Mary Isabell Lunney La Fontaine

Dear Eugenia and family,
I just found out today about Mary and am so sorry for your loss. Mary was an amazing human being as was Ray. I was shocked actually as I was preparing to write her and thank her again for the kindness she showed my mother, Marianne Sullivan (author of Kennedy Ripples) during the printing of Oswald Talked. Ray and Mary added a chapter all about my mothers book and it was a true joy for my mom to know such good, honest, brilliant people and know that they took a...

If there are any family members willing to talk to me, please let me know. I searched for Charlotte for so many years not knowing she passed. She was a childhood friend of mine.

In the mid 70's our families were next door neighbors in Auburn Alabama. Charlotte was my best friend until they moved back to Tx. In the late 90's Mary found me and called me. I am saddened I couldn't find Charlotte sooner.

She seemed to be a conduit of energy, intelligence, and righteous anger for the underdog. She has left her mark on our world and on our hearts. I was lucky to call her friend. My thoughts and prayers are with you and yours.

Mary LaFontaine will remain, for me, as she was in the early 70's, as will Ray. We were friends, within a merry larger band of comrades, a riotous gang of smart and eager youths, a crowd acutely interested in the world around us, in the life of the mind, in good writing, in revelry, and in some of the more creative forms of human folly. Mary and Ray were central to the richness of that time, and we will not see the like of either of them again.

Those years remain very vivid, and...

My deepest condolences regarding your loss.

Eugenia and family,
So sorry for your loss. Best wishes to you in this sad time.
Maggie Hunt

Nancy and I send our deepest sympathy. Mary and I were good friends, and I will always remember her incisive intellect and dry wit. She was a superb writer and scholar, and will be missed.