Archive for February, 2012

The Spring of ‘63

Saturday, February 25th, 2012 No Commented
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from Crick
This week or last week, a controversy surrounding the identities of the voting members of the Movie Academy arose mentioning one derogotory example who was a nun. I thought to myself, ‘This must be Dolores’ … Dolores Hart. A few days later the news caught up with the controversy and confirmed that the nun [...]

Jackie is Gone

Monday, February 13th, 2012 2 Commented
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from Chip
Jacqueline V. Loeb (Trubowitz)
Jacqueline Vida Loeb died peacefully, with grace and dignity, on February 11 in Wayzata, Minnesota after a long illness. A longtime resident of Rowayton, CT, Jacqueline was 82 years old.
“Jackie” was born in New York City on July 16, 1929. The youngest of three daughters to Mitchell and Fanny (Frances [...]

Chappy’s Gone

Sunday, February 12th, 2012 one Commented
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from Peter Leavitt
I just learned today that Chappy died on June 7, 2010. I learned this by accident on the Internet … very sad to me. I tried to e-mail a notice to his family but failed.
This is what I tried to send, “My name is Peter. Chappy was my best friend growing up [...]