On July 22, 2023 a gathering of friends, family, students and colleagues was held to commemorate and celebrate the life of Margaret Gesang Suolang Esterman Rinpoche, who passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her beloved family, including all her children and grandchildren, July 4, 2023, from the effects of leukemia.

In addition to being held at the Wasatch Retreat Center in the heart of Salt Lake City, (the ECC, where many Kanzeon/Big Mind events have been held in the past), it was also broadcast live on Zoom.  A recording of the Zoom meeting is featured in the box above on this page.

Participants were invited to share thoughts or memories about Margaret during this live gathering, and you are welcome to share your thoughts in writing on this webpage devoted to her memory.  You may add your thoughts about Margaret, or read others' comments in the box below the photos at the bottom of this page.

Please do not send flowers, but if you would like to offer a donation in honor of Margaret, please do so to a charity of your choice or to one of the many organizations which she supported, including:

• Doctors Without Borders  
• International Rescue Committee
• Kanzeon Big Mind Sangha
  
• Utah Aids Foundation
• Utah Food Bank 
  
• World Central Kitchen
  
• Xuanfa Institute