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WilliamPitt

(58,179 posts) Fri Jul 12, 2013, 01:42 PM Jul 2013

Toshi Seeger, Wife of Folk-Singing Legend Pete Seeger, Dies at 91

Toshi Seeger, whose husband the folk singer Pete Seeger has credited for at least half his success — from helping to organize the first Newport Folk Festival to campaigning to clean the Hudson River — died on Tuesday at their home in Beacon, N.Y. She was 91.

The article, very worth a full read: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/12/arts/music/toshi-seeger-wife-of-folk-singing-legend-dies-at-91.html?_r=0

A sad day...but man o man, what a life they shared.

Caption: Toshi and Pete Seeger in 1992. Ms. Seeger helped bring many of his ideas to fruition during their seven-decade marriage.

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Toshi Seeger, Wife of Folk-Singing Legend Pete Seeger, Dies at 91 (Original Post) WilliamPitt Jul 2013 OP

If it wasn't for her, we might not know who LuvNewcastle Jul 2013 #1

This is very sad. They were such a beautiful couple. Taverner Jul 2013 #2

Fascinating. A Eurasian child born in 1922. What difficulties that must have posed mainer Jul 2013 #3

I will miss my good friend enormously. RoccoR5955 Jul 2013 #4

LuvNewcastle

(16,856 posts)

1. If it wasn't for her, we might not know who

Reply to WilliamPitt (Original post)

Fri Jul 12, 2013, 01:56 PM

Jul 2013

Pete Seeger is today. As Pete said, she was definitely the brains in the family. My condolences to the Seeger family.

Taverner

(55,476 posts)

2. This is very sad. They were such a beautiful couple.

Reply to WilliamPitt (Original post)

Fri Jul 12, 2013, 02:37 PM

Jul 2013

I love both of them so much, and once had the chance to shake Mr Seeger's hand

I wish Mr Seeger the strength, serenity and love to get through this

That being said, 91 is a GOOD run

mainer

(12,029 posts)

3. Fascinating. A Eurasian child born in 1922. What difficulties that must have posed

Reply to WilliamPitt (Original post)

Fri Jul 12, 2013, 02:41 PM

Jul 2013

in that era.

RoccoR5955

(12,471 posts)

4. I will miss my good friend enormously.

Reply to WilliamPitt (Original post)

Fri Jul 12, 2013, 03:17 PM

Jul 2013

So will many of us here in the Hudson Valley.
She was like a second mother to many of us.

On the brighter side, she passed in her sleep, among friends, and lived a full life of 91 years.

Even so, there will never ever be another Toshi.

I am glad that I gave her a big hug last month at Revival.

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