From: Lbhcove at aol.com <Lbhcove>
Date: Sat, 6 Dec 2008 16:11:01 EST

  Ellen Tarry died on 9/23, three days short of her l02nd birthday.
  How sad to learn of Ellen's death. If anyone finds a COMPLETE obituary please note it?
  I knew Ellen well in the late l960's when I worked at Bank Street in Harlem after receiving my Master's Degree there.
  Her book, YOUNG JIM; THE EARLY YEARS OF JAMES WELDON JOHNSON (Dodd, Mead, 1967) was the very first book I reviewed for THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW
(1/21/1968). Three days after the review appeared the very distinguished Ellen, came to my office and autographed my copy which I treasure to this day. Although we were friends before, we remained even closer after that encounter.
  At that time Ellen worked with Intergoup Relations as a Specialist with the Dept. of Housing and Urban Development, in Region I of NYC.
  Such beautiful memories of a beautiful human being.
  Lee Bennett Hopkins
  AMERICA AT WAR (McElderry Books/Simon & Schuster)
_www.simonsays.com_ (http://www.simonsays.com/)

 
 
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