Friday, January 1, 2016

[Updated] Gone but not forgotten

Remembering a few of our friends and neighbors who died in 2015...


[Image via Facebook]

Ralph Feldman, longtime East Village resident, former FDNY fire marshal

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Christopher "Gonzo" Gonzalez, poet, chef, member of the Campos Community Garden

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Steven Steinberg, third-generation owner of New York Central Art Supply

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Walter Przedpelski, lifelong resident of East Ninth Street

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[Photo by Sally Davies]

Charlie Romonofsky, dog walker, father of Sweet Pea

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Mary Bellis, aka CalmX, filmmaker, artist, writer.

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Brian Fair, owner of St. Mark's Sounds

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Shane Keogh, bartender, musician, jokester

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[Photo by Goggla]

Hank Penza, owner of the Mars Bar

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Joy Ryder, singer, musician

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[Husko, left, with his father. Courtesy of the Velez family]

RIP Milton "Husko" Velez, Jr., father of three

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[Photo of Adam Purple in 2012 by @rahav]

Adam Purple, activist, environmentalist

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[Image via Facebook]

Morris Faitelewicz, 9/11 first responder, Community Board 3 member

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Ian Jones, model, photographer

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[Photo via Facebook]

Patrick Salt Ryan, bartender, singer-songwriter

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Donna Harris, homeless resident of Avenue A/Tompkins Square Park

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[Photo of Amnon Kehati, standing in back, via The Villager]

Amnon Kehati, longtime partner at Sidewalk Cafe

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Adam Roth, guitarist, composer, actor

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[Photo by A. Jesse Jiryu Davis for The Lo-Down]

Walter Kühr, owner of the Main Squeeze Accordion shop

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[Image via Facebook]

Moises Ismael Locón Yac, restaurant worker, devoted family man

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Nicholas Figueroa, recent college graduate, oldest brother

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Judith Malina, co-founder of the Living Theatre

10 comments:

Walter said...

Damn, I didn't know Joy Ryder died. I'm out of the loop these days. I did know Patrick Salt Ryan quite well...I used to run into him in the early AM at The International Bar. Big losses.

Scuba Diva said...

Yeah, I knew about most of these, but was a little shocked to read of Adam Roth, whom I'd first known about 20 years ago and lost touch. I checked the link to see if it was the same Adam Roth, and apparently it was. Damn…just shows you have to be here now for the people in your life.

Anonymous said...

Lots of good souls lost. Keep up the remembrances. RIP and good thoughts to those still here who are missing these folks tonight.

Anonymous said...

:( So sad. Life is too short.

Anonymous said...

Judith Malina

Jessica Perez-Ryan said...

Thanks for remembering my husband and all the others that have passed last year. I appreciate it and so would he. Salt Lives!!

john penley said...

I also suggest that you add Judith Malina on to this list and do an addition. I will wait to see if you do it and then share this post on my social media. I was also unaware that Joy died and met her when I first moved to NYC at the YIPPIE rock and roll club studio 10. As time passes the sad list of people that I knew who died in the year past grows larger and larger.

Anonymous said...

This list brought tears to my eyes, but thank you for sharing it.

Anonymous said...

People sure won't be forgetting Adam Purple.

Anonymous said...

6:10 said it best. thanks so much for publishing this. rip to all the killer dreamers, you are missed.