Saturday, July 17th, 2010, Uncle Tom Durant, one of the charter founders of the Cafe Rienzi passed away, just short of his 90th birthday. We love you, Uncle Tom, and we miss you.
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JuneBug
I started this blog in 2006 to share my job hunting journey in my fields of technology and education and to share my amateur photography passion. However since then I've strayed into other topics, including (oddly) Marilyn Monroe; a piece of Americana called the Cafe Rienzi; Belgian draft mules; antiques and furniture refinishing; artists Firma Duchene Philips, Tom Durant, and David Grosblatt; and a television series called PREY. And those are just for starters - so browse and enjoy!
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Friday, July 23, 2010
Charter Founder of Cafe Rienzi Passes
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Artist,
Cafe Rienzi,
David Grossblatt,
Painter,
Thomas Durant
A sixties child, an idealist, and a survivor / refugee from the 20th Century! (although sometimes I really miss the 20th Century. ;) )
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2 comments:
My condolences, June Bug..
I didn’t know that Tom had died until I saw your Blog entry about him. I hope that Joan is managing as best she can. She must have been devastated to lose him.
I hadn’t seen him in our local Super-Market for quite a while. He loved to examine the vegetables very carefully before making a choice..I know he loved to cook, but from his eyes, I could see that his spirit was preparing to leave..May he rest in very deserved peace.
You appear to be on your own very creative voyage. That is what our inner lives need to grow. Carry on!!
A
Good to hear from you, Artemesia, and thanks for the condolences and the picture of Uncle Tom that you have just painted with your words. I think Uncle Tom's death was very hard on both Aunt Joan and my cousin Anna, but they really, really took good care of him til the very end.
And thanks for the encouragement! :)
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