Eric and I were together for 17 years. I will miss him dearly.
Memorial for Eric Russ
Saturday, April 29th
10 am
Unity of The Blue Ridge, 2041 Old Fanning Bridge Rd, Mills River, NC 28759
There will be food afterwards, in particular, Eric’s favorite Underground Bakery Focaccia pizza (vegetarian except one kind has bacon) and other finger food.
Please let me know if you will attend — this will help us with planning.
Terri, we’re awfully sorry to hear of the loss of your love, Eric. Though my wife Judy didn’t know Eric that well, I knew him during his time at Unity and thought very highly of him.
We would be honored to be able to attend the memorial. Thank you, Dick & Judy Allen
TERRI, I AM SO SAD FOR OUR GREAT LOSS. ERIC WAS THE PERFECT FRIEND AND GENTLE MAN. I WILL MISS HIM SO MUCH ! MY LOVE, PRAYERS AND BLESSINGS TO YOU. Not sure yet if we can drive down for the service. Love you, BILL
Terri…
Awwwwwwwwwww 🙁 My heart goes out to you with the loss of a dear, dear love. As you well know being “well married” is an art. May you be comforted by all the love from Eric and to Eric. Feel a HUG from me whenever you need one. Love, Carol
Jim and I will be with you on that day and any day , in which we can be of assistance to you. We look forward to celebrating and honoring Eric, as we miss him each day.
i know it will be a beautiful memorial…filled with the same love and light that infused your relationship…. locked into my calendar i will there in spirit only but that is the best part of me…please send photos…and of course call whenever and for whatever…you will guide many in this aspect of the journey going forth,,
loving you dearly and saluting your state of grace..
diane
Dearest Terri,
We plan on being at Eric’s service to remember him with great love. Please let us know if we can contribute to the food. Know that you are well loved and cared about by all of us!
Love,
Joe and Judy
I will be there in spirit ! I know the service will be absolutely beautiful and I’m so grateful Eric had you ,(his rock )to enjoy his life ! I know his love of life , and his mission to make a difference in the world , he so fully fulfilled,Will continue to grow in the hearts of so many!
Hi Terri, I will be coming in from Ontario Canada. There is so many times per day I reach to pick up the phone to give him a call. I was driving from Ocala Florida to Satellite beach last night and twice i wanted to pick up the phone. Miss him lots. It will be an honour to be there. Fred
I will be there, along with my wife Lynn, and daughter Allie. We miss Eric. I miss his loving spirit on the other end of the phone. Of course, he was a mentor to me in business. Life is so brief. Bless you.
Christie Lenee can play a guitar. She’s the 2017 International Finger Style Guitar Champion of the Year. In September of last year in London, she also won Acoustic Guitarist of the Year.
But lucky for us, she’s not just a champion guitar player. Christie Lenee is also quite the composer.
A friend of hers, Michael Pukac, requested that she write a song, one he described as “the story of love.” She scribbled notes and went to work.
Through Christie’s ability to imagine, his desire became music. Now she plays this song for the world with her love fingers. Lucky you, lucky me, lucky us.
Take very good care of yourself this week. Why not sing a little…
You’re broken down and tired Of living life on a merry go round And you can’t find the fighter But I see it in you so we gonna walk it out And move mountains We gonna walk it out And move mountains
And I’ll rise up I’ll rise like the day I’ll rise up I’ll rise unafraid I’ll rise up And I’ll do it a thousand times again And I’ll rise up High like the waves I’ll rise up In spite of the ache I’ll rise up And I’ll do it a thousand times again
For you For you For you For you
When the silence isn’t quiet And it feels like it’s getting hard to breathe And I know you feel like dying But I promise we’ll take the world to its feet And move mountains Bring it to its feet And move mountains
And I’ll rise up I’ll rise like the day I’ll rise up I’ll rise unafraid I’ll rise up And I’ll do it a thousand times again
For you For you For you For you
All we need, all we need is hope And for that we have each other And for that we have each other And we will rise We will rise We’ll rise, oh, oh We’ll rise
I’ll rise up Rise like the day I’ll rise up In spite of the ache I will rise a thousand times again And we’ll rise up High like the waves We’ll rise up In spite of the ache We’ll rise up And we’ll do it a thousand times again
During this strange time in history, I noticed y’all were tackling all sorts of interesting projects. I decided I needed one, too—something positive to remember the pandemic of 2020 by.
I decided to pay attention to something I had abandoned…
Nope, I’m not cleaning my garage. I am not organizing one single thing. I’m not planting a garden or cleaning up my yard.
Instead, I decided to take care of myself better. This, folks, has made all the difference for me.
With relatively little time and effort on my part, I feel so much better than I did a month ago.
On March 30, I got on the exercise bike and the yoga mat for the first time in a long time, and did 30 minutes each. I liked it so much that I decided to do it every day. But I fell short of that, and changed my commitment to every other day, which felt more manageable, reasonable, and doable.
I also get off the bike after every song, take a couple of sips of water, shake out my legs and arms for a few seconds, and get back on. This makes the bike project a reasonable proposition, too.
Daily walks of any length—by myself, or with my little guy, Jackson—are a fresh air bonus.
My recumbent exercise bike has pulleys to work my upper body while I pedal, which gets my heart rate up fast, and also helps my whole-body strength. It feels good to get up from writing, or doing a consulting session with a client, to do something physically challenging while listening to good music.
After only a month, I feel a sheet of muscles on the front of me I haven’t felt for a very, very long time. Goodness gracious. Who knew they were there. I’ll be posting rippling ab photos soon, I’m sure.
I have no idea what the scales have to say about my bike/yoga project—I don’t care. Paying attention to scales tends to send me sideways, and therefore, I’m ignoring them completely.
But—I LOVE the way I feel! Hang in there, everyone.
Sarah & Milam Wall
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Hi Terri,
Milam and I will be with you on April 29 and if I can help with food please let me know. I’m happy to help.
Sarah
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Terri Crosby
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Yes, we will need finger food in addition to the pizza. Hopefully, we can do sign up sheets at Unity.
Terri
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Holly
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Trusting I can carpool, I’ll be honored to attend and sing.
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Terri Crosby
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Wonderful, it will be good to have you and Womansong there.
love,
Terri
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Dick & Judy Allen
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Terri, we’re awfully sorry to hear of the loss of your love, Eric. Though my wife Judy didn’t know Eric that well, I knew him during his time at Unity and thought very highly of him.
We would be honored to be able to attend the memorial. Thank you, Dick & Judy Allen
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Terri Crosby
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Wonderful, thank you both.
Terri
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Lisa Sturz
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I will be there with an open heart to let in the love and the loss. Holding you.
Lisa
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Terri Crosby
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thank you…
love,
Terri
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Ariel Marsh
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Hi Terri…Yes, I will be there…thinking of you everyday with lots of love.
Ariel Marsh
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Terri Crosby
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It will be good to see you again.
love, Terri
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Marilyn and Walter
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We will be there……………..
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Terri Crosby
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Wonderful. Thank you.
Terri
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BILL and DORIS LAND
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TERRI, I AM SO SAD FOR OUR GREAT LOSS. ERIC WAS THE PERFECT FRIEND AND GENTLE MAN. I WILL MISS HIM SO MUCH ! MY LOVE, PRAYERS AND BLESSINGS TO YOU. Not sure yet if we can drive down for the service. Love you, BILL
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Terri Crosby
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Hope you can come down.
love,
Terri
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Carol
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Terri…
Awwwwwwwwwww 🙁 My heart goes out to you with the loss of a dear, dear love. As you well know being “well married” is an art. May you be comforted by all the love from Eric and to Eric. Feel a HUG from me whenever you need one. Love, Carol
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Terri Crosby
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Thank you, Carol. I’ll be happy to feel those hugs. love, Terri
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Tammy Gregg
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I will be there. Holding you in loving thought.
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Phoebe Reed
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Jim and I will be with you on that day and any day , in which we can be of assistance to you. We look forward to celebrating and honoring Eric, as we miss him each day.
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DIANE MILLER
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i know it will be a beautiful memorial…filled with the same love and light that infused your relationship…. locked into my calendar i will there in spirit only but that is the best part of me…please send photos…and of course call whenever and for whatever…you will guide many in this aspect of the journey going forth,,
loving you dearly and saluting your state of grace..
diane
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COREY FOWLER
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While I can’t be there in the flesh, I will be there in spirit with Blessings and Love to All… RIP, to Eric…
Love, Corey
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Lynn Edgar
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Dearest Terri~ I’m sending loving thoughts and prayers your way. I will see you on the 29th, and hopefully, sooner. Much love, ~lynn
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Barbara Holland
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Wendell and I plan to attend Terri. Let me know how I can help.
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Joe and Judy Weigner
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Dearest Terri,
We plan on being at Eric’s service to remember him with great love. Please let us know if we can contribute to the food. Know that you are well loved and cared about by all of us!
Love,
Joe and Judy
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Yvonne Legendary Rivers
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I will be there in spirit ! I know the service will be absolutely beautiful and I’m so grateful Eric had you ,(his rock )to enjoy his life ! I know his love of life , and his mission to make a difference in the world , he so fully fulfilled,Will continue to grow in the hearts of so many!
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Doreen Hart
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Hello Terri,
I am so sorry, if you need any help please let me know.
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Kaleo Wheeler
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I will definitely be there! Aloha! Kaleo
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MayaJoëlle
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Dearest Terri, While I feel much sadness for the big loss of your dearest companion, I will gladly come to celebrate Eric’s life. MayaJoelle.
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Fred Hodgins
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Hi Terri, I will be coming in from Ontario Canada. There is so many times per day I reach to pick up the phone to give him a call. I was driving from Ocala Florida to Satellite beach last night and twice i wanted to pick up the phone. Miss him lots. It will be an honour to be there. Fred
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Kim Angel
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Terry,
I will be there, along with my wife Lynn, and daughter Allie. We miss Eric. I miss his loving spirit on the other end of the phone. Of course, he was a mentor to me in business. Life is so brief. Bless you.
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