Jeanne, you will always amuse and inspire us, and you'll never really be gone. We are honored to be surrounded by your humor and your gifts.

Dearest Mom, or should I say - for the last time - "Nahnee-Noonee?"

As a man of words, most of which you taught me, I will have to be careful not to write too many. Everyone knows how wonderful of an artist, teacher, mother, grandmother, family historian, and interlocutor you were. 

What I want to thank you for in particular are my social conscience, my ability to see through dissimulation, and my love of diversity. 

From you, I learned how to see the world from the perspective of someone who has less than I do. From our Mississippi Box Family back in the 60's right up to the plight of many Muslim women at the present day, you helped me to understand how and why we must do whatever we can to ameliorate suffering, ignorance, and poverty. 

You also showed me how to "pay attention to that (wo)man behind the curtain" and understand what (s)he is doing. These skills have been of unimaginable value to me as a teacher, because I transmit them to my students at every opportunity. I am, like my sister, a teacher after all (thanks to you).

And finally, starting when I was nine and you took me to see "Les Parapluies de Cherbourg" (my first foreign movie with subtitles), you have always encouraged me in my pursuit of learning other languages, literatures, and cultures. You loved them all yourself, after all, even while recognizing where they fall short of your expectations. Your moral compass has always transcended all boundaries.

Bon voyage, ma chère Maman; tu seras toujours dans ma poche, près de mon coeur, avec mon passeport.

Love,

Brian

Listening to Odetta and thinking of you my friend.

Hi Jeanne, I'm the first guest at your memory party. I am so happy and honored to have known you. Thank you for your generosity and love.
I love and miss you!

Dearest Mom-
You have been an amazing mom, grandma, inspiration and incredible teacher all the way to the end.  I am in awe of your talent and gifts and I am so happy that you have left so much here on earth to remember you by. Thank you for being the family historian and caretaker and communication expert.  I am happy you are free and now you can start the next journey.  I love you!! I treasure all our memories!
Liz

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