Upcoming Meetings JANUARY 26, 2016 NEW GRIEF/FURTHER ALONG FEBRUARY 23, 2016 MEN TO THE LEFT/WOMEN TO THE RIGHT MARCH 22, 2016 MUSICAL MEMORIES Diane Trevino Steering Committee Chapter Leaders- Carol & Joel Terbrueggen through March 2016 Treasurer Joe Trevino* Librarian Diana Trevino* *513-731-1414 Newsletter Lindsay Bibler 513-652-7470 Website Dave Clawson Cincinnati Area Meetings EAST CHAPTER Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish building, second floor, park and enter in BACK (Building to west of Arby s, driveway on LEFT) 7770 Beechmont Avenue Cincinnati Ohio 45255 MEETS THE 4TH TUESDAY 7:00 PM except for December contact person Cindy Douglas 513-871-6158 NORTH CHAPTER Gwen Mooney Funeral Home 112285 Princeton Pike Cincinnati Ohio45246 MEETS THE FIRST TUESDAY 7:00 PM contact person Karen Pinsky karenpinsky@gmail.com WEST CHAPTER West Park Retirement Campus 2950 West Park Drive Cincinnati, Ohio 45238 MEETS THE FIRST TUESDAY 7:00 PM contact person Michael Urbisci 513-205-8291 1
January Birthdays JUNO H. ANDERSON CLAIRE BOYD LEO ALEXANDER CHAMBERS ANN MARIE SMITH CHRISTOPHER TEMPY DANIEL TREVINO KEELAN LEE WATSON TCF Mission Statement The Mission of The Compassionate Friends: When a child dies, at any age, the family suffers intense pain and may feel hopeless and isolated. The Compassionate Friends provides highly personal comfort, hope, and support to every family experiencing the death of a son or a daughter, a brother or a sister, or a grandchild, and helps others better assist the grieving family. Cincinnati East Chapter Leadership Transition 2016 Februar y Birthdays JUSTIN BRADLEY DAVID BRAUN II JEFF CHACKSFIELD JOEL SPONTAK March Birthdays MICHAEL RYAN ATKINS PEYTON OLIVIA CARMACK WILLIE HINKLE JENNY KIPLING LAUREN PETTIT Joel and I have been privileged to serve as co-leaders of our Cincinnati East Chapter for the last ten years. It has been an honor to work with the Steering Committee, and to journey with so many Compassionate Friends along the way. It is our hope that we have helped you, as you have helped us. On a personal note, I was told by those before me, that the secret of TCF s success is simple: As seasoned grievers reach out to the newly bereaved, energy that has been directed inward begins to flow outward and both are helped to heal. I found those words to be so true. Giving back has been instrumental in my ability to move forward in my own grief. It s provided a way of navigating through the labyrinth of grief and eventually helping me to accept what life had dealt me, the death of our Justin. While life can still be challenging and I continue to ride that occasional wave of grief, as Joel so often references, I find myself ashore again. Life is now lived with hope, with more love, more gratitude and appreciation for this life. Living the same life, perhaps, differently. With love and compassion, Carol 2
January Deaths JUNO H. ANDERSON THOMAS CRUMPACKER MAGGIE HARTUNG CHANDA NICOLE RILEY DAVID SCANLON KYLE DAVIS SIMONSON CHRISTOPHER TEMPY KEELAN LEE WATSON JILL YEARDLEY There is a regional TCF conference being held in Frankfort, Kentucky on Friday and Saturday April 22-3, 2016. We have a group of people going. Anyone interested in going can look at the TCF national website or see Lindsay Bibler or Susan Geisinger for details. Februar y Deaths EVAN WILLIAM CLAWSON CHARLES KUNTZ HOLLY ROSENHAGEN WALKER March Deaths ZACHORI ZAC BUCHANAN KIMBERLY KENNEY TRAVIS WESLEY HUNTER GERALD ROBERT KIDD HAUNNAH ANN MEYER MARTIN OPPENHEIMER JO ELLEN RUSS PAUL SAENZ ANN MARIE SMITH JUSTIN TERBRUEGGEN Those who live don t go away, They walk beside us everyday, Unseen, unheard, but always here, Still loved, still missed, and very dear. -author unknown Perhaps they are not stars in the sky but rather openings where our loved ones shine down to let us know they are happy.. 3
************************************* LOVE GIFTS HONORING OUR CHILDREN - 4th QUARTER 2015 Ron and Barbara Woprice In memory of daughter Janet Woprice Lori Keller In memory of daughter Ashlee Miller Tim and Donna Vinson In memory of daughter Heather Vinson Mark Buchanan In memory of son Zachori Zac Buchanan Carol and Greg Spontak In memory of son Joel Spontak Becky Duffy Amy Bradley Carol and Joel Terbrueggen Charles and Marilyn Kuntz Mark and Joyce Buch Joe and Diana Trevino Judy Hall Doug Eisele David Creighton Photography LLC In memory of son Robert Joseph Carle In memory of son Justin Bradley In memory of son Justin Terbrueggen In memory of son Charles Kuntz IV In memory of granddaughter Ashlee Miller In memory of son Daniel Trevino In memory of Randall Randee Austin Hall In memory of daughter Katrina In memory of all the children A note from Lindsay: We cannot thank Carol and Joel enough for the years of hard work running our chapter. They had a team of Tim Vinson, Marsha Lohbeck, Annette decamp, Joe and Diana Trevino, Carol McGary and Cindy Douglas. It is the sum total of a lot of jobs that produces the meetings you know. IF ENOUGH PEOPLE DO A SMALL JOB, WE CAN KEEP THE CHAPTER GOING. Anyone who is over 18 months out is eligible to do something. We need a librarian, facilitators, hospitality and outreach folks. The newsletter editor also needs to be replaced by someone with computer skills 8-) Please find out which small job you can do to keep us going. IT TAKES A VILLAGE TO RUN THIS CHAPTER! 4
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