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Pam and her family had planned a home funeral. Keeping funeral rites among family and friends is how death was handled in most of the pre-twentieth century America and there is currently a trend to bring it back home. Everything about Pam’s funeral was meaningful in a way that would not have been possible within the constraints of typical modern funeral rites. Where there is grief like this, there is a strong desire to help, a longing to contribute something, a need to do something concrete. I think the thing that impressed me the most about Pam arranging for her own home funeral was that in parting; Pam was able to give so many friends and family members a great gift. Because it is healing to help. It is a privilege to be one who labors: digging the grave, building the casket, sewing the quilt, pitching the tents, hauling the straw bales, building the bonfires, cooking the food, arranging the flowers, making the music, singing the songs. These are just some of the tasks lovingly performed for Pam by grieving friends and family. The spirit of community was both powerful and humbling; and the working and grieving together was a soul-soothing first step toward healing.

These are some excerpts from Pam’s obituary, to give you an idea of the kind of person she was:

“Pamela Sue Troxell, 48, paddled peacefully to her Creator on November 9th, 2007, at her home in Mason, Wisconsin.”

“Between all her commitments, Pam filled her life. She enjoyed writing, dancing, and cooking, but she especially loved to paddle, spending countless hours in canoes and kayaks in waters throughout the United States and Canada, with her special love being Lake Superior. In July 2007, she fulfilled a long-held dream by organizing and leading a group of six, including husband John, on a 400-mile wilderness canoe trip down the Horton River in the Northwest Territories of Canada, ending on the Arctic Ocean.”

“As this part of Pam’s journey comes to an end, the multitude of people blessed to have known her will miss her humor, kindness, incredibly giving nature, and strong faith in family, friends, and community. Pam quietly showed her love for the land by the way she lived her life, and she powerfully showed her love of humanity by the way she treated us all.”

“To honor her contributions to our community and the region, friends of Pam are accepting donations for a memorial project including a native plant garden with a sculpture of a howling wolf, to be displayed at Northland College.”

You can listen to “Though I Lay My Paddle Down” on the mp3 player on my MySpace page and my website. All proceeds from purchases of downloads of the song will go to the Pam Troxell Memorial Fund.]]> http://janegodfreymusic.com/news.html#1 Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Jane Godfrey Music - Jane Godfrey - News