It is with deep sorrow that we share that on Saturday, December 6th, our father life-long artist and poet, Stephen Ira Futral aka Ishwara, passed away in Boulder, Colorado surrounded by his loved ones, all his favorite music, a rosy cotton candy sunrise over the Rocky Mountains, readings on death and dying, songs sung by his daughters, surprise visits from very old friends, and as much humor as we could muster. Stephen was a student of Swami Satchidananda, as well as a life-long student of his root guru Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, friend and student of the Vajra Regent, and a member of the Boulder and Crestone sanghas. We have felt him in the rustling of the leaves, the hawk floating in the sky, the coyote spotted in the morning, and the little breadcrumbs he leaves us from his new adventure.