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Chris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸
Chris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸
@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

A nice obituary from December 31, 2024 about my Great Uncle Herman Neufeld (my mom's Uncle).

I never really knew him as I grew up 4000km away... but he had a positive impact on people, especially Jamaican workers, in Niagara-on-the-Lake.

"Herman, who died Dec. 31, became very involved in the Niagara Workers Welcome services and other outreach programs. He considered the farmworkers his friends and neighbours, and treated them as such."
#Friendship #welcome #mennonite
https://www.notllocal.com/local-news/remembering-herman-neufeld-10060084

A picture from the article shows an elderly man joyfully greeting a black man who has his back to the camera. An elderly woman, Herman’s wife Kathy is also greeting the man.  In the background on a church stage with a cross on the wall behind and a projector screen with “Welcome Church” projected on it, a line of men and women sing.
A picture from the article shows an elderly man joyfully greeting a black man who has his back to the camera. An elderly woman, Herman’s wife Kathy is also greeting the man. In the background on a church stage with a cross on the wall behind and a projector screen with “Welcome Church” projected on it, a line of men and women sing.
A picture from the article shows an elderly man joyfully greeting a black man who has his back to the camera. An elderly woman, Herman’s wife Kathy is also greeting the man. In the background on a church stage with a cross on the wall behind and a projector screen with “Welcome Church” projected on it, a line of men and women sing.
Niagara-on-the-Lake Local

Remembering Herman Neufeld

Herman, who died Dec. 31, became very involved in the Niagara Workers Welcome services and other outreach programs. He considered the farmworkers his friends and neighbours, and treated them as such.
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Stefan Bohacek
Stefan Bohacek
@stefan@stefanbohacek.online replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

@chris Sounds like a great guy. Even if you two weren't close, sorry for your loss.

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Chris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸
Chris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸
@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

@stefan thanks. my mom shared a link to the obit today... in this time of horrendous actions toward or with the 'excuse' of targeting immigrants... it's nice to remind that there are nice people who welcome all without question or judgement and with gratitude and joy.

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Stefan Bohacek
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@stefan@stefanbohacek.online replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

@chris Absolutely! There are so many unsung heroes walking among us. Minnesota, here in the US, just proved it. And people in many other places.

One of my favorite quotes, from James Baldwin.

https://stefanbohacek.online/@stefan/113439103442820640

Always good to remember that.

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