The thing is, as so many of you have said, Carol played Carol to perfection. Ellery played Ellery to perfection. With Carol, I always knew I was going to have an RS-1 encounter. With Ellery there was this way she had of tilting her head, forming sort of a smile, and I knew she was affirming whatever was going on and ready to see if anything concrete was going to emerge. I am reminded of this poem
Perfection Wasted
And another regrettable thing about death
is the ceasing of your own brand of magic,
which took a whole life to develop and market –
the quips, the witticisms, the slant
adjusted to a few, those loved ones nearest
the lip of the stage, their soft faces blanched
in the footlight glow, their laughter close to tears,
their tears confused with their diamond earrings,
their warm pooled breath in and out with your heartbeat,
their response and your performance twinned.
The jokes over the phone. The memories
packed in the rapid-access file. The whole act.
Who will do it again? That’s it: no one;
imitators and descendants aren’t the same.
–John Updike
May 7, 1990
From: DOUGLAS DRUCKENMILLER <dpat23@msn.com>
Subject: Re: [Dialogue] Carol Pierce's death
To: "dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net" <dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net>, dialogue@wedgeblade.net
Cc: carol.walters@yahoo.com
Date: Sunday, September 23, 2012, 4:44 AM
This is sad and a bit shocking to me. I saw her at Accelerate 77 and she was her usual funny self. So glad to have known her.Pat and Doug
From: m.george.walters@verizon.net
To: dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net; dialogue@wedgeblade.net
Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2012 11:45:46 -0400
CC: Carol.walters@yahoo.com
Subject: Re: [Dialogue] Carol Pierce's death
Colleagues and Family;
Carol’s decades of constant care for all of us both structural and individual is a legacy that is embedded in our lives, even when memory may forget the details. What a blessing she continues to be as we live from that gift she is to us.
Grace and Peace
George and Carol
From: dialogue-bounces@lists.wedgeblade.net [mailto:dialogue-bounces@lists.wedgeblade.net] On Behalf Of David M Dunn
Sent: Friday, September 21, 2012 12:39 PM
To: Dialogue' Listserv
Subject: [Dialogue] Carol Pierce's death
Mary Laura asked that her note about Carol's death be sent again to ensure the most inclusive outreach:
Carol Pierce passed away a little before noon [Thursday, September 20, 2012] of cardio-pulmonary complications. Aimee Hilliard and Mary Laura Jones were with Carol the entire morning. Carol enjoyed the Accelerate 77 event on Saturday and loved keeping in touch with many of you and keeping track of your lives and activities.
There will be a Memorial Service at the ICA GreenRise Center building on a weekend in September or October. I will post the time and date as soon as the family decides the date.
Carol will be deeply missed. She was a wise and courageous mentor to many of us. I will miss her wisdom, her humor, her gracious attitude and her demonstration of living a great life in the midst of physical adversity.
Mary Laura
--Mary Laura Jones
Grants Resource Development Consultant
1454 W. Fargo Avenue
Chicago, IL 60626
cell: 773 636-2022
via David Dunn
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