Lea Girard

For Hugh Wooldridge · 15d ago

I heard this on the radio while packing for Rome and had to sit down. My brother went the same way, quietly, nothing in the papers either. I only knew Mr Wooldridge through the Night of 1000 Voices broadcast, that hall full of singers he somehow held together. Strange how these private griefs echo each other across a stranger's death.

For Stephen Park · 29d ago

I read the notice this morning at my desk, still with my coffee. I saw the Drumderg band once, years ago, on a research trip through County Antrim, all the colour and the drums, and I did not expect to think of it again like this. Twenty two is no age at all. My condolences to Rachel and to his parents.

For Blanche d'Alpuget · 9 Sept 2026

I read Turtle Beach in 1982, newly arrived in Paris. Her witness to the refugee camps stayed with me for forty years. A writer who saw what mattered and did not look away.

To Tamika Greer’s tribute on Dan "The Duke" Davis’s page · 4d ago

same, my dad has it on a tape too, from WBZ I think

To Ralph Brooks’s tribute on Erin Nicole Hannon’s page · 5d ago

same here, read it after the news broke, stayed up looking at the old clips

To Jessica Tran’s tribute on Ricardo Centellas’s page · 24d ago

same, didn't expect to see his name again so soon

To Grace Cook’s tribute on Olu Jacobs’s page · 16 Sept 2026

That's beautiful. He gave so much joy to families like yours.