Sorry to hear that your friend has passed. I remember you mentioning her before. I wish I was going to see you in Chicago, but it's not likely that I'll be able to make it.
Best, Paul > > > 2010/4/30 ann sanfedele <ann...@nyc.rr.com>: >> I say effectively, because I won't actually unsub.. but I have "0" time to >> look at it.. >> I'm not leaving NY until Monday, but the gods have conspired to make sure I >> have no time >> at all for myself before leaving... so I'm pretending I already left :-) >> >> Sadly, part of this is because my friend Rita Norr Provost passed away >> yesterday after a long and miserable >> battle with brain cancer. For the handful of you who sort of trail along on >> my Scrabble life, she was the >> 1987 National Scrabble Champion - and the only woman to have won either a >> world or USA National >> Championship. Her funeral and wake are on Saturday and and old friend of >> ours is actually flying >> up from Florida for it and staying two nights with me. My Toronto friends >> were here for 5 days and >> were still here when I got the news about Rita. It wasnt unexpected, yet >> for some reason it hit many of >> use very hard... she was only 66... and battled this thing for gosh, over 4 >> years. >> If you saw WORD WARS or read WORD FREAK you know who she is.. and I know >> some of you are >> familiar with it. >> >> So pardon me for not joining in all the revelry surrounding our exhibit and >> the book for now.. . >> >> Here's the photo Rita liked best of her. I shot it in 1988 - when Newsweek >> hired me along with one of their >> regulars to get some photos of Scrabble players to go along with an article >> on famous poor spellers alas, >> they didn't use any of mine, but at least it was a paying gig. >> >> http://tinyurl.com/24tx7yl >> >> Re Chicago - I will be in costume -- a dress! (but not too dressy, I assure >> you) >> >> >> ann >> >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. >> > > > > -- > http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ > http://alunfoto.blogspot.com > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
