Sunday Memories - The Program of the Memorial Service

FLORENCE DEUTSCH MOED
1923-2008


Henry Street Settlement House
Abrons Arts Center
December 20, 2008

Melody from Orpheus and Eurydice by Gluck
Louise Moed and Bruce Potterton

The Life and Times of Florence Deutsch Moed
Louise Moed

Memories
Ernie Levenstein
Joshua Nelson
Dana Schetcher
Bruce Potterton
Sheila Rabin



Florence’s Favorite Movie
Claire and Louise Moed

Florence’s Musical Life
Louise and Archibishop Weakland statement (read by Louise)

Interlude #1(1993) dedicated to Florence
Interlude #2(1993) dedicated to Bruce
Hugh Sams, composer - piano



Memories
Stephen Talasnik
Carola Dibbell
Naomi Allen
Giselaine Carrington (read by Claire)
Torsten Buck (read by Claire)

Memories – Please feel free to share with us your own memories and impressions of our mother, Florence


Florence’s Teaching Life
Arabian Chant by Leopold Godowsky



Button Up Your Overcoat: a sing-along


In Lieu of Flowers
Claire

My Time of Day by Frank Loesser
Louise

Sancho


Florence’s one and only personal ad




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If you wish to make donations in Florence’s name:

WNYC RADIO, PO Box 1550, NY, NY 10116-1550

SAGE, 305 7th Avenue, 6th Floor, NY, NY 10001
(Senior Action in a Gay Environment)

LHEF, Inc., P.O. Box 1258, NY, NY 10116
(Lesbian Herstory Archives)

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Some of her favorite New Yorker Cartoons:

I'll have a nice day when I get damn good and ready.



No, Thursday's out. How about never - is never good for you?



with Florence comments included.

Remember, Kimberly. I'm more than your agent. I'm your mother.

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the SING-ALONG!

BUTTON UP YOUR OVERCOAT
BY HENDERSON, DESYLVA, AND BROWN

BUTTON UP YOUR OVERCOAT,

WHEN THE WIND IS FREE,

TAKE GOOD CARE OF YOURSELF,

YOU BELONG TO ME!

EAT AN APPLE EVERY DAY,

GET TO BED BY THREE,

TAKE GOOD CARE OF YOURSELF,

YOU BELONG TO ME!

BE CAREFUL CROSSING STREETS, OOH-OOH,

LAY OFF MEATS, OOH-OOH,

CUT OUT SWEETS, OOH-OOH,

YOU'LL GET A PAIN AND RUIN YOUR TUM-TUM!

KEEP AWAY FROM BOOTLEG HOOCH

WHEN YOU'RE ON A SPREE,

TAKE GOOD CARE OF YOURSELF,

YOU BELONG TO ME!