my dear brother and mentor robert marion

“Brother!”
Robert Davidson Marion
1-1-51 to 2-21-09

The obituary in the Austin paper this morning says “Sadly, but peacefully, he left this world in his home, Austin TX, on February 21, 2009.”

Everything stopped for me. The tears came. I played a song for him and sat somewhat stunned and somewhat at peace that his deep suffering was over. With deep love for one another and their friends and patients the Marions continued to be a source of joy and healing for me and my friends for 20+ years.

The one greeting that always came out of his mouth when we saw each other was, “Brother!” And after a brief pause to ask about how he was doing, his rejoinder to me was always, “How is your music?”

In the true piercing way he had, he knew my core joy and could put the question to me without a blink. Almost like a gut check. “Are you right with the world?” But much simpler.

“How is your music?” He will ask me more frequently, now that his spirit can roam freely and hug me more deeply.

Namasté dear brother.

@jmacofearth
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