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Robert E. Honeysucker Jr.

Cambridge, Massachusetts

1943 - 2017

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HONEYSUCKER, Robert E. Jr. A native of Memphis, TN, born January 13, 1943, entered eternal rest October 7, 2017. Preceded in death by father Robert E. Honeysucker Sr., mother Willie Ann Honeysucker, sister Mary Dell Pharr, Brothers Ephraim and Kenneth Honeysucker. Survived by his wife Noriko...

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Robert was very outstanding musically and as a classmate at Hamilton High School. Ella Ingram Flannagan

I will always remember Robert. He was an amazing person. Ella Ingram Flannagan

Thank-you for the voice lessons, and for your musical/personal integrity. Our days together at the Community Music Centre of Boston made an indelible impression on my approach to making music. Christopher Robertson

Why his great voice was denied an annual place on the MET roster is frankly beyond me....
Rest in peace Bob.
Jerome Wright

RIP My Home Boy(smiles). My mother and your mother knew each other un known to you and me. My mom spoke of you to her and vice versa. I remember good times in Boston with Sarah Caldwell and at NEC and BU. I will never forget you and the wonderful voice you were given from God and the Muses. Rest in peace my brother. Enjoy your rest!

Noriko,
I am saddened by the news of Robert's death. My thoughts, love and prayers are with you. We at the Community Church were so lucky to have him perform for us.

Love,
Lynne Maguire

I am shocked and saddened to hear of Bob's death. My condolences to his wife and family. He was a wonderful person, colleague, and musician, with a stunningly beautiful voice. We shared many an opera and concert hall stage, and I will miss him dearly.

The passing of Robert Honeysucker is a great loss for the music world, and I received the news with deep sadness. I am grateful that such a gift from above as his voice, doesn't end with one's life, but remains in our realm as a legacy for all to enjoy, learn from and grow spiritually. Such gift becomes our connection to the Divine.
Though Mr. Honeysucker was not directly my teacher, I received wonderful feedback and encouragement from him as a Voice Jury at the Boston Conservatory, and...

We were so privileged to have known such a special person as Robert. As high school classmates, we knew Robert to be an extremely gifted individual. Not only did God gift him with a phenomenal voice, He blessed him with a beautiful personality. Even though we are in Tennessee, we were kept abreast of most of his performances because we wanted to know what our friend was doing!

We know that Robert will join God's heavenly choir, but his legacy will live on in our hearts.

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