March 5, 2025
Remembering Connie Cummings

Connie Cummings / Tosetsu Genjin
Peach Snow, Reveal True Humanity
 August 5, 1956 – February 20, 2025

 

Connie Cummings, a former resident of SFZC, died on February 20, 2025, in Carson City, NV. She lived at all three temples and served in many roles, including Secretary and Plant Manager. She was ordained as a priest by Gaelyn Godwin and was Shuso at GGF in Fall, 2011.

Memorial
There will be a memorial on March 3 at City Center; details TBA.

Obituary excerpted from the Record-Courier:

Connie Cummings passed away at home in Carson City, NV, on February 20, 2025, surrounded by family. Born August 5, 1956, in Nogales, AZ, Connie grew up in southern Arizona. She earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Arizona before relocating to California. She spent her career as a software developer for companies in Southern and Northern California, including Boeing, Ralph’s, and Oracle. She also worked in Cologne, Germany. In the early 2000s she left Silicon Valley to live in the communities at Tassajara, Green Gulch Farm, and San Francisco Zen Center [City Center]. Connie relocated to the Carson City area in 2014, where she worked as a computer programmer for the State before retiring in 2021. She was an avid reader and enjoyed traveling. She was athletic, engaging in martial arts, hiking, cycling, swimming, and running. She also enjoyed drawing and various crafts.

A celebration of life will be held April 5, 2025, 1:30p.m., in the Crowell Board Room, at the Carson City Community Center, 851 E. William St.

3 Comments

  1. Soren Leaver

    I practiced with Connie at Tassajara in the 1990s. She had a steady, unassuming presence and a quiet dedication to practice. She moved forward with sincerity, and every now and then, would surprise me by flashing a warm, unexpected smile.

  2. David Brothers

    I remember Connie from the shop, before she became plant manager. Indefatigable would describe her back then. I remember her cheerfully mangling an old oil filter trying to get it off the generator: she wouldn’t take “no” for an answer. That was a great quality to have off grid at Tassajara in those days. I hope it served her well .

  3. joseph e snow

    So many positive memories.

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