tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7517402040702011209.post770884997272414040..comments2024-02-24T20:27:42.370-08:00Comments on My St. Louis: GeorgiaDoggiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16690441803055873134noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7517402040702011209.post-25346570083912774402011-02-28T21:10:54.099-08:002011-02-28T21:10:54.099-08:00What a comforting and interesting experience it ha...What a comforting and interesting experience it has been to read your comments on Georgia. Georgia was my first cousing. Her mother, Elsa and my mother, Agnes were sisters. <br />I only learned today (Feb 28, 2011) that Georgia died in May 2010. I'm still adjusting to that fact and your memories were helpful.<br />ThanksLeah Whitenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7517402040702011209.post-32591588394408057582010-05-25T19:16:49.067-07:002010-05-25T19:16:49.067-07:00My sympathy to you and your Mom , David. Georgia s...My sympathy to you and your Mom , David. Georgia sounds like an exceptional and well loved friend. Someone sent me a card recently that referred to good friends as charming gardeners, who help our souls bloom. I'm sure you were very special to her. DedeDorothy Doloreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01661072286250736625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7517402040702011209.post-35700898594377554402010-05-16T11:56:28.791-07:002010-05-16T11:56:28.791-07:00Addendum: The Shearers had attended the Universit...Addendum: The Shearers had attended the University of Texas in Austin. They came to St. Louis because Georgia got a job doing research work under Barry Commoner at Washington University. After some years he returned to New York but she worked at Washington U. all these years. One of her co-workers was Ali McGraw's aunt. Another was married to one of the Symingtons. The last few years she was pretty ill as well as being past retirement age, but she loved her job and was going in, working for free. Someone picked her up and took her to work because she was unable to drive, and, of course toward the end could not go in every day due to her illness.<br /><br />When I married Jerry and came to St. Louis I met the Shearers and later the Kornachers (who weren't married then) because they, as well as Jerry, all belonged to the St. Louis Jazz Club. The Shearers were very fond of Louis Armstrong and Jack Teagarden, who sometimes played together. I never asked Bill or Georgia but I always suspected they probably performed at the university while they were students and which they probably had fond memories.<br /><br />David's MomAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7517402040702011209.post-2997696207918373332010-05-16T11:28:48.206-07:002010-05-16T11:28:48.206-07:00The Udells, Shearers and Kornachers shared the cab...The Udells, Shearers and Kornachers shared the cabin at Giessows Cottage Farms for a few years in the late 50's and early 60's and I stupidly let my friendship with Georgia drift away - mostly our mutual divorces, I guess. Her death has been a struggle for me, as I realize what a sterling friend she was. A true friend in fun pursuits as well as once when I was in dire financial straits. When I'm having problems I tend to withdraw, but one day she showed up at my humble south side abode with $100.00 - a fortune in those days. She laughingly referred to me as a flower child. I wasn't really, just not particularly adept at keeping it together.<br /><br />Telling about Georgia could take many pages,so I'll stop now.<br /><br />I've been very fortunate that my good friends have been very intelligent, but Georgia was the most intelligent, I'm sure. Definitely the one with whom I had the most in common and with whom I had the most fun. Artsy fartsy movies, the museum, local bars on our nights out and just hanging out.<br /><br />When David was beginning to talk he couldn't say Georgia so he called her Taj.<br /><br />So long, Taj.<br /><br />David's MomAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com