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Edmund Francis Armstrong

March 11, 1950 - May 10, 2023

Ed Armstrong was like a father to me, not in the sense of replacing my biological father, but in the same sense as my priest being a father figure. But Ed was something more than that to me. I saw a lot of myself in him, and I believe that Ed felt the same way about me. Although we were not always in agreement, Ed always supported my pursuit of the truth, and the way in which I challenge conventional wisdom and established beliefs.

Ed and I shared many passions but none greater than our sense of community. I will never forget the day that Steve Schaeber, from the Knights of Columbus, joined us (Greenbelt Overhaul Alliance of Levittown, GOAL) in digging some holes for planting in the rain garden. Afterwards, Steve invited Ed and I inside the church nearby, Saint Mary's Ukrainian Catholic, and he explained a little bit about the Eastern Rite Catholic heritage. Ed politely complemented the architecture and artistry of the Byzantine de'cor.

[Steve Schaeber is the former Grand Knight of Pokrova Council, 13561, as I am the Advocate]

Another thing that Ed and I had in common was an uncommon tolerance for pain. Recently, I had asked Ed to write me a letter of recommendation. I could tell that he was not only willing to write the letter, but Ed was also anticipating the opportunity to praise my achievements on paper. And even though he was probably in a considerable amount of pain, Ed reached out to me from the emergency room to apologize for not being able to write the letter at that point in time. Ed was focused on reassuring me that he would be writing it when he got better instead of concentrating on himself.

That takes true character. It takes grit. My last words to him, through an email, were not to worry about the letter, "Hope everything goes well, as I'm sure it will." If I had known that it was the last time I would ever speak with him, I would have chosen my words more carefully. But far too often, that is how it goes. We never know when our time is going to be up, or the time of a loved one for that matter.

Edmund Francis Armstrong, you were truly one of a kind, and a kind one at that. I will miss you for the rest of my time here on Earth, and I am glad to have known you while you were here.

-Dom

Authors Website: https://domp.blog/

Authors Bio:

Neologist, absurdist, menial laborer, CERTIFIED PROPAGANDIST - working to FIGHT AGAINST propaganda

AS in Graphic Design; "BS" in Manipulation (Psychology) s/; Master of Science in Reality s/

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Greenbelt Overhaul Alliance of Levittown (GOAL): 2021 - 2023

Appointed board member; serving Lower Bucks County with refuse removal, educating the public, and working with other local organizations and municipalities to the benefit of the community and the environment; volunteer at periodic cleanups since 2016

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The Knights of Columbus, Advocate for Pokrova Council: 2019 - present

Elected Officer position; liaison between the Council (13561) and the community; organized coordination between the Council and GOAL/EAC

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*I never had the opportunity to meet Dale Frazier, the founder of GOAL who passed away in 2015, but I was very close to the former president of GOAL, Edmund Armstrong. Before his untimely death, Ed was working on developing "#microcontroller based, water-level detectors that would, in real time, bounce water levels off of cell towers with the information being available via the Internet."

#microcontroller:

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/tNPZv8fpAg9m5fCs/

Ed passed away in 2023, and the organization was dissolved shortly thereafter. The eulogy I gave at Ed's funeral tastefully joked about his lack of faith and made reference to my coordination efforts between Pokrova Council and GOAL (link below). Several of his family members praised the eulogy and thanked me for giving it afterwards. Also in attendance at the funeral was the son of the Commanding Officer who sent Ed to the brigantine before his dishonorable discharge for insubordination, a punitive separation of which he was proud (I admire Ed for his courage and perseverance). Ed was kind and respectful enough to wait until after the Commanding Officer's son had walked away (I met his son at a GOAL cleanup before Ed's passing) to tell me the story about his so-called "duck dinner."

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/apobFGJJyLjkNp7X/

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Bristol Township Environmental Advisory Council: 2019 - 2022

Appointed board member; advise elected officials of the local municipality on issues that relate to the protection of natural resources; de facto member since 2016; banished from Municipal Complex in 2021 due to vaccination status (attended virtual meetings when possible in addition to GOAL meetings at private residences; GOAL and BTEAC typically held joint meetings in the Bristol Township public auditorium)

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#Petitioned the Philadelphia Free Library to provide virtual access to the Oxford English Dictionary: 2018

Shared by Peter Gilliver (OED editor, lexicographer) on October, 6, 2024

https://x.com/dompfil/status/1843152929278034398

#FreeOED4PA #WordsHavePower #PowerToThePeople

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#RecentEvents regarding October 9, 2024 (please click on all the "bubbles" to view all the tweets in each thread):

https://x.com/dompfil/status/1844257092695359629

https://x.com/dompfil/status/1845748669833707990

https://x.com/dompfil/status/1846704450544849160

https://x.com/dompfil/status/1847194421521006820

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The Knights of Columbus Food for Families Program: 2018 - present

Transport nonperishable goods from St. Mary's Parish in Bristol to Mother's Cupboard, a pantry at St. Michael's parish in Tullytown / Levittown #KOCfood4families

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Provided free campaigning services for local Green Party candidates: 2017

https://x.com/dompfil/status/1840310700285051138

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St. Mary's Ukrainian Catholic Church (adjacent to the Bristol Township Municipal Complex): 2016 - present

Church usher; collection of offerings; light candles; turn out lights and lock doors; aid elderly parishioners down steps; Eucharistic Adoration (monthly meditation IN THE PRESENCE OF God)

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Bucks County Technical High School: 2002 - 2014

Chairperson of the Educational Advisory Committee, in which the curriculum of attending students is discussed for revisions and improvements; #AdvocatedFor every high-school graduate to have a comprehensive understanding of gestalt theory principles

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ARTICLE: #TheGraspOfGestalt by Domp Filanowski

https://web.archive.org/web/20240928085109/https://www.opednews.com/populum/page.php?f=The-Grasp-of-Gestalt-by-Dom-Filanowski-Covid-19-211118-818.html

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SERIES: #ThePhiladelphiaChronicles by Domp Filanowski

An in-depth critique of partisanship and its destructive nature in the context of Covid-19

https://web.archive.org/web/20240928085041/https://media.muckrack.com/portfolio/items/15081312/Series-The-Philadelphia-Chronicles-12-05-2021.pdf

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My #TwoResponses to Gabriel Shipton's (Julian Assange's brother) X-post: "What would you say if you were Julian?"

1. https://x.com/dompfil/status/1840742334561984880

2. A continuation of "The Philadelphia Chronicles" research (8 pages long)

"Please read beyond the first few items as they lead up to a much stronger case below (e.g., 2009 #ECDC Public Health Guidance; Meryl Nass, MD bio). . ."

https://x.com/dompfil/status/1840744602493407326

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Gabriel Shipton's post:

https://x.com/GabrielShipton/status/1838646098057138669

PACE hearing on Assange, detention and conviction:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzHktIKyt-w

Kevin Gosztola's transcript of the PACE hearing below (Gosztola is THE whistleblower journalist -who, unlike some MSM reporters we know, was capable of staying awake while covering the Manning trial; check out his book, "Guilty of Journalism. . ."; also, please support his website, Shadowproof.com; the man works very hard, and his coverage has become an invaluable resource; Gosztola and Kiriakou both signed my book at the 2023 Busboys and Poets presentation; transcript below):

https://thedissenter.org/julian-assanges-speech-to-pace-strasbourg/

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Gender dysphoric #PhillyBoy; unabashed Catholic; lifelong proponent of the Second Amendment who #VoluntarilyRelinquished all his firearms out of a legitimate concern that he may one day be "suicided" by the state, for speaking truth to power

https://web.archive.org/web/20240221003913/https://pages.uoregon.edu/kimball/sttism.htm

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#AaronSw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M85UvH0TRPc

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In solidarity with Tavis Smiley and Michael Render, AKA Killer Mike. . .

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#TavisSmiley #Solidarity #KillerMike

#ElevateBlackVoices #AmplifyBlackVoices

#CreateHealthyWorkspaces #SenseOfNuance #EndUpBeingGuilty #GuiltyByAccusation

#MeTooMisAppropriation #MeTooMisAprptn #P_BS

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#Amdt2MilitiaOfThePeople

#WellRegulated #SelfRegulated #WellOiledMachine #FineTunedAbleBodied

#OED1stEdition #RegulateDefinition2

#NonviolentResistance #2ndAmdtLeverage

#UnderstandingNotTNT #NoStrongerInTheirHands #ThePeopleNotTheState

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#IntuitionDignityEnough

#AntiStateSolidarity #InternationalSolidarity #CommonStruggle

#ParaTodosTodoParaNosotrosNada #EverythingForEveryoneNothingForUs

#UnMundoDondeQuepanMuchosMundos #AWorldWhereManyWorldsFit

#HigherGround

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#NewSpiritualOrder

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