Will Mitchell's farewell
 

An article from the AUGUST 2013 issue of THE STAR BEACON


EDITOR'SNOTE: On June 18, I received the following communication from Will Mitchell's wife, Janet, in Texas. Will Mitchell was a good friend from the years I lived in Paonia, Colo. A light worker, among many other things, Will was one of those unforgettable people in your life. He fought cancer of the liver for many years, the result of his contamination to Agent Orange while he served in the Marine Corps during the Vietnam era. Along with some other Paonia lightworker friends who made their way into characters in my novel, Will was an inspiration to me personally and was reflected in the character Wes Andrews in Rainbow Majesty. Thank you, Will, for being such a Light in my life ... and to many others.
 

Hi to all of you,
        Will (I called him Billy since 9th grade!) died on June 11 (2013) peacefully at home after his liver cancer came back fast and furious during the last few weeks. He was tired more lately, but continued to garden and do the things he loved up until June 6. On that evening, he was very uncomfortable and asked me to take him to the emergency room to see about removing some fluid from his abdominal area.
        After about 24 hours to finally get them to do that, he returned home and had a few quiet days with his mother, brother and sister with spouses, along with his youngest son, Robert. Rick, the oldest, had been to visit the weekend before, when he was feeling much better, and they spent some quality time together.
        On the night of June 10, Will went to bed and never got up -- resting comfortably with Hospice here to help him with morphine. He died with his sister, brother, youngest son, and me talking to him and playing Buddhist monk chants for his peace.
        Back in 2008, he wrote the following email for me to send out to his friends. I have heard about all of you many times and know how he relished the time he spent with each of you. I would treasure any stories, comments or other information, if you feel like writing back.
        Peace and blessings,
        Janet Mitchell

Ron Quinn, Will Mitchell and Ethan Miller at the Expo in Montrose, Colo., March 8, 2003

by William J. Mitchell

        Well, I guess if you read this, my final email, it will mean that I have finally crossed over to the other "side." Please do not mourn for me, or have any sadness. We all have to go at some time, and I think that it is important to ponder it at times. But I leave with the fondest of memories of everyone. You are all so dear to me, and I am a bit sad that I will not be able to be with you any longer -- laughing, acting silly, talking about my travels to foreign lands, politics and different philosophies. I loved travel to foreign countries so much, the most favorite is my beloved India.
        As you know, I have also enjoyed study of the world's different religions, fascinated by differing beliefs and wisdoms. I had an adventurous life, and had many different jobs to satisfy my curiosity -- carpenter, surveyor, beekeeper, orchardist, heavy equipment operator making roads through forests, amateur photographer, writer, and geologist, explosive expert, lumberjack, farmer, stain glass artisan, a social worker for emotionally troubled teenage boys, a glass fusing artisan -- melting glass and metals together, an organic gardener, and a monk for 10 years.
        I traveled to India five times, often staying four months, in remote villages in the spectacular Himalayas, to Nepal, Tibet, Sikkim, Africa, Egypt, Malaysia, Indonesia, Europe, China, Israel, and other places, eating and staying in the simplest of places -- so that I could learn the most of the culture, and rub elbows with the ordinary people.
        I hiked and camped in just about every state in the USA, hiking almost 2,000 miles solo, and have seen such beauty and wonder, such beauty and wonder -- our Earth is so wonderful, and I loved it like a dear friend.
        I have met some of the most interesting people in my travels, holy men who could perform miracles, children and mothers so playful and content, wild animals in their element, unusual plants and rocks, mountains, rivers, vistas, and just ordinary people with so much love and caring in their hearts -- that you would just want to take a piece of them with you, and to put it in your heart -- forever.
        Forever ... forever ... nothing is forever ... or is it?? Almost two-thirds of the world's population believes in a world that we will go to after we depart from this one. Now, I guess I am finally finding that out right now.
        Like all people, I have made mistakes, and am so very sorry if I caused any of you pain; but I have also learned to love as well, and had a spirit of adventure that confounded many -- it was just such a big world, I wanted to go everywhere, see all the different lands and peoples, to learn and study everything!!
        I leave this world full of love and pleasant memories of you all. I do wish you all prosperity, long life, and health -- a life in which all your dreams will be fulfilled, and your hearts filled to the brim with love and happiness.

William John Mitchell
October 8, 1950-June 11, 2013
 

 

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