I remember Jean Gibney from Barnum. A group of us used to walk home together frequently- if no rides. She was the historian of the group, was probably in Mr. Byrd's 8th grade history class, and was an early, dedicated Civil War buff. She was friendly, very smart--she struck me as an intellectual--and a very giving person. One day she started talking about a song she had learned in French class. Another in the group joined with her as they sang it--The Singing Nun ( Dominique.) I was very interested in learning it, and she taught it to me. That simple sharing turned out to be the start of my lifelong love of French. She had a quirky,ready sense of humor, and was a highly independent person with high ideals, even then. I'll always remember her in a long trench coat, turning resolutely with big strides towards her street, raising her arm in an L-shaped wave, like a salute, without looking back.
I too knew Jean at Barnum and then Seaholm. Sr. year, Jean had a folksy girl's singing group she called "Griff's Rainbow Garden Intesified Tide Rolling Band and Firends." Griff turned out to be a toad she found in her yard and kept in a cardboard box. Jean asked me to play bass with her group which meant electric or a washtub depending on the music she called for. One ttime we performed in the little theater, although I can't remeber what the ocasion was. Soon I added a few friends with electric instrumnets to the band and we did a few gigs at the teen center and freshman year in college, a few jobs in Ypsi / Ann Arbor . I even took Jean out on a couple dates. Jean went to U of M while I was at Eastern. Yes, Jean was an intelectual all right and she was selfless, fun and cool. She wrote a few tunes for the band that I thought showed some musical talent. Life moved on and I lost track of Jean. It's really sad to hear that she's gone.
Mollie Stanton
I remember Jean Gibney from Barnum. A group of us used to walk home together frequently- if no rides. She was the historian of the group, was probably in Mr. Byrd's 8th grade history class, and was an early, dedicated Civil War buff. She was friendly, very smart--she struck me as an intellectual--and a very giving person. One day she started talking about a song she had learned in French class. Another in the group joined with her as they sang it--The Singing Nun ( Dominique.) I was very interested in learning it, and she taught it to me. That simple sharing turned out to be the start of my lifelong love of French. She had a quirky,ready sense of humor, and was a highly independent person with high ideals, even then. I'll always remember her in a long trench coat, turning resolutely with big strides towards her street, raising her arm in an L-shaped wave, like a salute, without looking back.
Rodman Keys
I too knew Jean at Barnum and then Seaholm. Sr. year, Jean had a folksy girl's singing group she called "Griff's Rainbow Garden Intesified Tide Rolling Band and Firends." Griff turned out to be a toad she found in her yard and kept in a cardboard box. Jean asked me to play bass with her group which meant electric or a washtub depending on the music she called for. One ttime we performed in the little theater, although I can't remeber what the ocasion was. Soon I added a few friends with electric instrumnets to the band and we did a few gigs at the teen center and freshman year in college, a few jobs in Ypsi / Ann Arbor . I even took Jean out on a couple dates. Jean went to U of M while I was at Eastern. Yes, Jean was an intelectual all right and she was selfless, fun and cool. She wrote a few tunes for the band that I thought showed some musical talent. Life moved on and I lost track of Jean. It's really sad to hear that she's gone.