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I just saw a post on facebook from Monica's daughter Athena. She said that Monica passed away at 9:00 tonight.
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Oh, no. That was so fast  Bless Athena for letting folks know. I am so sorry.
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thanks for letting the community know Ken. Monica is going to be greatly missed.
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I am so sorry to hear this news.
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I'm very sorry to hear that. Monica's presence here will not be forgotten.
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I'm very sorry to hear that. Monica's presence here will not be forgotten. I couldn't agree more. Terrible news. She was a welcoming and level-headed presence for several years on the main Piano Forum when I started posting here.
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This is very sad. She will be missed by all of us.
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This board is sort of a family, and Monica was one of the wise seniors. Bless her memory.
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I am so sad to read this.
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So sorry to hear about Monica’s passing. I was amazed that she performed so well for our last recital. It was only a couple of weeks ago. Most people on hospice are confined to bed but there she was at the keyboard playing her favorite composer.
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I'm very sad to hear it. While she and I didn't often 'meet' on here despite our both being such long-time members, I was always very happy when we were in the same discussions -- she was such a warm presence. I will miss her very much.
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One of life's greatest pleasures is being in the presence of goodness. Monica made sacrifices for the rest of us and probably never gave it a second thought. I'm happy she had children, they will be a great legacy for her, and the world will be better for their presence.
Now, I'll go grieve.
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How nicely she played! Music is a journey.
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I may not participate in these forums these days but they did make Monica's and my path cross online and in person. I've only met a few people I've known from online a few times and Monica was likely the nicest.
Her presence in this world will surely be missed by all those she had touched.
Rest In Peace Monica.
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I’m so very sorry to hear this.
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Playing the piano is learning to create, playfully and deeply seriously, our own music in the world.
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I'm so glad she got to participate in a recital dedicated to her, knowing that so many people were thinking of her.
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I'm so glad she got to participate in a recital dedicated to her, knowing that so many people were thinking of her.
True. I also think we should - permanently - name the recital after her in her memory.
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