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| twit Beatification Candidate |
God bless you Tom. She'll enjoy being in your heart. | |||
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Has Achieved Nirvana |
RIP, apple. | |||
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Has Achieved Nirvana |
Wonderful post Tom. And wonderful to see you. | |||
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| "One half of me is a hopeless romantic, the other half is so damn realistic." Beatification Candidate  |
Wow, Ax. I wonder if we could get a group together to perform this virtually somehow. I could learn the alto part, though I would probably need some coaching with Estonian pronunciation. Anybody else interested? | |||
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Minor Deity |
I could probably do the soprano part, or could double with you on alto. I'm not very conversant in recording, but Muffin can probably help. She might also want to sing, her range is similar to mine--the alto is within it and the soprano probably is. | |||
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Minor Deity |
Thank you for your "virtual choir" suggestion, rustyfinger; and thank you for volunteering to sing your parts, rustyfinger and Mary Anna. There would likely be lots of nuts-and-bolts issues to discuss to actually pull this off, so as not to distract this thread from being a remembrance/tribute to Apple, I have started a separate thread specifically to organize the aforementioned "virtual choir": http://well-temperedforum.grou...0004433/m/5271095546 I invite all interested party to discuss the "virtual choir" planning there, and let this thread remain a tribute/remembrance thread for our Apple/Mary. | |||
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What Life? |
+1 on the college fund, because all I've been able to think since chemo failed was 'her poor kids'. | |||
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Beatification Candidate |
Same here. I've been thinking about her kids a lot. I don't really know how old they are, but if they're teenagers it's going to be hard. I lost my mom to cancer when she was only 40 years old, I was 16. And while we weren't poor, it was a struggle for my dad to try and provide tuition for two kids, while making two mortgage payments (he and my mom bought a duplex before she got sick to house both their mothers). I worked and had to really scrape to pay for school. I'd be interested in making a contribution to that. | |||
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| Pinta & the Santa Maria Has Achieved Nirvana  |
Check this thread for college fund donation information. It's getting lost down the list.... | |||
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Would-be Sage |
Trying to express how I feel about this, and Steve's words just about sum it up for me. To be physically so far removed for some of us, but feel so near to her on these forums, and she made that seem so easy, is her legacy for us all. That, and her obvious love of her kids, music art and life. Peace, Mary, and may I someday have the priviledge of meeting you in the great beyond, and swap church chior stories. Jamie | |||
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Minor Deity |
Well said Jamie AND (of course) Steve. And let us not forget that each and every member is irreplaceable. I guess this forum (and our companion) aren't forever, but as long as we contribute and support each other's contributions - and selves - we can make an already good run, last longer. Friendships are worth preserving, be they tangible or virtual. | |||
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| What Life? |
A tremendous loss. I keep thinking about her generosity when I was in a bind. I suddenly had a tenant for my condo, but had no lease document to use. Within ten minutes, she swooped in and imparted years of wisdom and best practices learned from their own rental business. I learned a lot from her about the care and feeding of good, long-term tenants. And she scanned and emailed me a couple of leases they used. I used the lease, and her strategies, and the tenant is happy as a clam two and a half years later. She did not hesitate to help. It meant sharing her hard-won expertise, sending me a document that was private, and taking time out to do it. It may not be a huge thing, but it was huge to me. It helped take a big load off my shoulders. I know that she lived her life extending kindnesses just like this, whether it was with food or music or a clever, perfectly targeted turn of phrase. Mine may seem almost too small to remember her by, but a life full of these gifts adds up to quite a legacy. | |||
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Minor Deity |
That sounds like her, Josh! My favorite memory is when, after the Carnegie Hall concert, our group was headed a few blocks away for a nightcap, but I was rather stuck since I had sprained my ankle just a few days before. A few friends stayed with me while we watched on a corner for a taxi. Apple actually went out and up the street trying to wave one down. So sweet! That is my 'live' memory of her, out there standing in the street... 'for me'!  Here are some more condolences from her HS friends even...did you know that she was a cheerleader? http://www.legacy.com/guestboo...vermer&pid=162307468 Plant/roses on Mary's FB page, from PW friends, Frank must have sent them for us. | |||
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Minor Deity |
[ deleting a dumb post ] jf | |||
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