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Friday, 30 November 2007

Uncle Lee

Ceremony for Lee Ettleman:

Saturday, December 1^st

1:30 pm

Nicholas Canyon County Park, Malibu

Very casual on the beach, please bring your own beach chairs, some chairs will be supplied. There will be a ceremony where you give something to Lee and throw into the fire; it could be a note or an item.

Please go to this site for a map:

www.wishtoyo.org

Go to Chumash Village Project (where ceremony will happen.)

There are pictures of the site along with an arial map (I can not locate a street address!) There are also some photos of Mati Waiya, who will be leading the ceremony.

Please RSVP via email or phone. I would like to get a count for catering and programs.

This is what was sent to the papers:

Obituary for Delphos Lee Ettleman

In Loving Memory of Delphos Lee Ettleman (known as Lee)

Born: April 26, 1933 Died: November 20, 2007

Lee was an extraordinary machinist by trade, earning an Emmy and a Golden Globe award while performing his machinist's magic in the post production world. Early in his life he owned a surf /scuba diving shop and boat excursion business. He was a motorcycle and car enthusiast. He had a life full of many interesting experiences but the experiences that he treasured most were that of a son, father, and husband. He had many impressive accomplishments throughout his life but what mattered most to him were the relationships that he had with his family. Lee was a good and decent man who will be deeply missed by all who loved him.

Wife: Barbara Beaton Ettleman. Children: Debbie Bennett, Robert Ettleman, Jeff Ettleman, Jon Ettleman, Bill McLellan, Belinda McLellan, Betsy Mote, Tessie Kelly, Johanna Coberly. Grandchildren: Brian & Casey Bennett, Erik & Kyle Ettleman, Johnny & Shaina Mote, Zack Zimmerman, Alexandra, Jayke & Aiden Coberly.

Private Ceremony to be held on Saturday, December 1^st @ 1:30 pm, this will be very casual, on the beach

Nicholas Canyon County Park, Malibu

In lieu of flowers please send donations to Wishtoyo Foundation

Website: www.wishtoyo.org for address information.

Tess Kelly

CG Title Design

Posted by Etonella at 10:05 AM EST
Updated: Monday, 17 December 2007 5:01 PM EST
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Tuesday, 20 November 2007

Lee Edelman passed away today at 5:45am PST

Uncle Lee has passed away. This is really hard to believe because I just saw him in good health at Cedars Sinai, praying for my Dad, and now Lee is gone too. In roughly one year, aunt Barabara has lost her brother, her daughter, and now her husband... and they all died from seperate causes. I feel so bad for her. I feel bad for all of us. Below, I have copied the email that Kathi sent me.

Email from Kathi:

"Hi Will,

I received a call from Barbara at 8:52am (5:52am PST) that I was dreading. At approximately 5:45am PST Lee Edelman died. Barbara doesn’t want to speak on the phone very much, so she called me and asked me to get the word out. I asked her if she thought it would be appropriate to announce Lee’s passing on Bill’s website. She thought that was an excellent idea. So please Will, would you either rephrase my thoughts or copy this email to the website for Barbara? Barbara told me that they would be having a Chumash Indian Burial Ceremony on December 1^st, 2007 on the Malibu Bluffs overlooking the mountains and the ocean. Barbara doesn’t have any details yet as her daughter Tessie is making the arrangements. Barbara said that she would be back in touch with me very soon.

We will miss Lee very much. He was a quiet man and a very kind soul. I only spoke with Lee a few times, but every time he was very up beat and positive. Even after speaking to the doctors and hearing very bad news he remained very positive. He even told me that everything was going well.

Lee will be greatly missed!

Love,

Kathi

PS: We will post Lee’s funeral arrangements here on Bill’s website when we know them. "

Posted by Etonella at 2:55 PM EST
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Thursday, 15 November 2007

Lee Edelman
As many of you already know, my Uncle Lee isn't doing well. Please pray for him. This is my Aunt Barbara's husband and she has been through enough this year... and poor Lee is fighting for his life right now. Kathi told me that "Lee received the same chemo as last time, but this time it did nothing.The bad white blood cells came back with a vengeance."

Please pray for Lee and the entire Edelman-Beaton family.

Posted by Etonella at 11:45 AM EST
Updated: Thursday, 15 November 2007 11:47 AM EST
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Monday, 8 October 2007

Blackwater

As many of you know, my brother is a contractor for Blackwater. A lot has been said in the media about Blackwater recently. My brother is not allowed to say anything on the topic.

However, I will say that the media seems to be "inventing" much of what we are reading and hearing. Blackwater employees will be fined up to a years salary for speaking to the press. So, keep in mind that we are only hearing one side of the story. Also, please keep in mind that Blackwater guys really are the best of the best. They are all hand chosen and tested by Blackwater for months before going to theater. These guys probably don't randomly shoot at civilians...

I just hope that friends and family will read what I've written and come to a logical conclusion.

Posted by Etonella at 4:22 PM EDT
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Monday, 17 September 2007

Brain Tumor Scramble

Molly will be volunteering her time by filming and editting this Golf Scramble event in Orlando. The Brain Tumor Scramble (sounds kinda gross), was created to help young people that have lost a parent to a Brain Tumor.

If you'd like to take part in this charity golf event, or if you'd just like to donate, then please download the flyer below.

Download the Brain Tumor Scramble flyer (2nd Annual Golf Tournament For Scholarships).

George Bartol Memorial Scholarship Fund

Lets help support Molly and this wonderful charity event!

-Will

Posted by Etonella at 2:05 PM EDT
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Monday, 10 September 2007

Pappy has passed on...

Many of you have met my mother (Deb's) husband, Mark. Unfortunately, Mark's father, Walter Lundin (we call him "Pappy"), passed away on the 2nd after battling cancer.

Pappy will be missed very much by everyone that got to know him. He was always busy doing something and rarely sat down to take a break. Pappy was a WWII Ace and was one of the few surviving Aces from the Second World War.

I know that Dad really enjoyed talking with him (and probably will again) about aviation (especially the famous battle called "The Great Marianas Turkey Shoot"). This was one of the most incredibly lopsided Arial victories in US history. The American fighter pilots attained a staggering 12-to-1 kill-to-loss ratio in the skies above the Philippine Sea. Pappy was truly a national war hero and got many requests for his autograph by aviation and history enthusiasts.

I am proud to say that I knew him. He was 91.

Please click here to view Pappy's obituary.

Posted by Etonella at 1:18 PM EDT
Updated: Tuesday, 11 September 2007 11:30 AM EDT
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Thursday, 6 September 2007

I'm back!

I just got back from my trip. I had a wonderful time. In 3 weeks I visited Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Latvia, Estonia, and I flew home from Finland. That was pretty exhausting, but very fun. I know that Dad was watching over me and occasionally saying "hey bear!". I know that he is proud of me for keeping my word on a promise I made years ago. The promise was that I would visit a different country for every year that I have lived. I am now back in the black with 36!

Posted by Etonella at 3:34 PM EDT
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Wednesday, 15 August 2007

Website down...
Mood:

accident prone

The website was down because of a miscommunication problem. Obviously, this has been resolved.

I will be on vacation for the next 3 weeks and will try to update the website remotely if anything exciting happens.

Bye everybody!

Posted by Etonella at 1:56 PM EDT
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Tuesday, 7 August 2007

Life goes on...
Mood:

special

I will be taking a trip to Scandinavia next week. I'm very excited. Haven't done much travelling recently. Kathi is also taking a trip to spend time with her family in Myrtle Beach and I'll be watching the house (and the pets). Alex got a new puppy (black Doberman) and he named it Bishop. Molly and Jeff are doing well and so is little Kyle. We all miss Dad so much and he would want us to live lives to the fullest. Nobody is going to stop the Beatons!

Posted by Etonella at 5:41 PM EDT
Updated: Tuesday, 7 August 2007 5:43 PM EDT
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Monday, 30 July 2007

Dinner at Dad's

Alex, and his girlfriend Kayleigh, had a great time this past week.They returned from their cruise on Sunday to stay with Kathi at Dad's house. I cought a couple of Kingfish on Sunday morning and Kathi prepared a wonderful meal that evening. It was the first time that we had most of the family together (missed Molly and the Browns thou) since Dad passed away. I'm sure Dad was looking down last night and smiling at the site of seeing his boys and Kathi spending time together and remembering him.

Posted by Etonella at 12:44 PM EDT
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