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| Barbara Cook, in case you missed it | |
| Posted by: BalbertBW 09:02 am EDT 08/13/17 | |
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| This was a lovely "paid" obituary from the other day. Those are often wonderfully written, sometimes quirky, always very personal. | |
| Link | Barbara Cook Tribute |
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| re: Barbara Cook, in case you missed itPublic celebration | |
| Posted by: Duke1979 05:09 pm EDT 08/13/17 | |
| In reply to: Barbara Cook, in case you missed it - BalbertBW 09:02 am EDT 08/13/17 | |
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| Thank you for posting this beautiful tribute. Hoping I will be able to attend when a celebration of Barbara's life and art takes place. I had the true privilege of witnessing her special magic several times. She will be missed but never ever forgotten. | |
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| re: Barbara Cook, in case you missed it | |
| Posted by: mikem 12:29 pm EDT 08/13/17 | |
| In reply to: Barbara Cook, in case you missed it - BalbertBW 09:02 am EDT 08/13/17 | |
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| This isn't an obituary in the classic sense. It doesn't include any of the standard information. It's some reminiscences by some friends. I have to confess that I don't read the NY Times death notices at all, so I'm kind of out of the loop. Is this common, particularly by someone who is not the next of kin? I would imagine that, with some deaths, you could have an entire column of paid notices like these about the same person. |
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| re: Barbara Cook, in case you missed it | |
| Posted by: Deirdre 04:27 pm EDT 08/13/17 | |
| In reply to: re: Barbara Cook, in case you missed it - mikem 12:29 pm EDT 08/13/17 | |
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| It's very common. And when you have a big NYC philanthropist, who was on the boards of multiple non-profits, you'll have many, many of these tributes from the organizations. | |
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| re: Barbara Cook, in case you missed it | |
| Posted by: mlop 02:04 pm EDT 08/13/17 | |
| In reply to: re: Barbara Cook, in case you missed it - mikem 12:29 pm EDT 08/13/17 | |
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| Many times they are person obituaries and announcements of passings written to announce someone who would not have an obituary in the New York Times. It is also an appreciation and memories of someone who passed and was special. This was written by Barbara's manager's widow and close friend. Jerry Kravat took care of Barbara's career her and was a dear man. If I never needed to buy a ticket to one of her concerts he was there to take care of it and with special seats. This beautiful passage was reprinted for three days in the New York Times. It has had me weaping when I first read it and when I have reread it. |
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