I met her at Dickens when she asked me about the lace on my dress. Later, she was in our Renaissance guild. And I remember her dolls, at the Costume Con when it was in San Jose. She will be greatly missed.
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of penny1a Sent: Monday, November 08, 2010 4:34 PM To: h-costume Subject: [h-cost] Fwd: R.I.P. Carolyn Kayta Barrows [Penny Ladnier] Forwarding this about Kayta. She was a h-costume member for years. Kayta sure will be missed. >> She is survived by two daughters, Eileen Martz, Eleanor Martz Gomez, >> Eleanor's husband Paolo Gomez, her "little" brother Gary, his wife >> Sabrina, and their children, and her mother. >> >> According to Eleanor, Kayta's stated wishes were that she did not >> want a funeral or big memorial service. As an alternative, I would >> suggest: >> >> Have a small gathering of friends, and serve caramels and >> butterscotch flavored items. Kayta greatly enjoyed butterscotch >> pudding. >> >> No matter which group Kayta was in, she was frequently a teacher. In >> S.C.A. and science fiction fandom, she taught hand crafts such as >> embroidery, hand sewing, and provided information on how to be a >> better costumer. For Dickens Faire, some remember her for helping >> them learn how to dance. So, if you have something that you can teach >> others, do so. It doesn't have to be hand crafts. Just share your >> knowledge with other people, and that will be a memorial to her. >> >> If you have a historical park in your neighborhood, help it out. >> See if >> they would like some historical re-enactors to put on period >> appropriate events. Kayta was involved with the Hyde Street Pier in >> San Francisco where she created period appropriate events, one of >> them being a Suffragette Protest in March, I believe. If someone >> local could step in and keep events alive there, that would be a >> living memorial. >> >> One of the best gifts that Kayta gave me was that she was >> diplomatically honest with me when no one else would tell me things >> that I needed to know. I encourage others to do this with someone >> that others may find difficult. >> >> At this point, Kayta's daughters have not stated any particular >> wishes. >> If people want to send condolence messages, I will forward them. I do >> not feel right publishing their e-mail addresses at this time. If >> anything is stated, I will let people know. __________________________________________________________ Penny Ladnier Owner, The Costume Gallery Websites <http://www.costumegallery.com> www.costumegallery.com 14 websites of fashion, textiles, & costume history ======= Email scanned by PC Tools - No viruses or spyware found. (Email Guard: 7.0.0.21, Virus/Spyware Database: 6.16250) http://www.pctools.com/ ======= _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
