Monday, December 31, 2012

[Updated] Gone but not forgotten

Remembering a few of our friends and neighbors who died in 2012...

Markand Thakar, artist, Mona's and Sophie's regular

[Photo by Thomas D. Ward]

Donald Suggs, friend, activist, mentor

[Photo by Stacie Joy]

Mary Pupillo, lifelong resident of Avenue A

[Via Cynthia Chaffee]

Bob Spedalere, longtime bartender at the Grassroots, New York Giants fan

[Via Facebook]

Connie Bush, director of the Cornelia Connelly Center


Mike Hamm, loved living in New York City


Mary Spink, community activist, executive director of Lower East Side People’s Mutual Housing Association


Andrew Kowalczyk, last East Village landlord of his kind


Christine Ebel, co-owner of Arcane on Avenue C

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1 comment:

  1. VH McKenzieDecember 31, 2012 at 10:48 PM

    This is a sweet, albeit melancholy, feature, Grieve. Thank you....

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