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<p class="MsoNormal">Everyone who wants to attend is invited. Thanks for permitting one last only slightly off topic message.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<h1 align="center" style="margin:0in;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#3E3E3E">Karen Hingson Celebration of Life
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<p><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#3E3E3E">Online Event via Zoom</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#3E3E3E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><img width="200" height="274" style="width:2.0833in;height:2.8541in" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01D92FD7.4062C830" alt="Karen Hingson Portrait - Karen in Blue Dress with Pearls"><o:p></o:p></p>
<h3 style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-weight:normal">,</span><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#3E3E3E">You Are Invited!</span><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#3E3E3E"><o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#343332">Hello,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#343332">As many of you are aware, my wife of almost 40 years, Karen, passed away this past November 12.
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<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#343332">It was only 15 days before we would have celebrated our 40<sup>th</sup> wedding anniversary. I sent out messages about Karen’s passing and I have been overwhelmed by the support,
love, well wishes and many observations people have sent in about Karen.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#343332">I am writing today to let you all know that I plan to hold an online event about Karen on Saturday, January 28 at 11AM Pacific time. I am doing this in large part because many people
emailed me saying that while they did not know Karen personally, they got to know her through my book, Thunder Dog.
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<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#343332">It seems to me that people ought to have an opportunity to talk about this wonderful spirit. Also, I must admit that I want to do something to celebrate her life with all our friends
wherever they are.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#343332">Several people already have indicated they will attend. I believe you will hear from some of Karen’s long-time quilting friends and companions. Also, assuming she still can make
it, I suspect we will get to hear from our long-time pastor and friend Rev. K. Cherie Jones who was our pastor at United Methodist Church in San Marcos, Ca in 1990 and a person I mentioned in Thunder Dog who reached out to me after the theorist attacks at
the World Trade Center.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#343332">All are welcome. You don’t need say anything. Just your being with us will mean a lot. I hope to see you and possibly even meet some new friends. To attend please click on the link
below or dial in with provided phone numbers. Thanks and again, thanks for all the kindness and love you have shared with me.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#343332">Mike Hingson<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#343332">This is a Zoom web conference.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#343332">You can join this meeting from your computer, tablet, or smartphone.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#343332"><a href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001eWd-EWOfRrANQzmjh4D_mq5gxQzGVIX578A3dIMBOyv3MPzaEL_0x-y44hrAcnAxeU2n8qUnBE-lTDK34cA6d2lyCQcWmmlZwdH03l1fvL4PFmNVWLhP0CIMUsMMPR5KZ0r2f9kZRWkGzTcBecxESJSHf2Q0kWZGiMiZRnZUshsS5pDOYVLo2xHzfiGntZGBEV_cUZVXoRHYCOWNn3Ybh4RUICJiT0hs&c=i84JgkJF0879EyhWDqovIRPMZOx7BTnKFMJIUNmLR-DBW--teAWN8w==&ch=zwML0tbHfGbtjWwnKK99CrSOr6KrcsZT-4w6kZCnD-QH122HtQWI2w==" target="_blank"><b>https://us02web.zoom.us/j/4158274084?pwd=SHFuSDFaamZtdjZVbEZBNEtjWUk3QT09</b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#343332">You can also dial in using your phone.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#343332">US: +1 646 558 8656, +1 301 715 8592, +1 312 626 6799, +1 669 900 9128, +1 253 215 8782, +1 346 248 7799<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#343332">Meeting ID: 415-827-4084<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#343332">Find your local number:
<a href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001eWd-EWOfRrANQzmjh4D_mq5gxQzGVIX578A3dIMBOyv3MPzaEL_0x-y44hrAcnAxIz57KLh4Rlf059ZreNyESyrsV25yO22vZfSWEx5EBavqaoK6LqThiupU9OfNHSvFWGrJ4HEt2qfZJErHPvJwFj4lfYAh7tVY&c=i84JgkJF0879EyhWDqovIRPMZOx7BTnKFMJIUNmLR-DBW--teAWN8w==&ch=zwML0tbHfGbtjWwnKK99CrSOr6KrcsZT-4w6kZCnD-QH122HtQWI2w==" target="_blank">
<b>https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kb1to5MOlA</b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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