Journey's End J.R.R. Tolkien

In western lands beneath the Sun The flowers may rise in Spring, The trees may bud, the waters run, The merry finches sing. Or there maybe 'tis cloudless night, And swaying branches bear The Elven-stars as jewels white Amid their branching hair. Though here at journey's end I lie In darkness buried deep, Beyond all towers strong and high, Beyond all mountains steep, Above all shadows rides the Sun And Stars for ever dwell: I will not say the day is done, Nor bid the stars farewell.

Sasha’s Odyssey of Adventures

Memorial and Remembrance Services for Sasha McCarthy Clapper

Saturday, May 16, 2009 4 - 6 pm Scarritt-Bennett Retreat Center

Nashville, Tennessee

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BIOGRAPHY: Sasha was born on January 22nd, 1973, in Columbia, South Carolina and raised in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He attended the North Carolina School of Math and Science and Reed College prior to dedicating his life to adventure. Sasha traveled widely, visiting nearly every continent and all the islands in between. He cross-country skied to the North Pole and rode a camel in the Sahara Desert in full motorcycle leathers. However he considered Portland, Oregon his home, and had recently returned there after seven years in Alaska. Sasha was passionate about the environment and was pursuing an engineering degree in Renewable Energy at the Oregon Institute of Technology. He loved bicycles, motorcycles, windmills, fireworks, neck tattoos and rock'n'roll (especially ZZ Top). Sasha is survived by his parents, Jim and Debbie Clapper of Nashville, Tennessee; his brother, Evan Clapper and Maureen, Kenobi and Hawk Clapper of Moab, Utah; two daughters, Aria Watkins of Carolina Beach, North Carolina and Stella Speakman of York Beach, Maine, his girlfriend, Sophia La Valley of Portland, Oregon and numerous members of his extended family and devoted friends.

An excerpt from a letter to Aria, his daughter, December 2006:

...you'll feel it rush thru you and you'll know that you've been alive and that you've participated in the growth of humanity and that unlike all those drones sitting in offfices and eating french fries and computing their social securtiy checks that you've lived. That you took God up on his dare, that you grabbed the few years that we get and you made them into something. Something more lasting than a well alphabetized file cabinet. That you made a noise so loud that the echos of it will still be heard ten generations from now. But if you wanna make Daddy happy, say something, and say it so f'ing loud that people born after you died are still talking about it.

APPRECIATION: Sasha's family wishes to express their gratitude for your many kindnesses in thought and deed. Thank you for your attendance at the Memorial Service and for sharing your remembrances of his life.

Welcome Kim Hoffman, cousin

Opening Remarks Jason Musgrove, cousin

Musical Selection To Nye Vecher Natasha Borzilova Russian Folk Song

Reading Letter from Robert Bass, PhD Jeanne Musgrove, aunt Professor in Renewable Energy Engineering Oregon Institute of Technology

Eulogy Kim Hoffman and Jason Musgrove

Musical Selection Ready to Cross Over Danny Flowers

Poem Journey’s End Nathan Musgrove, cousin By J.R.R. Tolkien

Speaker Excerpt from Sasha’s Mike Musgrove, uncle Travel e-journal

Speaker Juan Senor, Sasha’s “Brother in Adventure”

Poem Do Not Mourn for Me When I Go Parker Musgrove, aunt author unknown

Tributes Friends and Family

Musical Selection In My Life Natash Borzilova and By John Lennon and Danny Flowers Paul McCartney

Closing Remarks Jason Musgrove

Immediately following the Memorial Service, Sasha's family will receive condolences upon exit from the Chapel.

Light refreshments will be served in the Kreitner room featuring a slide-show highlighting Sasha's life and adventures.

Guests are invited to walk the outdoor Labyrinth located in the International Peace Garden next door to Ogburn House. Entry to the Labyrinth can be found in front of the arched windows at Gibson Hall. Information and guidelines for the walk are located at the Front Desk, 1st floor of Laskey Hall.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Community Cycling Center, 1700 N.E. Alberta St., Portland, 97211. Tax I.D.: # 93112-7186 or to any conservancy or literacy organization of your choice.