Robert Gonzales
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CELEBRATION OF LIFE EVENT
Dear Family, Friends, and Community Members,
You are warmly invited to gather with us on 22-January-2022 (23rd in Asia) for an online Celebration of Life event to honor and celebrate the life of our dear husband, father, grandfather, brother, teacher, and friend, Robert Gonzales (1949-2021).
There will be inspirations, photos, music, and sharing from some of his family and close friends. Together we will celebrate and mourn our beloved Robert’s life and death.
In place of a Guest Book, we are asking everyone to register by filling out this form: http://bit.ly/robert-memorial
Once you submit the form, you will receive instructions for how to join the event.
We will gather for 60-90 minutes on Saturday, 22-Jan-2022 (North America / Europe), which is Sunday, 23-Jan-2022 (Asia / Australia). Find your start time here:
~Please arrive 10 minutes ahead of time, so you can settle in and make sure the technology works well.
~ During the service, there will be a simultaneous translation of the service into German, French, and Japanese.
~ With care for the families wishes, this Memorial Service will be recorded and made available to them only.
~ During the official Service, the chat and the unmute option will be disabled for participants (you may still chat with one of the hosts if you need technical support).
~ We anticipate there will be many people attending the Memorial and some will wish to also share and connect with others present. To support this, once the formal portion of the Memorial is complete, the room will remain open and breakout rooms available . You are welcome to stay on and share memories, celebrations, and mournings with others.
It feels very precious to gather in memory of Robert at this time of tenderness, loss, grief, and transition for us all. Please feel very warmly invited to join us in honor of Robert’s life, his presence and teachings that continue to live on in each of us.
Warmly,
Robert’s Family and Friends
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His beloved wife writes to the community:
Dear Friends,
This is Ruth, Robert's wife. You have traveled with us through joyous and challenging times. Whichever it is, I feel your love and connection to Robert and what he has shared with you. Your messages have brought smiles to Robert and I enjoy sharing these moments with him.
Today my heart is broken open. My beloved Robert left his body last night.
He had been through a lot this year and especially in the last few weeks. Last night he set himself free. He told me he wasn't afraid to die. He just did not want to leave me, leave us. I believe he tried to stay as long as he could. His body could not be sustained any longer.
Hours before he passed my heart broke open with a love so strong and deep it filled every fiber of my being. I rested in this, grateful for the fullness, richness and depth. I thought of Robert and how my love had grown with him. Grateful for all that we have together.
I had no idea what was ahead. I am still waking to the realization that he will not physically hug me, dance with me, or walk through life with me as he did.
When I think of him I feel love; pure, rich love. I know it is colored in mourning, which I imagine I will experience more of over time. When I tune into him now I feel joy, pure joy. I sense he is free, joyful. I celebrate this for him and will greatly miss his physical presence.
Please know that I have read all of your comments to him. He received them with a smile, a nod of recognition, and a shine in his eyes to hear how he contributed to your lives.
What I believe with all my being is that he is not gone, but lives within each of us he has touched. His love, his wisdom, his compassion, lives on. I feel that he is right here, within me. I am deeply grateful.
In the last months he shared that his goal was to "be love". I think he succeeded. Thank you for being part of our lives.
With love and gratitude to you all,
Ruth
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