03 09:05:32 UTC https://padlet.com/r_leal/NU_Day_of_the_Dead/wish/1864074201 My Great Aunt Janice was born March 26, 1926 and passed away in 2016. julievrothwell https://padlet.com/r_leal/NU_Day_of_the_Dead/wish/1864948668 She lived in the same town all her life, was never married or had children, but was a devoted Aunt and Great Aunt to over 40. ]]> 2021-11-03 15:02:45 UTC https://padlet.com/r_leal/NU_Day_of_the_Dead/wish/1864948668 She was different than a Grandmother, she was my friend. She offered my family her property to build a house on and we lived next to her for 20 years. julievrothwell https://padlet.com/r_leal/NU_Day_of_the_Dead/wish/1864952900 2021-11-03 15:04:02 UTC https://padlet.com/r_leal/NU_Day_of_the_Dead/wish/1864952900 She was a christian. She introduced me to church, charity, forgiveness, compassion and never forced her religion onto me. julievrothwell https://padlet.com/r_leal/NU_Day_of_the_Dead/wish/1864955806 The church she was born into and I frequented. I still visit here when I go home to the USA to visit and many of the older members are still good friends of my family. I lived abroad 8 years and happend to be home when she passed away and got to attend and speak at her funeral here. I feel so lucky it happened that way.]]> 2021-11-03 15:04:55 UTC https://padlet.com/r_leal/NU_Day_of_the_Dead/wish/1864955806 She loved her brother. Both of them were the introverts in our large loud family. They both also loved the Baltimore Orioles. She missed him greatly when he passed away. julievrothwell https://padlet.com/r_leal/NU_Day_of_the_Dead/wish/1864961606 All of the family would rent cottages by the beach every summer. My family specifically stayed with Aunt Jan. Her and Pop-Pop would be the calm in our loving storm. ]]> 2021-11-03 15:06:48 UTC https://padlet.com/r_leal/NU_Day_of_the_Dead/wish/1864961606 She couldn't say no! She was always volunteering at church, the local Women's Club, and also at the Singerly Fire Department bake sales. julievrothwell https://padlet.com/r_leal/NU_Day_of_the_Dead/wish/1864967506 She made an amazing pumpkin pie :)]]> 2021-11-03 15:08:37 UTC https://padlet.com/r_leal/NU_Day_of_the_Dead/wish/1864967506 She was generous and ALWAYS got all 22 cousins Christmas presents. Usually clothing. julievrothwell https://padlet.com/r_leal/NU_Day_of_the_Dead/wish/1864986407 Going with Aunt Jan to buy Christmas presents was a tradition. It usually took the entire day. She would have a list in her "pocket book" with everyone's name and cross them off as we shopped. ]]> 2021-11-03 15:12:47 UTC https://padlet.com/r_leal/NU_Day_of_the_Dead/wish/1864986407 I miss her, and I try to be like her. She always tried her best. Tried not to judge, was honest, worked hard, loved her family, loved her neighbor. julievrothwell https://padlet.com/r_leal/NU_Day_of_the_Dead/wish/1864996448 2021-11-03 15:15:49 UTC https://padlet.com/r_leal/NU_Day_of_the_Dead/wish/1864996448 Theodore "Ted" Slate was born on 12th June 1936 in Massachusetts. He lived most of his life in the New York City area. https://padlet.com/r_leal/NU_Day_of_the_Dead/wish/1865388863 2021-11-03 17:24:25 UTC https://padlet.com/r_leal/NU_Day_of_the_Dead/wish/1865388863 He loved baseball. He played in high school and at university, and was a fan of the New York Yankees for his entire life. https://padlet.com/r_leal/NU_Day_of_the_Dead/wish/1865397889 2021-11-03 17:27:21 UTC https://padlet.com/r_leal/NU_Day_of_the_Dead/wish/1865397889 He and my stepmother were together for over 40 years and had a large family of kids and grandkids. https://padlet.com/r_leal/NU_Day_of_the_Dead/wish/1865415205 2021-11-03 17:33:59 UTC https://padlet.com/r_leal/NU_Day_of_the_Dead/wish/1865415205 He loved travel and later in life began writing and speaking to groups about his experiences. https://padlet.com/r_leal/NU_Day_of_the_Dead/wish/1865423036 2021-11-03 17:36:43 UTC https://padlet.com/r_leal/NU_Day_of_the_Dead/wish/1865423036 He passed away this year on 7th Feb 2021. I will always treasure his perspective and his sense of humour. https://padlet.com/r_leal/NU_Day_of_the_Dead/wish/1865434976 2021-11-03 17:41:24 UTC https://padlet.com/r_leal/NU_Day_of_the_Dead/wish/1865434976 I am grateful for the grandfather that he was to my kids and their cousins, who always loved being around him. https://padlet.com/r_leal/NU_Day_of_the_Dead/wish/1865439912 2021-11-03 17:43:12 UTC https://padlet.com/r_leal/NU_Day_of_the_Dead/wish/1865439912 I am grateful to him for bringing my stepmother into our lives. https://padlet.com/r_leal/NU_Day_of_the_Dead/wish/1865444476 2021-11-03 17:44:56 UTC https://padlet.com/r_leal/NU_Day_of_the_Dead/wish/1865444476 I miss him and am still adjusting to him being gone. This past summer, I had a dream in which he told me he would always be with me. I think it's true, both in terms of his memory and his influence that I carry with me. https://padlet.com/r_leal/NU_Day_of_the_Dead/wish/1865457535 2021-11-03 17:50:02 UTC https://padlet.com/r_leal/NU_Day_of_the_Dead/wish/1865457535 Chair of New Unity, under our previous minister as well as Rev Andy Pakula. He led the congregation through its 300th anniversary celebrations and the 250th birthday of Mary Wollstonecraft. He married Franck Bordese at Newington Green Unitarian Church. He died suddenly about ten years ago. https://padlet.com/r_leal/NU_Day_of_the_Dead/wish/1865639638 2021-11-03 19:07:22 UTC https://padlet.com/r_leal/NU_Day_of_the_Dead/wish/1865639638 She was the heart of the congregation for many decades. She lived in Hackney all her life and worked for the NHS. She was a generous soul. She died in June 2019. https://padlet.com/r_leal/NU_Day_of_the_Dead/wish/1865644240 2021-11-03 19:09:44 UTC https://padlet.com/r_leal/NU_Day_of_the_Dead/wish/1865644240 Adam attended Newington Green Unitarian Church for some years. He made a considered decision and took his own life on his 50th birthday, having suffered physically and mentally for many years. It was a shock to those he left behind. Those of us who remember him, still miss his contributions to the services. https://padlet.com/r_leal/NU_Day_of_the_Dead/wish/1865656439 2021-11-03 19:16:04 UTC https://padlet.com/r_leal/NU_Day_of_the_Dead/wish/1865656439 https://padlet.com/r_leal/NU_Day_of_the_Dead/wish/1865658211 2021-11-03 19:16:53 UTC https://padlet.com/r_leal/NU_Day_of_the_Dead/wish/1865658211 https://padlet.com/r_leal/NU_Day_of_the_Dead/wish/1865682235 2021-11-03 19:29:12 UTC https://padlet.com/r_leal/NU_Day_of_the_Dead/wish/1865682235 https://padlet.com/r_leal/NU_Day_of_the_Dead/wish/1865692879 2021-11-03 19:34:54 UTC https://padlet.com/r_leal/NU_Day_of_the_Dead/wish/1865692879 https://padlet.com/r_leal/NU_Day_of_the_Dead/wish/1865694540 2021-11-03 19:35:42 UTC https://padlet.com/r_leal/NU_Day_of_the_Dead/wish/1865694540 https://padlet.com/r_leal/NU_Day_of_the_Dead/wish/1865704908 2021-11-03 19:40:42 UTC https://padlet.com/r_leal/NU_Day_of_the_Dead/wish/1865704908 https://padlet.com/r_leal/NU_Day_of_the_Dead/wish/1865707303 2021-11-03 19:41:58 UTC https://padlet.com/r_leal/NU_Day_of_the_Dead/wish/1865707303 https://padlet.com/r_leal/NU_Day_of_the_Dead/wish/1865708800 2021-11-03 19:42:46 UTC https://padlet.com/r_leal/NU_Day_of_the_Dead/wish/1865708800 https://padlet.com/r_leal/NU_Day_of_the_Dead/wish/1865714090 2021-11-03 19:45:37 UTC https://padlet.com/r_leal/NU_Day_of_the_Dead/wish/1865714090 https://padlet.com/r_leal/NU_Day_of_the_Dead/wish/1865717458 2021-11-03 19:47:30 UTC https://padlet.com/r_leal/NU_Day_of_the_Dead/wish/1865717458 https://padlet.com/r_leal/NU_Day_of_the_Dead/wish/1865721793 2021-11-03 19:49:55 UTC https://padlet.com/r_leal/NU_Day_of_the_Dead/wish/1865721793 https://padlet.com/r_leal/NU_Day_of_the_Dead/wish/1865724356 2021-11-03 19:51:16 UTC https://padlet.com/r_leal/NU_Day_of_the_Dead/wish/1865724356 https://padlet.com/r_leal/NU_Day_of_the_Dead/wish/1865727868 2021-11-03 19:53:15 UTC https://padlet.com/r_leal/NU_Day_of_the_Dead/wish/1865727868 https://padlet.com/r_leal/NU_Day_of_the_Dead/wish/1865731005 2021-11-03 19:54:47 UTC https://padlet.com/r_leal/NU_Day_of_the_Dead/wish/1865731005