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Kat:</div>
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I am deeply sad to hear this. I will miss LeRoy. Cannot find the words to comfort you. Sending hugs and prayers your way.</div>
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, October 1, 2024 2:07 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> FUUSM-L <FUUSM-L@fuusm.org>; FUUSM Office <fuusm.office@gmail.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Fuusm-l] Sad News</font>
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Dear FUUSM Folx,</p>
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How hard it is to release the ones we love.</p>
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Galen LeRoy McCarty, love of my life, partner and spouse died this morning, Oct. 1, 2024 in hospice care at Marietta Memorial Hospital.</p>
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The world’s best hugger has no more to give, but we’ll hold each other as he would, and feel the love.</p>
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He was a rock, standing firm against the flowing river-<span class="x_gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
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like the Muskingum he caught fish in, and the garden he nourished with its waters.</p>
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This last chapter has been hard, but truly a time of blessing I am grateful for.</p>
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Rest in peace and the power of love, my dear.</p>
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All blessings, now and always,</p>
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Rev. Kathryn E. Hawbaker</p>
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