[Wyewood] Update on the Incipient Canton of Wyldewood

[via Wyewood]

It is with a heavy heart that I share the following news from the 
Incipient Canton of Wyldewood from the Barony of Northkeep in the 
kingdom of Ansteorra.

While at Gulf War I had been looking forward to meeting with some of the 
members of Wyldewood and to share with them the gifts of words and 
objects that we put together.  Alas it was not to be.  I was able to 
give our gifts to the Baroness of Northkeep, Elisaveta, to pass on to 
the members of the new canton.  She let me know the members of Wyldewood 
were not in attendance due to the passing of their Seneschal's young 
son, Kai.

 From Kai's obituary:
"This warrior's tale began on June 27th, 2014 in Muskogee, OK, when he 
joined his father, Gary L. McAlpin and his loving mother, Mariah 
Vermeulen-McAlpin. This clan consisted of his brothers, Ian, Liam, Noah, 
and Blaise, and two sisters, Annika and Kiana.

Kai hit the ground running and has blazed a trail all of us should work 
as hard to complete. He was a Cherokee speaker and attended Cherokee 
Nation Child Development Center Immersion School, and he was a happy 
student, loved his class mates and learning. Kai also held membership in 
the Squirrel Ridge Ceremonial Stomp Grounds in Kenwood, OK, attended the 
Unitarian Universalist Church and the First United Methodist Church both 
of Tahlequah, OK. He was an active member in the Incipient Canton of the 
Wyldewode SCA Medieval Reenactment Group. He was so proud of being a 
lifetime member of the Tornado Alley Sea Hawkers and was an Honorary 
Cherokee Nation Marshal. He loved every moment he had to be with his 
family, running and playing, watching football and hockey, and was ready 
to demonstrate his skills at stomp dancing and sword fighting.

Kai came up against his adversary, cancer, and true to his spirit, 
fought cancer with everything he had. In spite of fatigue, he mustered 
his famous smile and loved all those who spent time with him. Most 
importantly, he brought about the awareness and attention to childhood 
cancer funding and research, because children only receive 4% of cancer 
funding and research. Kai passed from this life to his eternal life on 
March 14th, 2017 at his home, surrounded by those who knew and loved him 
most of all, his clan."

I will have a card with me at the business meeting this evening that our 
populace can sign if they wish.

In Service,


Baroness Alessandra da Montefeltro
Denise Garlington