Nancy Bell

Nancy brought me so much joy! I am so happy to have been her friend.

Here it is, over a year later, and I still miss her so much.

Nancy was such a dear friend and neighbor & I dearly love her. I miss her brightness, her irrepressible sense of humor, her way of being & the great chats we had.

My condolences to Nancy`s family. I was friends with Nancy for 20 years but in the last few years we lost touch (just life as other friends say here). Nancy´s birthday was 12/14 and I decided to look her up online the day before, and saw the sad news of Nancy´s passing. But Nancy, you were not someone to want to see others sad, so I´m remembering now some "interesting observations" we found in life - the great performance of Wilson in Castaway, Simon Cowell´s quip "bloody awful," the...

Just a few days ago I learned of Nancy´s passing; and am so deeply saddened to discover it, by chance. We worked together in Philly in the early´90´s and were good friends. Life happened and we lost touch until 2020, when I received a lovely Christmas card from Nancy wondering if I was still at the same address. We reconnected and it was as if no time had passed. We spoke one a month, or so. Nancy was so wonderful with sending little notes and samples of her memoirs. (Sadly, I...

Nancy Bell was one of my dearest friends, and I already miss her more than I can express. We dated in Philadelphia when we were both 19 years old, brought together by our mutual love of jazz: I hosted a jazz show on WXPN, and she was a loyal listener. Eventually, we each went our separate ways and lost touch, but four years ago I was surprised and delighted to receive a letter from Nancy. Since that letter in 2019 we have been devoted pen pals, exchanging letters and copies of our memoirs...

In loving memory of Nancy Bell. My wonderful friend. You'll be forever treasured and missed for your wise & witty ways, your keen observations of life, love, literature & jazz.

Nancy shared her life and enthusiasm for music and the written word in a way that enriched everyone she encountered. We carry her story with us now.