Marilyn Gaynes

Marilyn Gaynes

The Memory is Remembering Connie at a jazz concert–her total absorption, attention, enjoyment.  We were both early students of Charlotte Selver’s, so cousins of a sort.  Honoring the beauty that she was and the beauty that she...
Penny Smith

Penny Smith

The Memory is I will always remember Connie for her creativeness in painting, sensing and integrity. I enjoyed her playfulness and often joined her in her...
Dahlia Kamesar

Dahlia Kamesar

The Memory is at the traditional Woodacre 4th of July Parade down the length of Railroad Avenue. When the parade started at noon it was over 100 degrees. Connie was in her 70’s. Two of us carried her Peace Banner on poles to accompany her. Undaunted by the heat,...
Debra Amerson

Debra Amerson

The Memory is I loved Connie… we danced together at the gym many Thursdays, both smiling ear to ear… she attended many SGVCC events over the years and we always made a point to chat.  She was somewhat of a regular at the Artist Film Nights at the community...
Bob Smith

Bob Smith

The Memory is Connie, a colleague of many years in the practice of Sensory Awareness, added meaning to my life through her explorations with paper forms of various colors, sizes and shapes in the many workshops she led during SAF conferences I  attended. This kinship...
Becky Siegel

Becky Siegel

The Memory is I’m so sorry I won’t be able to attend the memorial. I live in a very different time zone – Spain. I’m Leon’s daughter and my beautiful memories of Connie stretch back to when I was a little girl. Picnics and painting trips;...