[Dixielandjazz] Judy Borcher Is very Much Alive!

[Bill Haesler]

Steve Voce <stevevoce at virginmedia.com> wrote:
> Mind you, I wrote Dodo Marmarosa's obituary and had it published in The Independent. The next day his sister rang the editor from the States and complained. Dodo was standing beside her. It worked out all right. When he DID die we published the piece again (although I didn't get paid twice).

Dear Steve, Steve and all,
We all recall the famous line from Samuel What’s-his-name that "The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated.”
Here in Sydney in 2001, a tribute obituary of the wonderful 1930s-40s swing band singer, Barbara James, appeared in the Sydney Morning Herald. (She had only moved to a nursing home.)
She was absolutely delighted and observed at the time that you rarely hear what people say about you after you die.
She died in 2004 aged 94.
Cheers,
Bill.