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I just found out the other day from one of their daughters that my dear friend, helper and American mother figure, Peg O'Connor-- in the times i passed through and/or lived in Denver-- for this traveler so far away from his actual parents-- ascended to the worlds of God at the end of April (2008).
I sent her family my heart felt condolences.  And said some prayers for the departed that night. Here's an example of a Baha'i prayer for the departed:

"Glory be to Thee, O Lord my God! Abase not him whom Thou hast exalted through the power of Thine everlasting sovereignty, and remove not far from Thee him whom Thou hast caused to enter the tabernacle of Thine eternity. Wilt Thou cast away, O my God, him whom thou hast overshadowed with Thy Lordship, and wilt Thou turn away from Thee, O my Desire, him to whom Thou hast been a refuge? Canst Thou degrade him whom Thou hast uplifted, or forget him whom Thou didst enable to remember Thee?

"Glorified, immensely glorified art Thou! Thou art He Who from everlasting hath been the King of the entire creation and its Prime Mover, and Thou wilt to everlasting remain the Lord of all created things and their Ordainer. Glorified art Thou, O my God! If Thou ceasest to be merciful unto Thy servants, who, then, will show mercy unto them; and if Thou refusest to succor thy loved ones, who is there that can succor them?

"Glorified, immeasurably glorified art Thou! Thou art adored in Thy truth, and Thee do we all, verily, worship; and Thou art manifest in Thy justice, and to Thee do we all, verily, bear witness. Thou art, in truth, beloved in Thy grace. No God is there but Thee, the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsisting."

- Bahá'u'lláh   (Compilations, Baha'i Prayers, p. 40)

I'll always remember with great gratitude how helpful Peg and her husband Wayne were in giving me a place to stay during my travels and when i returned to the States in October 2005, they let me stay in their home for about a month and borrow their car while they were on pilgrimage, which was a big help in getting settled back down in the States after 4 years in China.

There is solace in the firm knowledge that her soul now soars in the Blessed Realms of the Beloved.  Our love, thoughts and prayers continue to be with you dear Peg.