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In MemoriamProf. Jean Boorsch, Charles de Chambrun ('48), Bernard Varney ('48), John Kaiser ('56), Jean-Jacques Hourclé ('60), Alexei Kondratiev ('66), Henri-Armand Kohn ('66), Lloyd Bailer ('68), David Alix ('73), Jean Hertog ('73), Emmanuelle Stanek ('75), Audrey Bodner ('76)(Click on the "related links" for a full list of Lycee alumni and staff who are deceased, to our knowledge.) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ● Jean Boorsch (Prof. de Grec, 1942 to 1961) "the Street Professor Emeritus of Romance Languages, who pioneered a total-immersion method to train Americans in French, died at his home on March 23, 2008 at the age of 102. A Yale faculty member for 40 years, Boorsch was among a group of French compatriots ...... who brought international acclaim to Yale’s Department of French...." (For more details, click on "related links".) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ● "Charles de Chambrun ('48), ancien ministre du général de Gaulle et député du Gard entre 1986 et 1988 sous la bannière du Front national, est décédé jeudi [21 0ctobre, 2010] près de Tunis à l'âge de 80 ans.....Né à Paris en 1930, ce descendant direct du marquis de Lafayette a été secrétaire d'Etat au Commerce extérieur (entre février 1966 et mars 1967) du gouvernement Pompidou, sous la présidence de Charles de Gaulle. Successivement membre du MRP, apparenté UDR, membre du RPR, Charles de Chambrun avait rejoint le Front national dans les années 80. Député de la Lozère de 1962 à 1973, il a de nouveau siégé à l'Assemblée nationale entre 1986 et 1988 comme élu FN du Gard. Aux élections municipales de 1989, il est devenu le seul maire FN d'une ville de plus de 10.000 habitants, Saint-Gilles, dans le Gard (jusqu'en 1992). Il a également été conseiller régional en Languedoc-Roussillon, siégeant aux côtés de Jean-Claude Martinez, dont il était proche. Après le décès de Charles de Chambrun, il reste 15 anciens ministres du général de Gaulle encore en vie. Le plus âgé est Jean Chamant, bientôt 97 ans, le plus jeune étant Jacques Chirac, 78 ans dans un mois." (http://www.union-gaulliste-de-france.org/article-charles-de-chambrun-ancien-ministre-du-general-de-gaulle-est-decede-59433027.html) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ● "Bernard L. Varney ('48), retired IRS agent, Memphis, [passed away] on May 14, 2008. Varney was born in Grenoble, France, of an American father and a French mother. In 1939, he and his mother escaped the invasion of France by the Germans on the last ship that left the harbor of Bordeaux. Varney was a Marine Corps veteran. After being an insurance agent for many years, he worked for and retired from the IRS. Varney was an active member of Holy Rosary Catholic Church. With his wife as his partner, he also was an avid bridge player, and the couple reached the rank of silver master. Varney was fluent in four other languages, which eased his visits to six continents, 50 countries and 49 of the 50 states. Varney is survived by his wife of 38 years, Virginia Deedee Varney........" (http://www.college.columbia.edu/cct/jan_feb09/obituaries) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ● John Kaiser ('56) "72, of Stockbridge, died suddenly after a brief illness on Saturday, Oct. 31st, 2009 . He was born on Dec. 29, 1936, in Strasbourg, France, the son of Bruno and Julie Kaiser, and came to America on the SS Serpa Pinto in 1942 with his parents. A longtime New Yorker, he attended the Lycee Francais de New York and Columbia University. After receiving his bachelors and masters degrees from Columbia, he was a Doktoranden student at the Handelshochschule in St.Gallen, in Switzerland. He entered the family monofilament business and expanded its brand substantially. He sold the company in 2002, after which he remained a consultant to it. He divided his time among Gramercy Park, New York City, Stockbridge, and Vienna, Austria, and settled in the Berkshires permanently in 2001 while continuing to travel widely in the United States and Europe. He was a founding board member of the Barrington Stage Company. John devoted much of his time to carefully and selectively stocking his wine cellar and emptying it with exuberance at festive dinners with his friends and his beloved wife, Helga Susi. A grand Chancellier de la Societe Charlemagne, he was a man of extraordinary generosity, keen perspicacity and utter charm. He had an unusual gift for fostering friendships, an insatiable curiosity about people and the world they lived in, and a keen wit. Joie de vivre, fine wines, good food, and stimulating conversation with dear friends were the hallmarks of his life. He will be incredibly missed. He leaves his wife, Helga, of Stockbridge and son, Mitja, of New York City. (http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/berkshire/obituary.aspx?n=john-m-kaiser&pid=1354304970 His Lycée friend Yves Feder ('55) left this message on the Guest Book website where John's passing had been announced: "I still can't believe I'm seeing Jean's name here. A most extraordinary human being, my very oldest friend, from the playgrounds in the Lycee elementary school to Western Massachusetts. An ironic and perspicacious sense of humor, fed by a major intellect with a breadth of education any of us can envy. A passionate and deep interest in literature, philosophy and music, and above all a dear, dear friend whose soul, humor, wit and humanity illuminated those of us close to him. He will be sorely missed." Francois Bizalion, another friend of John, left this message there: "A couple of weeks ago, our friend Jean-Michel Kaiser died of a massive heart attack. His ailing health never impaired his joy of life. He truly was a bon-vivant. Good wine and great food kept him rallying friends and inventing new occasions or venues to share his appreciation of the culture of eating. He came when we first opened and happily discovered pork rillettes in our charcuterie case. A year ago, he approached us to stage dinners with french classic dishes that he could no longer find anywhere else. He spent a few weeks discussing with me the minute details of the first dinner including wine and flowers and tableware. He gathered his long-time friends, some of them he had known all his life such as Bruno Quinson with whom he went to the Lycee Francais in New York. Yo Yo Ma was there and many others.... a table of epicureans that I later named le Dinner des Gastronomes. We prepared and served boudin noir, rognons a la moutarde (kidneys) with chanterelles grises, Epoisses and Jean-Michel the all time grunted with pleasure interjecting with brio from one conversation to the next. In some ways the blessing of this refined crowd, their loud laughs and screams of excitement became our ceremonial beginning, our official coming-of-age nearly five years after we had opened our doors. And Jean-Michel will be missed." (http://www.legacy.com/guestbook/berkshire/guestbook.aspx?n=john-kaiser&pid=135430497&cid=gbsrchres) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ● The sister-in-law of Jean-Jacques Hourclé ('60) informed us that he passed away on July 31, 2010. From Jill Newman Iversen (Class of ’61): "I was so sorry to hear about the death of Jean-Jacques Hourcle, class of 1960. He was the first very, very big crush of my childhood - because in those days I doubt I would have known how to say “teenhood” in French or that the concept even existed - and I always used to say he was every bit as good-looking as the matinee idol Tyrone Power....but ten times smarter. We carry those remembrances with us through our entire lives—and in some cases they remain even more vivid—and more truthful—than things that happen to us in the present.....With true deep-felt regret." +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ● Nadia (Kondratiev) Popov ('74) informed us that her brother "Alexei Kondratiev ('66) died at about 2am during the night of Thursday, May 27, to Friday, May 28, of a heart attack on his way home to Queens from Manhattan." "I was very saddened to read about Alexei's death. I often sat next to him at the Lycée and always admired his meticulous and beautiful drawings of birds during classes. We were never really what one could call close friends but in my own way I was quite fond of him. Please convey all my heartfelt condolences to his family." (Raymond Morini, '66) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ● "Rebeca, sa femme, Elisabeth, Philippe, Andréa, Caroline, ses enfants, Jean et Renée, ses parents, Isabelle ['68] et Françoise ['70], ses sœurs, ont l’immense chagrin de faire part de la mort de Henri-Armand Kohn ['66], survenue le 7 août 2010, à l’âge de soixante ans, à Montevidéo. Il a été inhumé le mardi 10 août, en Uruguay." (Le Monde, mercredi, 15 aout, 2010) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ● Brent Bailer ('63) informed us that his brother "Lloyd Bailer ('68) passed away in January 2009 as a result of an infection he contracted during his recovery from a successful double transplant operation. In Lloyd's 58 years, he lived more life than any three or maybe even four people I know put together. He spent much of his life single, and lived all over the country working in whatever field caught his fancy at the time. He was trained as a chef, but ended his working career selling mortgages in California, after discovering that he 'could sell water to a drowning man.' At that job, he earned enough money to retire in only seven years. He told me, before his operation and knowing full well the dangers of it, that he had no regrets and that he was at peace with the world. He is survived by his grown son and daughter, five grandchildren, his first wife and mother of his kids, his last wife Juanita who was with him till the end, his mother, four sisters , a brother and many loving nieces and nephews." +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ● David Alix's ('73) daughter wrote: "This is Kate Alix, Dave's daughter. This afternoon (Tuesday, May 4, 2010) my father passed away, very peacefully, at home, with myself, my brother, my sister and my mother around him." +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ● "Jean J. Hertog ['73] of North Haven died on July 9 [2009], at Southside Hospital in Bayshore. He was 53-years-old. Born on June 15, 1955 in New York City, to parents Arno Hertog and Madeleine (Ballongue). Hertog's father died in 1999, and she is survived by her mother. Hertog worked as an auto restorer, and also for the Suffolk County Probation Department." (http://www.hamptons.com/News/Obituaries/4351/Jean-J.-Hertog-Of-North-Haven-Dies-At-53.html) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ● Véronique (Stanek) Rousseau-Vellones ('77) informed us that her sister Emmanuelle Stanek ('75) passed away on July 28, 2010 at age 53, in Holland. From her classmates: "Que c’est triste, je me souviens bien d’Emmanuelle et garde un bon souvenir d’elle. C’était la grande copine de Marie-Alice Doukingué. Adorables, toutes les deux. Que son âme repose en paix. Toutes mes condoléances et pensées émues à sa famille." (Guilaine Auguste, '75) "Very sad news. My condolences to Veronique and the rest of the family. I have fond memories of Emmanuelle. She lived close to me in NYC, and we sometimes walked home together during her first year at the Lycee - I think it was Seconde, perhaps Troisieme. I can still picture her next to me as we strolled past the brownstones between Madison and Third Avenues in the low and mid 90s, chatting about whatever occurred to us. A very pleasant way to end the school day. Rest in peace, Emmanuelle." (Robert Cravens, '75) "This is truly very, very sad news: my sincerest condolences to Veronique and all of her other loved ones." (Andrea Migliuolo, '75) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ● Fadhima Thiam ('76) shared this: "Audrey Bodner ('76) passed away on Monday August 9th. She was diagnosed with bone cancer, I believe last November, but it was already at a terminal stage. Audrey and I were childhood friends and we kept in touch on and off all throughout these years. I fortunately got to see her last summer and we had such a good time reminiscing about the Lycée! She was not aware of her illness at that time, I just remember she was complaining about her knee and asked me if I could go see her. This is a blow to her only son Sacha who is 20 or 21 years old, as he also lost his dad only six months ago. She is also survived by her mom, Mme Bodner, who still lives at the same address on the upper West Side and who was a mom to all of Audrey's friends, and also her sister Sylvie. She will be sorely missed...she left us too soon." ● from Veronique Dickhaut: "Letter to Audrey: It's a beautiful day here and I'm thinking of you, as I have on so many days like this. I miss you, we all do. I want you to know that reconnecting with you after forty years was as if no time had passed at all. You were exactly the same as you were in grade school: Sweet, caring and funny, and just a very good soul. Even though our friendship as adults was very short, it has added much joy to my life. Thank you Sacha and Charlotte (our kids) for talking us into trying Facebook. Audrey, when we have beautiful days like today, I feel as though you are sending it to us and saying "Here! Enjoy this great one --it's on me." I love you, and you will always have a special place in my heart." ● from Fadhima Thiam: "I cannot seem to bring myself to write anything for "your" tribute. Last year at this time you called me so that we could meet in Soho at a new restaurant and see old buddies. I could not make it and promised to meet you next time you came in town. I never dreamed that just a year later I would be writing a tribute. What can I say? Except that it is still difficult to accept the emptiness that you have left behind. I stopped by your childhood house just a week ago to see your mom. It was impossible, she is devastated. I could not see her. Sache que tu es aimée Audrey, et je me sens si privilégiée de t'avoir connue. Malgré qu'après le Lycée nous nous sommes vues seulement périodiquement, chaque rencontre se passait comme si nous nous étions jamais séparées. Merci pour ton amitié." ● This is the “message thread” from Facebook, with messages between Audrey’s friends in which they shared their feelings: From Nayl Driss (15 août, 2010) [message to Audrey’s son Sacha] "Dear Sacha: I have contacted you before to try to tell your mother that we were thinking about her. Now, the news has come to me that she has passed away last week. A few of her former school friends and I were sad to hear about it and we know how you must feel in these trying times. Audrey and I had caught up with old times a little while back and she told me about her first bout with breast cancer. When her recent situation was diagnosed, we both knew the outcome, although at the beginning she pretended that this was just one more battle to fight….My regret is that I could not organize a trip to see her. I hope that she did not suffer too much, but then that is maybe too much to hope for. When you start to see persons your age disappear, it is strange. She is the third this year for me, plus my father almost a year ago, so we try to remember the good moments as much as possible and keep their memories alive. With all my best." From her son Sacha Frazzetto (16 août, 2010) "It all happened fairly quickly. In November she was still working as a masseuse, and by the time she was diagnosed in December, she was already bed-ridden and placed in a hospice. They did as much as they could to make sure she was never in too much pain, and by the last week, we think it had spread to the brain due to the fact she wasn't very conscious of her surroundings. We always keep the memories active, especially the good moments. Thank you for trying to keep in touch with her. I know it meant a lot to her that she was able to reconnect with old friends through Facebook. And I can only understand what it is like to have lost so many people close to you so quickly. I, also, lost my father this March. Just remember the good moments. Again, thank you." From Marc Anger "This is really sad. My thoughts are for her and her loved ones." From Judy Kameny Applebaum "That is terribly sad. I'm so sorry to hear about this." From Béatrice Gassie "Une pensée pour Audrey qui vient de partir, à son fils, à sa famille, à ses amis. Les bons moments ne s'effacent jamais, ils sont et seront toujours en nous. Hugs, affectueusement" From Cecile Rouvet "Ma chère Fadhima, cher(e)s ami(e)s du Lycée, je vous remercie de bien vouloir transmettre au fils d'Audrey, à sa famille, à ses ami(e)s, toute ma tristesse et mon chagrin pour Audrey. Cette maladie continue de faire tant de ravages. Il faut espérer que les efforts de prévention qui sont mis en œuvre serviront enfin ! Que Sacha sache que nous sommes à Paris s'il souhaite passer." From Jackie Treguier "Quelle tristesse! We used to go skating at central park on Friday afternoons and have coco walk home thru the park many times; she was also there for us. I just lost my dad several months ago. But, Audrey was too young to leave us. Tu es dans mes pensées , bisous pour toujours." From Brigitte Briand "I was way from Paris when this all happened, with no access to a computer. I am devastated. I feel very bad for Sacha, having lost my father just a year ago..... I now feel like an orphan. Thus I can understand how Sacha must feel.....I'm so very sorry to hear this sad news." "You will be among us forever Audrey." From Marc Jensen "Audrey, may the angels rise up to guide you and bring peace to your family." From Daniele Erville "Audrey! I wish I could've seen you one more time. Love to you. Sad we never got the chance. Bisous!" From Dan Thu Nguyen "I am so sorry we never got to meet up again after all these years, but I will always remember and cherish the chats we had on FB last year ... in the mornings for you and in the afternoons for me, when I was so sure we would be having a reunion any time soon. Thinking of you, missing you, and feeling very sad. xxx" From Myriam Tebsi "Je suis si triste. Tu t'es envolée trop tôt, alors repose en paix parmis les anges. J'ai allumé une bougie et je continuerai. xoxoxo From Karin Lestelle "I was so sad to see the news about Audrey. I had corresponded with her about a year ago on Facebook, but had no idea she was sick. She will be in my prayers." From Sonia Perrin "I didn't know anything about Audrey's illness, I am so so sorry." From Jean-Claude Chaouloff "Quelle tragedie!" From Alexander George "Oh I'm very sorry to hear that." From Céline Kompa "Le jour de ton anniversaire... je me souviens de nos rires lorsque nous avions appelé pour te souhaiter celui de l'an passé. Tu nous manques. Veille sur nous tous, de là où tu es." +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ |
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