Karen and Brooke's House on Capitol Hill 1115 E. Capitol Street, SE Washington, DC 20003 US
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When:
Saturday, September 29, 12:00PM
Phone:
202-360-6134
The Stauffer Kids have decided to hold a Memorial Service to celebrate the life of Brooke Stauffer on Saturday, September 29, 2007.
Karen's family will hold a separate memorial service for her in the Washington, DC area during the beginning of November. Details about that will be posted on the blog as well. Of course, as Karen and Brooke shared a life together, certainly she will feature in Brooke's service, as he will in hers. And everyone who wants to attend either or both is welcome to. For those of you who best remember Brooke and Karen "together," we hope you will plan accordingly. However, the families have collectively decided not to hold a "joint" services, as such.
The Open House will be from 12pm - 5pm. We hope that you will come and drop by for as long or short a time as you are able to, to laugh, cry, and share memories with us and each other about Brooke (and Brooke and Karen). Food and drinks will be provided. At some point during the afternoon, we will take the opportunity to eulogize Dad.
As many of you know, Brooke was not at all a religious or spiritual man. We completely respect your choice to mourn or grieve in whatever way you feel is most appropriate, and all thoughts and prayers are always very much appreciated. However, in keeping with Brooke's wishes, the Memorial Service will be secular in nature, and we hope that you can respect its non-religious atmosphere.
Many, many thanks for the outpouring of love and support that we and Karen's family have received during this terrible ordeal.
For anyone who would like to make a gift to memorialize Brooke, we ask that instead of bringing flowers on Saturday, you please make a donation in his name to one of the following three charities, all of which were causes and interests close to his heart:
Christian: Thank you for all that you have done to keep all of us informed during this very sad period. Carol and I will be attending and look forward to seeing you and your family.
Christian, Hilary and Greg, I will surely be there! I just got back from a 2-week retreat - been thinking lots about you and praying for all. I will pass this on to the CUA class - many have been emailing asking for updates. see you Sat!
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