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This is one of Vel's paintings! It is of the old barn where she grew up and the geese that my great grandfather had roaming on his farm.
Steve Cronkhite
December 29, 2018
Santa Cruz, California
March 1, 1910-May 4, 2011 (Age 101)
Velzoe Brown, 101, well-known jazz pianist, died in Santa Cruz on May 4, 2011.
Read MoreThis is one of Vel's paintings! It is of the old barn where she grew up and the geese that my great grandfather had roaming on his farm.
Steve Cronkhite
December 29, 2018
Velzoe was my great aunt! I have very fond memories of her coming to visit our family in Omaha Nebraska when I was young. I wish I would have been in closer contact with her in her later years. She's was a treasure to me and my entire family! I have a few of the paintings she made hanging on my walls. Not sure if many people know but she was a very good painter as well as a fantastic musician! I played guitar when I was younger and she was a huge influence on my musical endeavors. I remember...
Steve Cronkhite
December 29, 2018 | Omaha, NE
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May 29, 2017 | Indianapolis, IN
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