We will never forget you... Post from Luke https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w67-hlaUSIs Luz de mi vida Donde estas? Donde te encuentro? Te siento en las brisas calidas del verano. Tus rastros son evidentes en los senderos De la alta cordillera Y en la nieve cayendo silenciosa sobre los campos Que conocimos juntos Pero son no mas huellas Es …
CELEBRATION OF LIFE
Ellen Kallesø Pedersen On August 31, the anniversary of Ellen’s death, this wonderful community of Ellen’s friends and family held a Celebration of Life to share our memories and feelings about the life of this lovely and remarkable woman. We started with the ringing of the bells of the Church of Sogn Andriu in a …
A Poem
I give you this one thought to keep. I am with you still. I do not sleep. I am a thousand winds that blow. I am the diamond glints on the 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 …
Join Us! CELEBRATION OF LIFE August 31, 2021
It is very hard to imagine that it has been a year since Ellen died. But Tuesday, August 31 is the anniversary of her last day with us. There will be a Celebration of Life in Ellen’s honor on Tuesday, August 31. For those who can attend in person, our address is 63 Mallard Point …
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Observations from Antoine de Saint-Exupéry:
a post from Luke ” Bit by bit… it comes over us that we shall never again hear the laughter of our friend, that this one garden is forever locked against us. And at that moment begins our true mourning, which, though it may not be rending, is yet a little bitter. For nothing, in …
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Thoughts on an Anniversary
from Luke Yesterday, December 31, marked four months since Ellen’s death on August 31. It made me feel very low. I went skate skiing, which for those who have not tried it, is a difficult skill, which I have certainly not mastered, and is as intense a form of exercise as I know. I went for a long skate …
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Service for Ellen
Sunday night September 13, 2020, there was a service in the Iglesia Cristiana Riosde Agua Viva in memory of Ellen, led by Pastor Pedro Vitinio. This is one of the largest Protestant congregations of immigrants in Gunnison. The congregation got some old photos of Ellen and blew them up and used them to decorate the …
Ellen Kalleso Pedersen
from The Gunnison Country Times Ellen Pedersen died peacefully at home on the last day of August, with her husband Luke Danielson at her side, after a long and determined battle with cancer. Ellen was born March 3, 1960 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, to a family of Danish immigrants. Her father, Kjeld Pedersen, left Denmark …
Today
Today, in the first light of dawn, Ellen died in Luke’s arms, with her faithful dogs cuddled up against her.She left us peacefully, with love and dignity. There will be further posts when we have had more timer to absorb this. If you would like to visit please wait until 3:30-7:00 today (August 31). Luke …
Ellen's Journey 