It's not like Mama Colleen and I were close, but I feel like I've been
kicked in the gut. She was just such a presence, part of the glue that
held BArea filkdom together until they moved to the Seattle area. Always
with an assortment of different teas for people. Fixes for an overworked
singing voice. A virtual lap to sit in (probably real too, if that was
what you needed).
I expect the Mandel Bear will also post something when he feels up to it.
From Riley Savitzky:
It is with great sadness that I report my mother, Colleen Savitzky, has
died. I'm horrible with words, and am still very much in shock.
Here is my dad's take on it via his dreamwidth: Mdlbear's Dreamwidth
https://mdlbear.dreamwidth.org/1778858.html
Naomi posted this earlier to the Emerald Forest Filk List.
I'm devastated to have to report that Colleen Savitzky, member of the
Filk Hall of Fame and "Mama Colleen" to three generations of fandom,
died last night of multiple medical complications at about 4:30AM.
Can somebody who has contacts within the SF Bay Area filk community
where she lived for forty years please post the information on their
equivalent email list to this, if they have one? There are a lot of
people still around there who loved her and would probably want to be told.
Lee Gold added:
FILK HALL OF FAME: Steve and Colleen Savitzky – 2008
https://filkontario.ca/savitzkycands-2/