Sometimes in a symphony you have higher notes and a swell of music that brings joy and lifts the spirit, and at other periods the music grows quieter, perhaps striking a sober and reflective theme. For our community here on the shore of western Puerto Rico, we memorialized the loss of one of our own this morning. Caren passed shortly before Christmas and today the varied and overlapping communities in Rincon gathered at her home and that of her husband to celebrate her life, to share memories and to provide a presence for her survivors. It was a moving gathering under the bright tropical sun, within sight of the garden she nurtured. Caren and her husband were some of the first people with whom we developed a friendship when we came down here almost five years ago. Caren will be missed.
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