We are all deeply saddened by the tragic loss of our dear friends Mark Bava, Chris Bava and Chris's wife, Cat Asche. It reminds us not only that life is precious and living in the moment is necessary, but also of the importance of community. This loss provides us with the opportunity to come together in support, remembrance and solidarity.

(For those on you who still might not have heard.. on Saturday, October 20th at 12:30 am, our dear friend and Anon colleague Mark Bava, along with his brother Chris and his sister-in-law Cat Asche were killed in a car accident as they drove home from a Bob Dylan concert in San Jose. Surviving Mark is his beloved partner, Lynne Cook, and the brothers’ mother, Lilliana Braico.)

We first seek to support the mother, Lilliana Bava, who at almost 90 years of age has lost both of her beautiful sons.

We ask you to PLEASE give generously to... THE BAVA LOVE FUND - which was created to offer assistance to their mother, Lilliana.

Help to whatever degree you can ... Please! ... http://www.bavalovefund.com

Our generosity can make a difference in supporting her through this, in many short term and long term ways. An artist herself, Lilliana was supported in large part by the generosity of Mark, Chris and Cat. Now that they are gone, she will need to rely on us to help.

Live Generously. Love Generously. Give Generously.
Thank you so much.

http://www.bavalovefund.com/#!donate/c1gac

Such a good and generous person. Such an unfair and wrong situation.

Oshan - of OmShanTea House is currently imprisoned, and is scheduled to be sentenced
on January 17, 2013, from 10-15 years in a Federal Prison.

If you can, please follow his progress and help him out however you can.

Here is Oshan's recent letter from prison.
https://www.facebook.com/events/492734337426722/

http://www.teanotprison.com/

http://letters2oshan.tumblr.com/