Member Robert Cathcart died earlier this week.  Bob made many valued contributions to the Ethical Humanist Society including serving on various committees and on the Board.  He enjoyed presenting opening/closing words at our meetings – which he did frequently. Bob often included some of his poetry in the words that he shared. This was a great way to get to know him better. Bob was a kind and generous member of our Ethical Humanist Society.

Bob’s memorial service will be this Sunday at Extraordinary Ventures in Chapel Hill (our usual meeting location) at 3:00 PM. Hope to see some of you there.

Bob thought a lot about life’s meaning and death’s meaninglessness.  He published a collection of poems called Evolutionary Thinking About Death. Here are two of Bob’s poems:

Death One

Death is the end of life,
Consciousness is gone,
Being come to an end,
Never see another dawn.

The truth for me:
I will never see
Another day, another night,
Another human soul.

End will come softly,
Bringing everlasting peace.
Nothingness will triumph,
Finality with grace.

 

Travelers

We’re all travelers in this world

From Green pastures to still waters

Birth til Death

We travel between the Eternities!

 

Dear Bob, I will truly miss you.