05-DEC-A-3
NEWS OF THE DEATH OF MY COUSIN STEWART GEELHOED
FIRST OF MY GENERATION, WHO DIED AFTER A FALL AND FRACTURED HIP,
RELAYED BY HIS DAUGHTER AND GRANDAUGHTER BONNIE WITH OTHER NEWS
Millie:
my father (88) passed away early Sunday morning at
Spectrum Hospital. He broke his hip two weeks ago & his heart gave out.
& pneumonia.
Visitation 6-9 at Zaagman's on Burton Monday Nov. 28
Funeral 1 pm Tues at Calvin CRC November 29
Could you let relatives who know him be aware of
this.
thanks, Elaine Olson
From: Glenn Geelhoed
To: Bonnie Davis
Date: 12/5/2005 5:49:07 PM
Subject: Re: Stewart Geelhoed's Death
Thank you! Yes,
I heard from my sisters and they had forwarded to me some of the details. He is the first of my cousins in the
generation and the first also to have died‑‑so that leads me to
somber thoughts‑‑despite having just done a significant marathon
for me (see Oct‑C‑8)
I had been in New Orleans for the first several weeks
after Katrina, and can send you stories and pictures of that event. There is also a new book you might be
interested in downloading "Surgery and Healing in the Developing World
(see 05‑Mar‑B‑5)
I am busy putting together the details of a surgical
mission to Mindanao for the second two weeks of January (see (05‑Nov‑A‑3 and 06‑JAN‑A‑6)
and then am doing an Inaugural medical mission to Rwanda (see 05‑NOV‑A‑8,
12 and NOV‑B‑3,)before the events of Nov‑B‑5, 6 for my
successors in the Medical Mission Hall of Fame in Toledo on March 18, 2006.
I would love to come visit you (now that is a switch!)
in South Africa and Namibia and be sure to go to the Etosha Pan and hike the
Fish River Canyon. Two of these were
dreams of mine and I got cut short of these adventures, although I did take in
Windhoek and the Great Namib. My Greater
Kudu came from there! I was also
salivating as you were up on Hurricane Ridge, sine I had trekked along the Rain
Forest River to Olympus and enjoyed that Peninsula.
It is time for a rendezvous and a swap of some
pictures of this year! I had just sorted
through Mindanao, the Sudan, Azerbaijan and Eritrea and came across the photo
of your Grandparents taken in April in Grand Rapids when I went there for the
funeral of my older sister's oldest son David.
Your grandfolks were looking good then!
Let's do a serious catch up in Washington or in South
Africa and tell your folks my phones and emails (also attached.)
My sympathies are extended to the whole family.
GWG
>>> Bonnie Davis
<bjgeelhood@rocketmail.com> 12/4/2005 8:38:39 PM >>>
Dear Glenn,
You have probably heard from other family members
already, but I just wanted to let you know that
my grandfather, Stewart, passed away early Sunday
morning, November 27.
He had fractured his hip
and wrist in a fall two weeks ago. He did okay
through the surgery, but I guess he got pneumonia
afterwards.
Anyway, it was at least a quick
death, and I think he would have suffered a lot
through his rehab.
I was able to fly out for the
funeral, which was on Tuesday, and I met your
sisters, Millie and Shirley, there. It was nice
to put some faces to some names. They said they
had seen lots of pictures of me already!
Well, I am sure that you are busy hopping around
the world as per usual, but my parents just moved
to Washington DC two weeks ago. They have a
house in Falls Church, VA, which I guess is
inside the beltway so that my dad can commute
pretty easy to his job in Alexandria. I know my
mom would have fun going to museums or something
with you if you are ever around and feel like
seeing some sights, so I am going to tell you
their address and phone number:
Bruce and Marica Geelhood
7020 Oak Ridge Road
Falls Church, VA
22042
(703)204‑0562
Our big international travels lately have
included a ferry ride to Victoria with my
brothers and their wives over Thanksgiving
weekend. We had
high tea at the Emperess Hotel,
and then on the way back here to Shelton, we went
up to Hurricane Ridge in Olympic National Park
where half of us cross country skiied and half of
us snowshoed on the nine inches of new snow they
had gotten the day before. I am on call this
weekend but am hoping that next weekend we can go
up to Mt. Rainier for some more snowshoeing.
My job here is continuing to go well, and I am
happy the George W. sees fit to continue helping
me repay my medical school loans through the
National Health Service Corps. I am hoping it
will be only 6‑7 more years until FREEDOM!
Jonathan and I will be spending a month in South
Africa during January and February (and also
visiting Namibia, which I am really looking
forward to). I
think while I am there that I am
going to start trying to make some contacts with
the Anglican Church and a few other HIV‑concerned
parties to start discussing future work
opportunities, even though it is a few years off.
Have you ever
been to Kimberley? We will be
visiting there in our travels and I am thinking
this may be a good place to look at for the
future as certainly DeBeers has a big interest in
keeping their workers healthy. Lots of ideas and
possibilities are floating around in my head, of
course, and I am hoping to start getting somewhat
more focused soon.
Well, I better go and cook some turkey soup for
dinner! Talk to
you later.
Love,
Bonnie
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