LOUIS-MENDEZ-Obituary

LOUIS MENDEZ

New York, New York

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MENDEZ--Louis, 1929-2012. The exuberant artist/educator, Louis Mendez, died peacefully at the Jacob Perlow Hospice Inpatient Unit at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York City, just two weeks shy of his 83rd birthday. Louis Ernest Mendez was born on the Lower East Side of Manhattan of Puerto...

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Miss your love, generosity and just chatting with you frequently. You will remain in my heart forever.

Louis´ creative gestures continue to add color and beauty as time moves forward~

I think of you continuously. How honored and privileged to have had you in my life. Your friendship and love will remain ingrained in my heart forever. So R.I.P.

Louis was a fine, magical human being. His smile, his presence whenever we spoke and his art made this world a much better place. I celebrate Louis!!!!

I think about you often.

Yes I remember Louis as a soft spoken gentleman.
R.I.P.

Thinking of you on this day, your birthday.

So happy to finally have this piece in my home. Thanks

Palomino - wheelthrown stoneware with added slab elements

I wanted you to know that three of your pieces were delivered to the permanent collection of the Schein-Joseph Museum of International Ceramics at Alfred University - just in time for what would have been your 84th birthday. Alfred has also informed me that donations given to the university in your memory will be used to augment graduate education in ceramic arts.