[lbo-talk] transition

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Death as Transition

The term "transition" is traditionally used by blacks to refer to dying. 
Only rarely would people say "the person died." Saying "the person 
transitioned," means they have "gone to the next life" and implies that the 
person has not left us; they have simply changed form. They're no longer 
physically present, and they've spiritually "passed" into the afterlife. 
The term "passed" also is frequently used to express this 
transition.<http://www2.edc.org/lastacts/archives/archivesSept01/intlpersp.asp#Barrett3>10 

http://www2.edc.org/lastacts/archives/archivesSept01/intlpersp.asp

 From Ronald Barrett:
http://www2.edc.org/lastacts/archives/archivesSept01/barrettbio.asp

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