From: Everett R. Kalin (ekalin@sirius.com)
Date: Sun Mar 01 1998 - 23:33:01 EST
I am forwarding this to people on b-greek who might be interested in this
information about Prof. Kaesemann. It was forwarded to me by Prof Everett
Kalin of Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary, whose wife has many
relatives in Wuerttemberg. Edward certainly knows him. Ev and I both
studied with Kaesemann--lived in the same house on Steinlachallee. Ed Krentz
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Dear Ed, I imagine you know all about Kaesemann's death, but I just thought
I'd send this along in case it tells you anything new. Greetings to you and
Becky from Clara and me. Ev
>X-Sender: ArthurThomas@mail.swol.de
>Date: Thu, 26 Feb 1998 20:45:23 +0200
>To: ekalin@sirius.com
>From: Arthur & Brigitte Thomas <Artbrig.Thomas@swol.de>
>Subject: Ernst Kasemann
>
>Dear Everett;
>
>I want to inform you of the death of Ernst Kasemann. Brig and I were at his
>funeral Wedesday in the Evangelical Kirche in Lustnau. There we saw a
>number of people you would know well, Hans Kung, Stuhlmacher, Moltmann and
>a large number of other Professores names unknown to us. But I am sure
>there were a few you would have known. In the message about Kasemann it was
>stated that he remained true to himself to the very end, a lone wolf,
>speaking out against misuse of political positions and power. In 1937
>Hitler had him put in prison because he said he questioned already these
>powers. But he remained true to his convictions throughout his whole life,
>standing for justice and right. He stood mostly alone throughout his life.
>He was buried near his daugther who was killed in South America in
>Argentinia as she was helping the poor.
>
>His death notice in the Teubingen news paper reads as follows:
>
>Teubingen, Eduard-Haber Strasse 13
>
>Herr, unser Gott, es herrschen wohl
>andere Herren uber uns, denn Du. Aber
>wir gedenken doch allein Dein and
>Deines Namens. Jesaja 26,13
>
>Bis dass der Tod uns scheide
>
>In der Freuhe des 17. Februar 1998 starb mein Mann, unser Vater,
>Grossvater and Urgrossvater
>
>ERNST KASEMANN
>
>Professor em. der Theologie
>
>Geb. am 12. Juli 1906
>
>Sein Weg wurde bestimmt durch tragende Gnade dessen, den er als Herrn
>gefunden hatte.
> In Bereitschaft zu jeweils neuem Aufbruch in Wechsel der Zeiten
>empfand er es als
> seinen Auftrag, Zeuge der im Evangelium geschenkten Freiheit
>zu sein.
>
>Feur die Familie
>
>Margrit Kasemann
>
>Gottesdienst am Mittwoch, 25. Februar 1998, um 13.00 Uhr in der
>evangelischen Kirche
>Teubingen-Lustnau mit anschliessender Beisetzung auf dem Lustnauer Friedhof.
>
>Angesichts der materiallen not, in der sich viele Manschen auf unsereer Erde
>bedinden bitten wir Kranz- and Blumengaben in bescheidenem Rahmen zu
>halten und dort zu helfen, wo Leben zerstoerende Armut gemildert werden kann.
>
>
>Hope to hear from you again soon.
>
>Love and peace to each of you. Art-Brig
>
>
>
>
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