Fw: Saturday Memorial: Carolyn Quintero

[Jimm GoodTracks]

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From: "Jimm GoodTracks" <jgoodtracks at gmail.com>
To: <siouan at lists.Colorado.EDU>
Cc: <lexicographylist at yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, June 16, 2008 7:05 AM
Subject: Re: Saturday Memorial: Carolyn Quintero


> Saturday Memorial
> Justin McBride Family, Linda Chamberlin (Kaw Nation Language Program) 
> along with myself and my grandchildren attended Carolyn's Memorial at the 
> Hominy, OK cemetery on Saturday, June 14th, at  11am.  Under bright sun, 
> and a cool 70s degree, a group of about 25 persons gathered.  A minister 
> spoke a typical service, then Gordon Leamon, her fiancé spoke.  It was a 
> clarifying moment for me as I did not know she had a fiancé for ten years, 
> and again, in respect to the recent duplicate messages from "Gordon", 
> which I could not comprehend thinking only of the Gordon from the Siouan 
> group list, and the unlikelihood he spawned the repetitions.
>
> John Red Eagle spoke of her contributions to the Osage Nation Language 
> Program, followed by his brother who offered a prayer in the Wazhazhi 
> Language.  There were several other Osage present.  I anticipate that 
> there will be a forthcoming news article from the Osage, perhaps in their 
> tribal newspaper.  I later meet one of the Osage Language Program 
> representatives who will attend the Joplin, MO Siouan Language Conference 
> at MSSU next weekend.  She mentioned to me that they "would come to 
> listen, and observe, rather than speak or provide a particular 
> contribution".  It seems that the majority of Osage are not aware of the 
> pending Osage Dictionary by Oklahoma University Press, where I am told, it 
> waits to be printed, having completed all reviews and editing.
>
> A reception luncheon and photo slide show was held at the Quaker Friends 
> Church in Hominy after the Memorial service.  As the time began to overlap 
> into the traditional Osage Iroshka activities, I and the several Osage 
> chose to forego the luncheon and photo presentation to return to Hominy 
> Camp. However,  I was able to speak with her daughter from San Rafael, CA 
> and her son Markos of Tulsa who will continue the family business Inter 
> Lingua to share my personal thoughts and experiences.
>
> For whoever may wish to share personal expressions and thoughts, I include 
> the children's address and  Emails below.
> Anna_Murdick at yahoo.com
> Anna Quintero Murdick
> 28 Main Dr.
> San Rafael, CA   94901
> language at interlinguainc.com
> Markos Quintero
> 1711 East 15th St.
> Tulsa, OK  74104-4608
>
> Until someone who is thoroughly acquainted with Carolyn's accomplishments 
> is able to write her a tribute for SSILA and other appropriate media, the 
> Tulsa article will stand her well.  She was a language activist, meaning 
> she advocated speaking and using language, in lieu, of simply talking 
> about speaking and using language.  And thus, she did.
> jgt
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: ""Alfred W. Tüting"" <ti at fa-kuan.muc.de>
> To: <siouan at lists.Colorado.EDU>
> Sent: Monday, June 16, 2008 3:05 AM
> Subject: Re: Carolyn Quintero from the Tulsa paper.
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> You can find this article (with photograph) here:
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> http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?articleID=20080615_58_A21_hOURLI772479
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> Alfred
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> Am 15.06.2008 um 21:07 schrieb Rankin, Robert L:
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>> The Tulsa World version apparently has a photograph also.   Bob
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>> ____________________________________
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>> Business owner loved mastering languages
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>> by: JENNIE LLOYD
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>> Tulsa World
>> 6/15/2008
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>> LINGUIST
>> Carolyn Quintero: She wrote a dissertation for her doctorate in 
>> linguistics at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst about 
>> preserving the dying Osage language.(...)
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> Alfred W. Tüting
> ti at fa-kuan.muc.de
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