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My father first introduced me to her and her music. I watched her play on tv when I was small and always thought of her as an angel. She stands tall with the likes of Eartha Kitt, Aretha Franklin, Ella Fitzgerald and too many others to name… women that did it back when this world was still divided by race. They found a way to smile and blaze a path that we now call our everyday. She will be missed but not forgotten. I hope she rests in peace.
When people go, I like to remember them in a way that puts a new picture in my head. Helps me forget that I’m losing them, but also leaves a lasting impression. Here’s how I’m dong that with Lena. A Gap commercial that I never saw until today:
