Please Share Your Memories of Avon
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When a Mentor Passes…
When a Mentor Passes The Message and the Mission What do you do when a mentor passes? It’s a particular kind of loss. It’s a chosen loss. They feel like family. Their meaning and their influence well outweigh their origins. They can be deeper than family in some way because there was a stepping into this relationship. A recognition of like-mind, like-spirit, like-purpose, like… potential. Avon Mattison- She was unapologetically…
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Unconditional love
I met Avon as a Jin Shin Jyutsu practitioner in 2002 after 9-11 incident. Her faith and trust in peace was rocked but she continued to do her part to be strong and recover her passion of sharing peace with me and gave me renewed passion to be a person of love and peace. Your spirit will always be with me. ~Martha Parker
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UN Rep
We met at the UN. Our shared love for building peace brought us together for the 1995 50th Anniversary of the UN, I thank you Avon for so many things. .. From The Ribbons in SF in 1995, to UNICEF Board meetings, to your introduction of me to Betty Williams and PeaceJam, to your participation in the founding of URI and especially for your introduction to the International Day of…
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My condolences to all who were blessed to know Avon
My precious introduction to Avon came when I joined the planning committee of PTP over a year ago. Avon went out of her way to connect people and to exponentially expand the essence and community of Peace. She fervently mentored intergenerationally, softly guiding and inspiring. Avon shone a light on others to highlight their humanity and propensity for Peace. The expanse of her work and dedication to putting Peace in…