Claire Hackett

Another year has passed and again I am grateful for the reminder. I think of her very often, as one of the best friends I ever knew. Blessings to her family and friends.

It is nice to get an annual reminder of Claire. Early on I was fortunate enough to be present for her wonderful performance of Molly Bloom's soliloquy from James Joyce's Ulysses in Palo Alto. Later I brought many friends to a second presentation in San Francisco. One of my friends was a James Joyce scholar. He said that Claire's rendering was the most brilliant and nuanced performance of the material that he had ever seen.

How could we ever forget Claire's performance of Mazie Madigan in the Irish Theatre production of Juno and the Paycock. May she be dreaming of Mazie as we knew her.

Of course you all know how wonderful a person Claire was, so I won't go into it very much. I am planning to come to San Francisco this summer and had hoped to visit her. When she didn't answer a phone message or e-mail, on a guess, just now, I googled her name. I am very sorry to lose such a strong, vibrant, funny, generous, brilliant, and all-around great friend. She is irreplaceable. On the other hand, I feel blessed that I got to know her. My sincere condolences to the family My email, if...

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My condolences to Claire's family. I knew Claire for many years. I am from Blackrock. Co. Dublin very near to Bray. Co. Wicklow which was Claire's home town. I had the great pleasure of performing with her in Sean O'Casey's play Juno and the Paycock which played in San Francisco and Berkeley. played Juno and Claire played Maizie Madigan. And although I have seen that play many times including at the Abbey in Dublin I have never seen a better Maizie Madigan than Claire was. And she sang...

Unfortunately, I found out about Claire's death too late to attend the mass. I remember Claire from my connection with the Irish Cultural Center and things Irish. She was a great comedian and I loved her performances with Nicky O'Brien. Her humor and generous spirit will be missed by all who knew her.

Claudia O'Callaghan

My sincere sorrow to the Hackett family.