(Starts at about 3 minutes)
Thanks to Sara Brown and the Brown family for organizing this beautiful tribute for their mother, wife, aunt and friend to all Josephine Brown, who was a longtime staff member and former Executive Director of New York Memory Center. The memorial program was held at the Memory Center on March 22, 2024.
These are the presenters in the video:
Susan Ramos, Chief Operating Officer, NYMC
Sara Brown, Josephine’s daughter
Mattia poem by W H Auden
Sydnie- Prelude to the Sound of Music Judith Grimaldi, NYMC Board member
Henri former staff member and friend
Joseph Giambio, NYMC Board President
Deboarah Karpel, Center Artist in Residence reads tribute from Ismail Butera, longtime Artist in Resident at NYMC
Michael Brown plays a little guitar in interlude
John (nephew) plays guitar and sings Redemption Song, Wild Horses, Heart of Gold, and sing along to Piano Man with Sydnie (who is cut off from video)
Susan reads tribute from caregiver George Schumacher
Sara’s friend’s tribute
Words from Michael Brown
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We will get this edited! Right now the program starts at about 40 minutes in!
Edited so that it starts at about 3 minutes. Apologies for our limited camera work and mixed sound but hope you will listen.