My namesake (or rather, I'm his namesake)

[lollardfish]

BAUMAN – Mordecai, died May 16, 2007, aged 95. WWII veteran. A baritone, he introduced songs by Ives, Eisler, Blitzstein, and Copland. With his wife Irma Commanday founded Indian Hill Arts Work­shop, Stockbridge, MA, and produced a film, The Stations of Bach. Sur­vived by Irma, sons Joshua and Marc and stepchildren Charles Israels and Elisabeth Israels Perry.

Comments

[mizzlaurajean.livejournal.com]

Sorry to hear of your loss.

Is this your maternal step-grandfather?

[lollardfish.livejournal.com]

Yeah.

[pameladean]

Oh, that's a ripe age, but I'm sorry all the same.

P.

[lollardfish.livejournal.com]

Yeah. It's been a rough last 6 years or so, and there are complications involving various people not speaking to various other people, but yeah.

[gerisullivan.livejournal.com]

Sympathy.

The short obit left me interested in knowing more, especially about the Indian Hill Arts Workshop. I was pleased to find:

Juilliard alumni profile/interview from 2 years ago
Juilliard alumni profile from 4 years ago
Indian Hill page with some pictures and alumni comments

You bear his name well. His memory is clearly a blessing for many.

[starcat-jewel.livejournal.com]

My condolences on your loss. May he be remembered well, and his family and friends find comfort in those memories.

My Condolences

[lsanderson.livejournal.com]

My condolences.

[minnehaha.livejournal.com]

Sympathy.

B

[mrsmodew.livejournal.com]

My condolences on your loss.

Name sake incorrect

[(Anonymous)]

you are the name sake of Mordecai Bauman. HE IS NOT YOUR NAME SAKE, you middle name is Mordecai

Re: Name sake incorrect

[lollardfish.livejournal.com]

That's true!