Rest in Peace, Jacques
I thought friends who visit here but not Twitter ought to know that late last night Annie relayed sad news:
J. died at 10:48 PM tonight. Pretty peacefully. Thanks to all who have sent thoughts and prayers.
As Theo said this morning:
Please know that you and J are in our thoughts and prayers. I think you’ve taught us all something about caring, love and devotion.
Ambiance 
A said,
November 20, 2010 at 10:23 pm
Thank you, Randy. Love to Annie and godspeed, Jacques.
Peter Hoh said,
November 20, 2010 at 10:28 pm
My condolences.
michael reynolds said,
November 20, 2010 at 11:53 pm
A great life. A great love affair. A great story.
Rod said,
November 21, 2010 at 1:27 am
My heart goes out to you.
reakpc said,
November 21, 2010 at 1:31 pm
Very sorry to hear it Amba. You did an amazing wonderful job of taking care of him.
wj said,
November 21, 2010 at 1:37 pm
Please accept my condolences. And hopes and assurances from personal experience that, unlikely as it must feel now, over time dealing with it will become easier.
K said,
November 21, 2010 at 9:20 pm
I’m just a longtime lurker, but…what Theo said. I wish you well, Amba.
Sippican Cottage said,
November 21, 2010 at 10:28 pm
Rest in peace.
jaerae said,
November 21, 2010 at 11:24 pm
Amba, I’ve followed your blog for a long time but never commented before. I’m so sorry for your loss. Thank you for sharing such an amazing life with us.
Rest in peace, Jacques.
Bill Rogers said,
November 22, 2010 at 7:55 am
Poem: “When Death Comes,” by Mary Oliver, from New and Selected Poems (Beacon Press).
When Death Comes
When death comes
like the hungry bear in autumn;
when death comes and takes all the bright coins from his purse
to buy me, and snaps the purse shut;
when death comes
like the measles-pox;
when death comes
like an iceberg between the shoulder blades,
I want to step through the door full of curiosity, wondering:
what is it going to be like, that cottage of darkness?
And therefore I look upon everything
as a brotherhood and a sisterhood,
and I look upon time as no more than an idea,
and I consider eternity as another possibility,
and I think of each life as a flower, as common
as a field daisy, and as singular,
and each name a comfortable music in the mouth,
tending, as all music does, toward silence,
and each body a lion of courage, and something
precious to the earth.
When it’s over, I want to say: all my life
I was a bride married to amazement.
I was the bridegroom, taking the world into my arms.
When it’s over, I don’t want to wonder
if I have made of my life something particular, and real.
I don’t want to find myself sighing and frightened,
or full of argument.
I don’t want to end up simply having visited this world.
karen said,
November 22, 2010 at 12:40 pm
The best thing about the bouquets, amba– they are ever-lasting. You’ll definitely meet up again.
I wish i could give you a hug– tech is crap when it comes to that. Love.
karen said,
November 22, 2010 at 12:48 pm
… and the ~Love~ should have been on it’s own line, in hindsight. I was sending love– tech is ok there– it just really lacks w/the physical stuff.
Love.
CGHill said,
November 22, 2010 at 3:39 pm
A man I will miss, though he was a man I never knew.
I do hope his eternal rest is blessed with memories that once slipped away.
RLC said,
November 22, 2010 at 5:16 pm
A giant is gone, and not gone. God bless Jacques, and God bless you, Annie, for teaching us so much. It’s heart-lifting to know that you will keep doing so.
Callimachus said,
November 22, 2010 at 7:45 pm
All the thoughts I have now can’t help but take the form of words and passages I’ve learned from reading this site.
remember me
Entire and balanced when I was younger,
And could lift stones, and comprehend in the praises the cruelties
of life.
Stephanie said,
November 22, 2010 at 10:42 pm
So sorry, Amba.
Laura Miller said,
November 24, 2010 at 9:08 am
We are so sorry for your loss.
Chip and Laura
http://www.hdh-sjc.org/ said,
June 16, 2013 at 6:59 pm
Great post however I was wondering if you could write a litte more on this subject?
I’d be very grateful if you could elaborate a little bit further. Many thanks!