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I have some incredibly bad news. Green Party activist Paki Mahdee died suddenly of a massive heart attack today. Paki gathered hundreds of signatures to get Ralph Nader on the ballot in 2000 and has been a faithful worker in the Green Party of St. Louis ever since.

Don Fitz, Sun, Jan 22, 2006

Paki was a tireless warrior against racism and injustice.

I will remember his smiling face and listening to the Cardinals while doing mailings for Synthesis Regeneration.

Although I am not too good at the hugging thing, Paki always wanted to give me a hug and I let him.

Last weekend (MLK weekend) I was visitng a friend who lives near Kansas City. I thought about the Greens who would be at the march. Since my train returned on Monday I could not be at the march and I missed folks I see only at Green events

Too often we think, "oh I'll see so and so next time." Now there is no next time.

Paki, You are missed. You lived your "dash" well.

RIP Paki. You are no longer struggling.

http://www.agentz.com/Inspirational/dash.html

The Dash Between The Dates

Grave side services were over now.
Everyone had left and I was alone.
I began to read the names and dates
Chiseled here and there on every stone.

The name showed whether it was Mom or Dad,
Or daughter or baby son.

The dates were different, the amount the same,
There were two dates on every one.

It was then that I noticed something
Just a simple line.
It was the dash between the dates,
And placed there, it stood for time.

All at once it dawned on me,
How important that little line!
The dates placed there belong to God,
But the line in yours and mine.

It's God who gives this precious life,
And it's He who takes away;
But the line between He gives to us
To do with what we may.

We know He's written the first date down
Of each and every one;
And we're sure the hands will write again,
For the last date has to come.

The hands will write the last date down
Quite soon, perhaps, for some;
But upon the line between my dates and yours,
I trust He'd write, "Well done, well done!"

-Anonymous
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Mary Jo Maroney
Mon, 23 Jan 2006

This is so sad. I will especially miss Paki's warmth, as he was always so generous and genuine in his greetings and conversation.

Kriss Avery
Mon, 23 Jan 2006