Peter Brimelow’s
Remarks At The Reception Following Maggy’s Funeral,
February 13, 2004
A homily preached at the
Funeral of Margaret Laws Brimelow by the Revd Robert L.
Ficks III at Saint John’s Church, Washington,
Connecticut on February 13, 2004
Peter Brimelow writes [February 9]:
A heartfelt thanks
to the large number of readers who have written
from all over the world to express their
condolences on Maggy’s passing. In response to
queries, the funeral will be held at Saint John’s
Episcopal Church, 78 Green Hill Road, Washington,
CT, Friday, February 13 at 12 noon. In lieu of
flowers, donations may be made to a memorial fund
at St. John’s Church.
Much of art is devoted to these moments; however, those of you who knew Maggy will
understand why what is running through
my head as I think of her now is this piece of
what I suppose is near-doggerel by George Orwell:
But the thing that I saw in your face
No power can disinherit:
No bomb that ever burst
Shatters the crystal spirit.
I am grateful to our old friend David Frum, and to my former
colleagues at
National Review, for capturing something of this
in a graceful
tribute.
