Published: January 2019 (7 years ago) in issue Nº 354
Keywords: Passings, United States (USA), Surrender community, Fraternity community, Sri Aurobindo’s and The Mother’s presence, Auroville Archives, Documenting Auroville, Videos, Integral Knowledge Study Center, Pensacola, Florida, Inner Chamber and Elderly Aurovilians
References: Peggy Ann Pfaff, Lila, Rand Hicks and Krishna Tewari
In memoriam - Peggy Ann Pfaff
Peggy Ann Pfaff
On December 23rd, Peggy Ann Pfaff passed away in her daughter Lila’s home in Fraternity at the age of 91. Both Lila and her sister Laura, who had come over from the USA, were with her in the moment of transition.
Already from the seventies onward, Peggy used to come over from the USA to visit Lila which eventually resulted in her joining Auroville in 1997. Living in her house in Surrender, Peggy was unvaryingly present for her Matrimandir Chamber duty and worked with Krishna Tiwari at the Auroville Archives in Bharat Nivas, where she interviewed and recorded Aurovilians.
Coping with a severely arthritic constitution as well as other general health problems, it became clear in 2008 that she could no longer live alone and Peggy moved in with Lila in Fraternity. One of her delightful characteristics was her great sense of humour and her innate capacity to make people feel good, which carried her through till the end.
Peggy’s remains were buried in Auroville’s burial grounds on December 26th.
A short clip with Peggy talking about her life is available at goo.gl/3dSGhf