A Tribute to
Mildred Lofton
Quotes of previous and current staff
members included in the eulogy Patrick
Getlein gave at Ms. Mildred (Millie) Lofton’s
memorial service on Friday, June 24.
Millie with Anna Moncure
and Karen Smith at her
retirement party on
May 13, 2016.
The fact is during some
very difficult times at Mayo
House, when I felt under
some pretty significant
pressures, there was one —
ONE — office I could walk
into, sit down, and reroot
myself in conversations
about the things that
actually matter in this life.
Millie was one of my all
time favorite colleagues at
the Mayo House. And I was
over the moon that my son
[Austin] got to work with
her as well. Her combination
of sass and warmth was
irresistible. I always felt
like she was my biggest
cheerleader.
She encouraged me in
particular to try new things
and was a constant safe
haven for me when I was sad
or scared about something
happening in my life.
— Patrick Getlein
— Sarah Bartenstein
— Kathlyn Jones
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Wisdom is God’s delight and
herself delights in the human
race: I remember the staff
meeting at Roslyn when
Bishop Lee told us of his
needed surgery and that he
would not be at Council. Our
conversation was about who
would do this or that to provide
coverage. But not Millie. She
turned to Peter — Bishop Lee
— and said, “Well Bishop, tell
me how are *you?*
Putting the concerns of
people over the mundane
details of the busy-ness of
work was at the core of her
mothering nature.
— The Rev. Sven vanBaars
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