Mary Travers of Peter Paul & Mary has Died of Leukemia (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

Now I lost a really dear and old friend. When i first met her together with her two pals, Peter and Paul, way in September of 1963. For that better a part of nine several weeks I'd pay attention to her with an just about every day basis. She spoke of social justice, this is of freedom and also the joys of just living. My pal would be a beautiful blonde who had been over the age of me. I believe I'd a little of the crush on her behalf. She possessed an amazing voice that may be a effective hammer or tender like a mother taking care of her baby child.

Through the years the interactions with my pal increased less and between. However, whenever we did hook it up as was like we'd never been apart. That old reminiscences will come hurrying back as wondrous as always. For any couple of moments we'd bond once we always had, go our separate ways until next time. I do not think I am the only person who experienced this together with her.

Mary Travers died on September 16 after fighting leukemia. Her band mate, Peter Yarrow stated that "(Mary) was not capable of laying, like a person or being an artist." In my opinion that's true. Though Irrrve never met Mary Travers personally, the background music of Peter, Paul and Mary was performed by my kindergarten teacher every day. It had been greater than a soothing affect on me and my class mates at nap time. The background music also trained us existence training that continued to be beside me lengthy after individuals early school days. At any given time within our nation's history when people was up for that privileges of others, Mary's voice was, because the song states, "a hammer of justice along with a bell of freedom." Paul Stookey shares that "she was brave, open and galvanizing - particularly in her defense from the defenseless."

Despite the fact that I migrated towards other musical genres later in existence, I usually stopped to savor the background music of Mary Travers whenever it entered my path. I suppose the "crush" continues even today. I am sure that my pal Mary has become sitting with this Father in Paradise lending her angel's voice towards the chorus. God should be pleased that her gift was utilized very well while on the planet.