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A Remembrance of Dewayne Creveling by James Donaldson
In death and life Dewayne was an illumination of the Methow Valley.
On the day of his internment service, the balsam root gave forth a great
burst of color. Like DeWayne always said, "There's no place
prettier than the Methow."
Oh, The missing, the loss of the ones we liked hearing from, we
liked watching so much. Bob Elk said, "I'm going to miss
his knock at my door. He was the most sincere man in the valley who
cared about the people, and knew and loved the land."
Yes! DeWayne Creveling had the philosopher's desire to arouse
memory of "what is important." For DeWayne it was always the land,
the way we fit into it; the desire in the land to connect with us,
to bring us home. For many of us who came to the Methow in the 70's,
he aroused in us the insight: that what makes us fully live, full
of meaning and purpose is "belonging to Methow Country and the people."
DeWayne's spirit is still a life-giving force dwelling within in Methow
Nature. His spirit remains to mend the brokenness of the human spirit and
to foster partnership and healing between the people and the land of the
Methow. DeWayne Creveling is an elegant meditation on ecology and
The Spirit. We are grateful for his origins. His presence is
as close to us as the balsam root in full bloom on a May day in the Methow.
Immortal company.
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