Comments on: R.I.P. Vi Landry

By: Gabriel

Gabriel — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 16:00:17 +0000

Hey, I am sad to hear that we lost Vi, I was looking for her. We travelled together in India and had a beutiful relationship. I didnt know she was gone (I am from Sweden).

Lots of love.

By: Heather lester

Heather lester — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 16:04:28 +0000

Ann, this is heather lester. I met you a couple of times while visiting VI in new Orleans. I would love to get together with you this weekend, I am traveling to new Orleans to visit a friend and to sit for a while at vi’s memorial site. Would love to honor her memory with you. With love, heather lester

By: Heather lester

Heather lester — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:58:40 +0000

My name is heather lester I have been friends with vi since 1997 or so, in Seattle. We kept in touch over the years but I didn’t hear of her death until months after she had passed. I am headind into new Orleans this weekend and am hoping to get in touch with her mother, ann. And visit her memorial site. Can anyone help me find Ann. Is her memorial site at the rivers edge? Thank you for all of the pictures, I think of her every day. Heather

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Small World: R.I.P. Isak Redux « Ida C. Benedetto — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 23:10:08 +0000

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R.I.P. Isac Holmgren « Ida C. Benedetto — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:02:20 +0000

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By: from Ann to Brett

from Ann to Brett — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 21:31:31 +0000

Brett, please rest easy. It wasn’t the old Subaru you helped her buy. It was my old car, a 92 Honda Accord, and that is a safe car. The tragedy was caused by someone crossing the line and hitting her head on at probably a high speed. I just read this blog today for the first time and your comment has been there for a while so I hope you see this and feel better. We all miss her so much. From Ann, Vi’s Mom

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By: Brett

Brett — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 08:00:22 +0000

Thanks Ida, it’s just hard to think something my be your fault. I know it wasn’t I am just awe struck and sad and sometimes the easiest thing to do is put blame on yourself. I just miss her and wish i could have seen her one more time. This all just caught me by surprise. Even with the month or so I knew her it felt like a lifetime. To me and many others she will be sorely missed. If you know her Mom and Sister who I met briefly send my best. She will always have a place in my heart.

By: Ida

Ida — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 19:22:25 +0000

Oh, Brett… Thanks for posting. It’s so tempting to take responsibility somehow, because then we can imagine how we could have made it different. Grief drags us through terrible mind games. Go easy on yourself.

My condolences.

By: Ida

Ida — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 19:18:32 +0000

Natalie,
“from below” and the “from above” seems to be an important distinction to make. I am not too keen on Tolstoy’s terminology of “natural” and “unnatural.” It makes them sound counterintuitive. Though the charged examples will have these two kinds of ritual at odds, I feel like there must be a give and take, right? Good luck delineating the distinctions. Quite a task you have on your hands!