[Moo] Fwd: [gdh] For those who knew him

[Sallie Montuori]

A great loss indeed, even to those who knew him not.  Duke Gyrth was a
court herald without peer, never letting those quiet moments hang as
dead time to those assembled, but rather describing them so that all
might share.

I will never forget a moment from a long-past Ponte Alto investiture,
presided over by Queen Bridget, when a basket of cookies (a payment
from Ponte Alto for the use of a site on Stierbach lands) was passed
from one side to the other of the dais, right under her nose.  She
said (too quietly to be heard farther back than the second row), "Some
of those cookies are mine."  And Gyrth, in his inimitable fashion,
announced so that all the populace might hear, "Her Majesty would like
to discuss the question of taxes!"

May those who feel his loss most keenly take joy in remembrance.

Alys

On Fri, 12 Nov 2004 18:49:54 -0500, Denise V McMahon <denise at shado.info> wrote:
> We will mourn his loss for it is very great!
> 
> My prayers to his family that God give them grace and strength.
> 
> -Rowan B.
> 
> Begin forwarded message:
> 
> > From: "Terri Morgan" <nothingbutadame at inthe.sca.org>
> > Date: November 12, 2004 6:37:52 PM EST
> >
> > Subject: [gdh] For those who knew him
> >
> > Duke Gyrth Oldcastle passed away from a heart attack this afternoon. I
> > don't
> > know how many Brothers knew him - he was an "East", then "Atlantian"
> > King
> > and Knight. I  believe he was an unbelted Eastern King at Pennsic when
> > the
> > others ganged up on him and knighted him there...
> >    He was a man of honour and humour with his feet firmly planted on
> > the
> > ground. I'll miss him.
> >
> >  Hróðny
> > --
> > Dame Hróðny Rognvaldsdottir
> > Great Dark Horde, Barony of Marinus
> > Misericordia Fortitudo Suprema Est
> > nothingbutadame at inthe.sca.org
> >
> >
> Take all of your expertise and trade it in for wonder.
> --Buddha
> 
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Sallie Montuori
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