Post by Russell Letson on Aug 7, 2021 23:08:07 GMT -5
From the father of the my friend and playing partner Dan Preston. It's easy to forget that our little cafe is still a public space and that what we post here can bring some comfort even beyond our circle. Dan's dad is 94, a retired campus minister and English teacher, in somewhat frail health. From the first paragraph of his letter:
We're still waiting on a memorial service--one problem is finding a space big enough to accommodate all his friends, musical and otherwise.
Your Soundhole recognition of my son Dan has added great warmth to my own remembrances. Thank you for your thoughts of keeping company with Dan in his St. Cloud life--his temperament, musicianship, and some of his daily round. . . . [T]he responses that you received from others, and your responses to them, clarified his more intimate connections and pictured him in the musical community.
We're still waiting on a memorial service--one problem is finding a space big enough to accommodate all his friends, musical and otherwise.