Alex died at approximately 2:30 this afternoon. The funeral will be on Tuesday at 11:00. I will post more tomorrow when I have concrete information to share…and can manage more than three sentences.
Celeste
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February 28, 2010 by akaran
Alex died at approximately 2:30 this afternoon. The funeral will be on Tuesday at 11:00. I will post more tomorrow when I have concrete information to share…and can manage more than three sentences.
Celeste
I’m so sorry for your loss. I wish I could put in to words how deeply this hurts. I can’t imagine your pain.
*gentle hugs*
Love,
Kalki
My thoughts are with you all.
Oh, Celeste… I wish I could attend the funeral. I will be there in thought and spirit. My head is spinning.
-r
Wish we could be there. All of our love and thoughts.
I am so deeply sorry for your and the girls’ loss (especially as I lost my own dad very recently). Please know that you’re in our thoughts. Sending love and strength.
We are so sad for your loss, Celeste.
One of the great ones is gone.
Our deepest condolences to you and the girls.
Goodbye Alex my friend.
Thank you Celeste for being so strong for everyone. Know that Alex will be remembered with love and smiles.
Thank you Celeste.
I wish you all had more time with him. Alex was very enjoyable to know.
My sincere condolences.
Suddenly I notice the title… it’s so wrong, because it’s so right.
RIP Mr Goat
He will be deeply missed.
Condolences to you and the girls, Celeste.
farewell Alex
Alex, may you have clear sailing in the bardo of becoming and find the clear white light.
Goodbye, Alex. I’m so glad we had this last year.
Celeste, if I can help in the next couple of days, I’ll do anything you need. Call me: 646-644-6128. I’ll help with the service if you need it, watching the girls, anything.
I’m so sorry, friend.
I’ll miss you, Alex. I’ll do my best for you.
=darwin
Alex will be missed; I only hope his loved ones carry on through this all with the strength he showed in his eleventh hour. Condolences to the family.
White Owl Flies Into and Out of the Field
Coming down out of the freezing sky
with its depths of light,
like an angel, or a Buddha with wings,
it was beautiful, and accurate,
striking the snow and whatever was there
with a force that left the imprint
of the tips of its wings — five feet apart —
and the grabbing thrust of its feet,
and the indentation of what had been running
through the white valleys of the snow —
and then it rose, gracefully,
and flew back to the frozen marshes
to lurk there, like a little lighthouse,
in the blue shadows —
so I thought:
maybe death isn’t darkness, after all,
but so much light wrapping itself around us —
as soft as feathers —
that we are instantly weary of looking, and looking,
and shut our eyes, not without amazement,
and let ourselves be carried,
as through the translucence of mica,
to the river that is without the least dapple or shadow,
that is nothing but light — scalding, aortal light —
in which we are washed and washed
out of our bones.
~ Mary Oliver ~
Nice one, scruff…
You are in our hearts and in our thoughts. Our dreams and laughter, the growing of grass out of the dirt, the rain washing clean the clouds. The liquid fire that jets out of a volcano, burning hot vents nourishing tiny organisms at the bottom of the Mariana Trench. Wherever there is life and death, the cycle of substance into idea and back again – you are there and we are privileged to find you.
You are in our hearts and our thoughts. In our dreams and in our laughter. The growing of green grass out of the dirt, the rain washing the sky, the fire jetting out of a volcano, the underwater vents nourishing tiny organisms deep in the Mariana Trench. Wherever there is life and death, the cycle of substance into idea and back again, you are there and we are privileged to find you.
All our love,
Willow and Cesar
I’m so sorry. You and the girls are in my thoughts.
I’m sorry for your loss.
my deepest wishes of peace for your family.
Peace and strength to your family during these difficult times.
My thoughts are with you and the girls.
I’m so very sorry for your loss, and the sole bright light to this sad story is knowing that a small piece of all that was good in Till now resides in those he left behind.
Stay strong…..
Your family is in our prayers.
Celeste, My heart goes out to you and your daughters, and to your families. Alex’s courage and his expression here serve an uplift in this time of loss… and I will continue to hold you in my thoughts.
I’m so sorry, Celeste. Much love to you and the girls.
Ian and I will be having an Irish wake in Brooklyn tonight.
I’m sorry to hear this. Thinking of you and your family.
I am sorry for your loss, peace and comfort to you and your family Celeste. Give your girls lots of hugs. After losing a loved one I found some comfort in the following poem, remembering that we always carry our loved one with us.
Do not stand at my grave and weep;
I am not there. I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow.
I am the diamond glints on snow.
I am the sunlight on ripened grain.
I am the gentle autumn rain.
When you awaken in the morning’s hush
I am the swift uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circled flight.
I am the soft stars that shine at night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry;
I am not there. I did not die.
crushingly sad he’s gone and feel so deeply for you and the girls, though very happy to have known him. he’s missed. so sorry for your loss.. for all of us for our collective loss of such a brilliant soul. words fail.
Celeste, Charlotte, Anya, Polina, Bev and Allan,
I am at a sincere loss for words hearing this sad, sad news. In the short time I have known Alex and all of you, I have learned much. But mostly (and perhaps most importantly), I have learned about grace, courage and love. My deepest sympathy to all of you. You are in my thoughts and in my heart.
Celeste, I am so sorry for your loss. Wishing you and the girls the best through this difficult time.
I am so sorry, Celeste, for you and the girls. I wish whatever part of Alex that continues his journey as much clarity and honesty after the body as he showed in it.
Is that Tuesday = tomorrow March 2, or next Tuesday March 9?
We haven’t talked in years, but I’ve been thinking of Alex, and of you all. I’ll light a candle for him tonight.
I too am glad to have known him, however briefly, however glancingly. It was enough for me to feel love, which is what is truly eternal. My thoughts are with you and the children, Celeste… Alex is fine.
To Celeste, your daughters, and his closest family and friends:
What terribly sad news to receive. It has been heart-wrenching to watch this all unfold. The ravages of cancer and brutal and ugly and unfair and horrible. There is no good explanation for any of it.
I am sorry you have to live in the wake of the pain from all this. And the wounds stay forever. But may your suffering be eased by the love and comfort of all those who love you and love Alex. You will find a path to peace with it all.
You are being thought of deeply.
Rana (a former Kirkland colleague of Alex’s)
We are all saddened – the world is less without Alex. Your strength and love through this long year gave Alex the confidence to fight the fight. You and the girls were central to all and may his love for you take you through this most difficult time. He will reside forever in your heart and that of your beautiful girls. I hold you with warm thoughts and gentle hugs as you continue your journey on a path that has been paved with the love you had for one another.
Damn.
Keeping you and the girls in our thoughts,
The Montagues
On behalf of painter Chapman Kelley (he’s not computer savvy) “Thanks for taking my case, Chapman Kelley Vs. Chicago Park District–that means so much to those seriously interested in the arts.”
Celeste
I’m sorry it happened to you and your family…there is always more to end with than I can imagine…
thank you for taking the time to tell us. I am so sorry.
Celeste, thank you for letting us know. You and your family are in our thoughts.
Oh my…
goodbye friend…
My condolences to loved ones…
Celeste, I only met you once, but I am thinking of you and your family a lot these days. Peace to you.
My heart is with you.
It was an honor to know Alex and it was an honor to know Alex’s family. I’m thinking of you, Celeste, and of your girls and of Paulina.
Celeste – Please accept my best wishes. I have been thinking a lot about you and your family and of Alex. He was such a special person and I am so glad that I was his friend. It was a pleasure to know him in high school and to stay in touch after high school. You are all in my thoughts and prayers. My best to you and your girls.
Oh, honey
Many, many hugs for you and the girls.
I’m crying
He was a solid man. I am glad to have known him.
I already miss him. My best to you.
Farewell Alex, I’m glad we got to meet that one time in Seattle. I appreciate how he shared this difficult journey, it gave new focus to my own life.
Dear Celeste and Anya and Charlie,
My most sincere condolences to you and to the extended family. Alex was definitely one of a kind and will be missed quite dearly.
Dear Alex, wherever you are, may you find peace and light.
Doug and I are so, so sorry for your loss. Alex’ thoughtfulness and intelligence live in this blog and will inspire forever.
My empathies.
Tillerman, you had an impact on many and you will be missed. RIPower.
Dear Celeste,
I have been keeping you and your girls in my thoughts and prayers. I just can’t even find adequate words to express my sympathy to all of you. I didn’t know Alex, but your dad and Bev always have spoken so highly of him that I know I missed out on knowing a wonderful person. May your happy memories give you comfort and strength in the days and months ahead.
Sincerely,
Ann