[Fuusm-l] Fwd: [MOVClimateAction] A Loving Farewell to a Climate Champion

[Cindy Brown]

I'm sure many of you have already seen this. A wonderful tribute to Dave
Ballantyne.

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From: Eric Engle via Mid-ohiovalleyclimateaction <
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Date: Mon, Jun 5, 2023, 5:41 PM
Subject: [MOVClimateAction] A Loving Farewell to a Climate Champion
To: mid-ohiovalleyclimateaction at movclimateaction.org <
mid-ohiovalleyclimateaction at movclimateaction.org>


Good Evening,

On June 2nd, 2023, a local legend in the fight to find solutions to the
climate crisis passed away and left a void that cannot be filled in our
organization or in our hearts. Dave Ballantyne was a kind, generous,
soft-spoken, tireless devotee to climate and other forms of social justice.
Like many in our organization from its humble beginnings and still today,
Dave was a Unitarian Universalist whose passion lead him to finance the
solar array you see on the roof of the First Unitarian Universalist Society
of Marietta—the only solar array on a church in Marietta, OH—and turn
ownership over to FUUSM. Dave worked productively with the City of
Marietta’s government on climate and sustainability issues and helped lead
the Citizen’s Climate Lobby chapter in Marietta.

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Dave was a member of our organization almost from the beginning, serving as
our Treasurer for years. Dave believed firmly in cooperation and that
anyone, regardless of beliefs or ideologies or partisan leanings, could and
should have productive dialogue on issues that matter, like climate change.
He didn’t live by the feud (like I often do), but came to any interaction
wanting to see and appreciate the best in another person.

To Dave’s wife Shari Rose Ballantyne and the rest of his family, fiends and
other loved ones, we at Mid-Ohio Valley Climate Action offer our deepest
and most heartfelt condolences, even as we too grieve this tragic loss. It
is not just our loss but the world’s. Rest in power, Dave.

In Solidarity,

Eric Engle
Board President
Mid-Ohio Valley Climate Action
(304) 488-4384
ericengle85 at yahoo.com
ericdengle85 at gmail.com


“Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed
unless it is faced.”
- James Baldwin
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