Saturday, March 14, 2009
TO THE FAMILY OF MR. IRA MUNSON,, I AM SADDENED OF THE NEWS OF LOSING OUR FRIEND IRA,, I BARBARA GINGER CHAIR OF PILGRIM CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH IN NEW HAVEN ON EAST GRAND AVE. I MET MY FRIEND IRA ON ONE OF HIS VISITING CHURCH VENTURES. I TOLD HIM I WAS GLAD HE FOUND US ON ONE OF HIS VISITS TO US,,HE WAS GLAD TO,, AS HE LIKED US ALL AND SAID THE COFFEE HOUR COULD NT BE BEAT {lol} HE HAD SOME OF EVERYTHING,,,,, HE BECAME A CHERISED FRIEND TO US ALL,,AS SOON AS HE PULLED UP OUTSIDE I WOULD MAKE SURE I WOULD GO OUT AND GREET HIM AND HELP HIM IN . ONE TIME WHEN HE CAME MID SUNDAY SERVICE I QUICKLY GOT UP AND WALKED OUTSIDE CHURCH,,NOW WHEN THE CHAIR OF THE CHURCH MOVES THAT FAST DURING CHURCH `AND GOES OUTSIDE BELIEVE ME ALL PARISHNERS WONDER WHAT THE MINISTER SAID TO MAKE HER MOVE LIKE THAT..BUT AS THEY WATCHED ME APPEAR WITH SOMEONE THEY WATCHED UNTIL WE CAME THROUGH THE DOOR AND THEN THEY KNEW OUR FRIEND IRA MADE ME MOVE..THE PASTOR STOPPED AND GREETED IRA ALOUD AND WALKED DOWN TO SHAKE HIS HAND AND MEMBERS CLOSE TO HIS SEAT HUGGED HIM,, HE WAS NOT TREATED AS A DISRUPTION BUT AS OUR LONG LOST FRIEND WHO WE WERE GLAD TO HAVE BACK AMONG US.. HE ALWAYS SAID TO US HOW ARE YOU FOLKS DOING? HE WAS A GENTLEMAN AND A GENTLE SOUL. WE MISSED HIM THERE FOR A WHILE 2 YEARS OR SO AGO AND THE CHURCH MEMBERS WANTED ME CALL MUNSON MOTORS TO FIND HIS SON TO CHECK ON IRA. AS HE RETURNED TO US HE LET US KNOW OF HIS OTHER CHURCH EXCERSIONS... HE TALKED WITH EVERY ONE AND EVERY ONE SHARED STORIES WITH HIM..HE WAS ALWAYS HAPPY ,,,IT DID SADDENED MY HEART WHEN HE SHOWED UP LAST TIME WITH THE NEWS HE PROMISED TO GIVE UP HIS LICENSE CAUSE OF HIS LEGS ,HE WANTED TO SAY GOOD BYE TO US,,,HE STAYED TO THE VERY END OF COFFEE HOUR AS ALL HUGGED HIM AND SHOOK HIS HAND,, I WALKED HIM TO THE CAR TO SAY GOOD BYE HE HAD TEARS AND SO DID I,,HE SAID IM GONNA MISS YOU PEOPLE ,I TOLD HIM WE ALL WOULD MISS HIM TO ,I M AGAIN DEEPLY SORRY FOR YOU ALL AND FOR MY SELF ON LOSING MY FRIEND ,I WILL MISS HIM ,I AM GLAD HE WALKED INTO OUR CHURCH AND INTO OUR HEARTS ,HE LOVED LIFE AND HIS VENTURES AND NOW HE S WITH GOD ON A EVERLASTING VENTURE FREE OF PAIN AND AILMENTS,,MY HUSBAND JAMES AND I SEND OUR PRAYERS AND DEEPEST THOUGHTS TO YOU ALL,, GOODBYE TO YOU MR. IRA MUNSON, MY FRIEND
BARBARA GINGER
CHAIR OF
PILGRIM CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
