<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=3>In a message dated 2/9/03 11:19:21 AM Central Standard Time, cellblk7@attbi.com writes:<BR>
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<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">I regret to report that Ruby Braff passed away this morning, after a long<BR>
illness, at the Liberty Commons nursing home in Chatham, MA.<BR>
His funeral will be at Stanetzky Memorial Chapel, Canton, MA<BR>
on February 12, 2003, at 11:00 AM.</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>
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What terrible news. This is weird as I just yesterday was thinking of emailing Jon Kellso and asking him about Ruby. I had heard that he was in a nursing home but heard nothing further.<BR>
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Ruby Braff...a wonderful and unique voice in music.<BR>
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jim Beebe</FONT></HTML>