My father's memorial was sweet, inspiring and well attended, with one to one hundred fifty there. Speakers were as follows: Malachy McCourt(author and actor), Barbara Feldon (actor and poet), Thomas Meehan (writer and colleague), Leslie Fuller (writer and musician), Dick Cavett(writer and television host), Lee Stern (high school buddy and member of Chicago Board of Trade), cousin David Fitzgerald and my brother Stephen. With so many writers in attendance, the eulogies were beautiful. Everyone emphasized my father's wit, erudition and sunny personality. We also showed a video of my father's career highlights including Sesame Street and the Dick Cavett Show. This was courtesy of Joshua White (of the Joshua Light Show). Robert left behind a lot of admirers and we all miss him dearly.
Robert Cunniff memorial website with room for guestbook entries:
http://www.legacy.com/NYTimes/GB/GuestbookView.aspx?PersonId=102483606
We had the service at All Souls Unitarian Church. Unitarians are about uniting all faiths. Minister David Robb fit himself into the agnostic program with humor and ease. He decided to forgo the prayer after hearing the speakers talk about Bob's rejection of all things religious.
We met two more Cunniffs in their twenties, both named Kyle, who live within a couple of miles of us in Brooklyn. Hey Cunniffs! I hope to meet more of you in the future. With hundreds to choose from, it's hard to know where to start. Some of the little ones I met in Chicago while touring with Luscious Jackson are now in their teens and twenties. We have three of them in NY right now. This is what happens when there are nine kids in a family and a bunch of them have six to nind kids each! Exponential Cunniffs. My father gave so many tours of Greenwich Village to relatives and many of them have been contacting us. Steve and I better start those tours up where he left off!
While you are at it, check out Jean Fitzgerald's art website Jeancfitzgerald.com. She is a Cunniff who does gorgeous murals in peoples' homes and sells art through her website.
Jill
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