May, Thank you for sending this. I have tried to email chorale but it does
not seem to be going through. ( At least I haven't received it as a member
of the list. Everybody who does get this please call someone in chorale and
let them know. Haygood

May Waggoner wrote:

> Hello, friends.
>
> I hope I am not stepping on anybody's toes by sending this, but I
> thought it would be the best way to get the information out.
>
> Marion LeBoeuf, great friend and patron of Chorale Acadienne, died last
> night (Monday July 25). She had been ill for quite a while.
>
> You may remember we honored her in the program and at our 25th-year
> concert at Christmas. She was a great lady and did more than anyone
> knows for Chorale, beginning back about l982, till about 1996.
>
> The family has asked that as many people as possible sing at her
> funeral, which will be thursday, July 28 at 10 a.m. at St. John
> Cathedral. Tom Niel, church minister of music and choir director and
> Marion's friend, will be directing. i attach some of his e-mail to the
> cathedral choir:
>
> > "As she was also a great benefactor of Chorale Acadienne, the
> > invitation has been extended to them to sing as well. ...
> > The family has chosen very easy congregational music like "On Eagles'
> > Wings," "How great thou art" and "Just a Closer Walk with Thee." All
> > these are appropriately done by a large mass choir. We will also sing
> > the old "Mass of Creation," which was sung by Chorale members for a
> > large funeral earlier this summer.
> > I hope you can come and sing on Thursday if work and other commitments
> > allow. ... I will be going through music at 9:30 a.m. for those who
> > feel the need for it."
>
> Marion was a wonderful person. I hope as many as possible will be able
> to come.
>
> May (Waggoner)