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Dianne Washbish Barker
March 24, 2004
Tom Bellamy - Perhaps you remember me from Anne's funeral and lunch. I sat next to Susie and across from Peppa.
Peppa calls and keeps me in touch with things that are going on. She really misses Anne and Don a lot and becomes very emotional when speaking about them. I only wish she were not so far away so that I could visit with her. She is a sweet lady and very lonely.
I was saddened to hear from Peppa about the passing of Jeanne, but I guess not surprised. I know that she had not been well for some time. Now she is with God and at peace. Please accept my concolences and I am sorry that I cannot be there as I will be baby sitting two grandsons this weekend.
God be with you all.
Sincerely, Dianne
Martha L. Musgrove
March 24, 2004
I was astonished to learn of Jeanne's death. She is one of those people one is inclined to believe lives forever -- and for some of us who have collected her articles she will.
The Everglades had no better friend than Jeanne who wrote The Miami Herald's front page story about President Harry Truman's dedication address. She had a treasure trove of stories about the people who shaped modern day Miami and a great respect for what history tells us about people today.
In our first encounter, she tried to convince me that Barry Goldwater would make a better president than Lyndon Johnson. She was incensed at that powerful TV commercial, showing a child picking a daisy who faded away into a mushroom cloud of nuclear war.
Some years later we traded little stories about the Duke and Duchess of Windsor and their Palm Beach forays (she had the better stories because she had written about the World War II years in the Bahamas while I got only Palm Beach teas and chit chat).
What a great board member she was at the South Florida Water Management District! Jeanne wasn't one to shirk a hard decision and could skewer the vaccilating at will. She was blunt and authoritative. Given her post-Herald career as a banker, I think she could play the diplomat as well.
I shall miss her counsel and the lost opportunities for friendship. But I'll remember her well as I visit the places she loved and helped to build.
Jeanne, I salute you, your agile mind, your adventurous spirit and your many accomplishments!
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