BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:icalendar-ruby CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260715T234211Z UID:232-2401568@unitycharlottesville.org DTSTART:20260725T150000Z DTEND:20260725T170000Z CLASS:PUBLIC CREATED:20260715T152200 DESCRIPTION:All are welcome to honor and celebrate PMH Atwater. \nSaturday July 25\, 2026\nVisitation &\; viewing 11 AM\nMemorial Service 12 noon \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn Loving Memory of Dr. PMH Atwater\, LHD\nSeptember 1 9\, 1937 – July 10\, 2026\n\nDr. PMH Atwater\, LHD\, passed away peacefu lly at her home in Virginia\, surrounded by the enduring love of her devot ed husband\, Terry. She was 88 years old\, transitioning gracefully into t he very realms of light and expanded consciousness that she spent nearly f ive decades beautifully mapping for the rest of us.\n\nBorn Phyllis Marie DeKeyser on September 19\, 1937\, in Twin Falls\, Idaho\, As a young woman \, she married John Bernard Huffman in 1956\, with whom she raised three c hildren: Kelly\, Natalie\, and Pauline. During those years\, she was a ded icated secretary\, a Sunday school teacher\, and even a prize-winning cook at the Twin Falls County Fair.\n\nIt was a handwriting analysis in the mi d-1960s that revealed to her her calling to write\, leading PMH into publi c service where she served as a staff writer for the Idaho Department of C ommerce and Development\, a contributor to Sunset magazine\, and a write r for Incredible Idaho. Her early analytical work earned her the distinct ion of "Most Influential Newspaper Columnist in the State of Idaho" from t he Idaho Statesman\, accompanied by an award from the Governor.\n\nIn 197 7\, severe health traumas fundamentally rewrote the trajectory of PMH's li fe. She died three separate times in the span of three months\, experienci ng profound near-death states. Driven by a need to understand what had hap pened to her\, she sought out other survivors. What began as a personal qu est for grounding evolved into a lifelong\, world-renowned research missio n into altered states\, transpersonal psychology\, and mysticism.\n\nUsing the investigative techniques learned from her own father’s police work\ , PMH went on to conduct sessions with nearly 4\,000 adult and child near- death experiencers\, authoring over 20 books in 12 languages in 27 publish ed volumes.  Coming Back to Life\,  Future Memory\,  and We Live Fo rever laid the early groundwork for verified clinical and medical studies worldwide. She emerged as a leading expert on generational shifts and chi ldhood NDEs through books like The New Children and Near-Death Experience s and The Forever Angels. Continuing her work through 2025 and achieving the May 2026 publication of her final book\, Aliens and the Near-Death E xperience.\n\nHer influence on global consciousness studies earned her a H umanities Doctorate in 1992\, two invitations to lecture at the United Nat ions\, and several Lifetime Achievement Awards from organizations like the International Association for Near-Death Studies (IANDS) and the National Association of Transpersonal Hypnotherapists (NATH).\n\nDespite her liter ally globe-trotting career\, TV appearances on Larry King Live and Ente rtainment Tonight\, and a massive network of readers\, PMH's heart remaine d grounded in the quiet\, historic valleys of Charlottesville\, Virginia. Alongside her loving husband and soulmate\, Terry\, she found a peaceful h aven\, enjoyed gardening and attending the local Unity Church. All while s erving as an online prayer chaplain\, a personal counselor\, and continuin g to research\, write\, and speak on behalf of near-death experiencers wor ld-wide.\n\nIn her most famous quote\, PMH observed\, “You are not your body. It is just something you wear for a while\, because living in the ea rthplane is infinitely more meaningful and more involved if you are encase d in its trappings and subject to its rules. The biggest surprise for most people in dying is to realize that dying does not end life.”\n\nPMH has now put down her earthly trappings and flown on wings she always knew hum ans were born with. She leaves behind her devoted husband\, Terry\; her th ree children\, Kelly\, Natalie\, and Pauline\; beloved grandchildren\; ext ended family\; and a global family of fellow explorers who will carry her vital spark forward here on Earth.\n\nA celebration of PMH’s incredible life and legacy will be held July 25th at 11 AM at Unity of Charlottesvill e in Charlottesville\, in Charlottesville VA. In lieu of flowers\, the fam ily requests that you honor her memory by putting her words into practice. Share your own experiences of wonder\, extend compassion to those you lov e with everyone and share your stories to keep her lifetime mission alive. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  LAST-MODIFIED:20260715T152200 LOCATION:Unity of Charlottesville SUMMARY:Remembering PMH Atwater URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.unitycharlottesville.org/events/remembering-pmh-a twater/2026-07-25 ATTACH;FILENAME=PMH-PPT.png;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://dq5pwpg1q8ru0.cloudfr ont.net/2026/07/15/19/22/00/7a6b0144-4e69-43fb-8d02-f8fc5d278c95/PMH-PPT.p ng END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR