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I was very sorry to hear of Dannie Fermon’s death. He was a pillar of the NYC Catalogers Discussion Group from its inception. You could always count on him to show up at meetings, have something sensible and pragmatic to say, and make sure that by the end of the meeting somebody had volunteered to host the next meeting (I had to smile when I saw this postscript at the end of a report on one of the NYCCDG meetings: “Update: Daniel Fermon sent an email message regarding the omission of a decision on the date/time/place of the next CDG - this has not yet been resolved as of the submission of these minutes.”) Such a nice smile and a nice person. Liz O'Keefe On Fri, Jul 14, 2023 at 6:23 PM Sherman Clarke <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Danny is unforgettable. I treasure my memories of NYC Catalogers > Discussion Group and the occasional coinciding at Carnegie Hall. > Sherman Clarke > > On Fri, Jul 14, 2023 at 5:32 PM Dan Nolting <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> Danny was one of the warmest, kindest souls to ever exist, especially in >> the heart of NYC. His passion for music cataloging was an inspiration to >> me. I have wonderful memories of his humor and smile. He was a great mentor >> and will be missed >> -Dan Nolting >> >> On Fri, Jul 14, 2023 at 10:48 AM Elligott, Michelle < >> [log in to unmask]> wrote: >> >>> The Museum of Modern Art Archives, Library, and Research Collections >>> mourns the passing of Danny Fermon. >>> >>> It is with deep sadness that we share the passing of Danny Fermon, who >>> joined MoMA in 1971 as a Page in the Library. Encouraged by Library >>> director Clive Phillpot, Danny earned an MLS in 1991 and rose through the >>> library ranks, eventually being promoted to Associate Librarian, Cataloging >>> in 2003. He was active in the Museum’s homegrown union, PASTA (Professional >>> and Administrative Staff) MoMA, and later with Local 2110, notably as Shop >>> Steward. Danny was one of the Museum’s longest serving employees, and in >>> fact was with MoMA for more than half of its ninety-three year existence. >>> Danny took his roles as Associate Librarian and Shop Steward seriously, and >>> he was always quick to greet colleagues with a warm smile and a laugh. And >>> his skills as a cataloger were legendary. His passing was sudden, and Danny >>> is survived by his siblings: Charles Fermon and Priscilla Fermon. >>> >>> >>> For those of you in the New York City area, services for Danny Fermon >>> will be held on Sunday, July 16th at 10:00 am at Riverside Memorial >>> Chapel, 180 W. 76th St. A Rabbi will lead the services. >>> >>> -- >>> >>> >>> Michelle Elligott >>> >>> Chief of Archives, Library, and Research Collections >>> >>> >>> The Museum of Modern Art >>> >>> 11 West 53 Street >>> >>> New York, NY 10019 >>> >>> T (212) 708 9436 >>> moma.org >>> [log in to unmask] >>> @michelleelligott >>> >>> >>> >>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >>> Mail submissions to [log in to unmask] For information about >>> joining ARLIS/NA see: http://www.arlisna.org/membership/join-arlisna >>> Send administrative matters (file requests, subscription requests, etc) to >>> [log in to unmask] ARLIS-L Archives and subscription maintenance: >>> http://lsv.arlisna.org Questions may be addressed to list owner (Judy >>> Dyki) at: [log in to unmask] >>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >>> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> Mail submissions to [log in to unmask] For information about >> joining ARLIS/NA see: http://www.arlisna.org/membership/join-arlisna >> Send administrative matters (file requests, subscription requests, etc) to >> [log in to unmask] ARLIS-L Archives and subscription maintenance: >> http://lsv.arlisna.org Questions may be addressed to list owner (Judy >> Dyki) at: [log in to unmask] >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Mail submissions to [log in to unmask] For information about joining > ARLIS/NA see: http://www.arlisna.org/membership/join-arlisna Send > administrative matters (file requests, subscription requests, etc) to > [log in to unmask] ARLIS-L Archives and subscription maintenance: > http://lsv.arlisna.org Questions may be addressed to list owner (Judy > Dyki) at: [log in to unmask] > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mail submissions to [log in to unmask] For information about joining ARLIS/NA see: http://www.arlisna.org/membership/join-arlisna Send administrative matters (file requests, subscription requests, etc) to [log in to unmask] ARLIS-L Archives and subscription maintenance: http://lsv.arlisna.org Questions may be addressed to list owner (Judy Dyki) at: [log in to unmask] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~