Mountain Keeper Larry Gibson Memorial

Submitted by staff on Sun, 10/14/2012 - 18:26

The entire memorial presentation is right here just click play.

Friends and family of Larry Gibson, the “Keeper of the Mountains,”
celebrated his life and legacy
on Sunday, October 14 from 2 to 6 p.m. in Charleston, WV

The event was broadcast LIVE right here.
1 hour of Tribute videos follows the memorial in this playlist.

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From the Program
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Song:  "There's a Balm in Giliad" & "Keeper of the Mountians" by Elaine Purkey
Invocation: Rose Edington
Eulogy:  Bill DePaulo
Song: "Won't Back Down" by Maya Nye

Speaker:  Ken Hechler
Speaker:  Donna Branham
Speaker:  Junior Walk
Speaker:  Ann League
Song:  "Go Rest High On That Mountain" by Jen Osha
Reading: "Psalm 24" by Allen Johnson
Film: Stanley Heirs Foundation and Kayford Mountain

Speaker:  Julian Martin
Speaker:  Annie Cotten
Speaker:  Carol Gibson
Speaker:  Adam Hall
Song: "Who Will Watch the Homeplace" by Kate Long
Speaker:  Paul Corbit-Brown
Reading:  "Micah 6" & Grace Caveileri's poem "letters" by Jeff Allen
Film:  Interviews with Larry

Speaker:  Bill Price
Speaker:  Mary Anne Hitt
Speaker:  Larry Gibson Jr.
Speaker:  Maria Gunnnoe
Song: "Psalm 23" with original music by T. Paige
Reading:  "Psalm 65" Robin Blakeman
Film:  "Agate Hill" by Kathy Mattea

Larry Gibson Memorial Fund:  Abe Mwaura & Janet Keating

part 2

 

Speaker:  Victoria Gibson
Speaker:  Danny Chiotos
Speaker:  Chuck Nelson
Speaker:  Amber Whitington
Song:  "Stop Tearing the Mountains Down" Jane Branham
Reading: Sage Russo
Film: Larry Gibson, Keeper of the Mountains

Speaker:  Paula Swearengin
Speaker:  Ash-Lee Henderson
Speaker:  Debbie Jarrell
Speaker:  Cameron Gibson
Song:  "Spider Song" by The Allegheny Mule Team
Reading: Mel Hoover
Film:  Larry in Action

Speaker:  Becky Steinbrenner
Speaker:  Regina Hendrix
Speaker:  Teri Blanton
Song:  "The River of Jordon" by Austin Hall and Patricia Feeney
Poem:  "The Last Dead Dog"by WV Poet Laureate Marc Harshmann
Film:  "Ain't No Grave"

Benediction: Sarah Vekasi
Closing Sermon by Reverend Billy

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Fighting for Fairness ~ Earth Justice

This is the candle light vigil at the Capital after the memorial