We can’t believe we’re celebrating another birthday without Gayle.We keep her alive by listening to her amazing songs,and by looking at all of our wonderful photos together.I think of her every time I look at my cute pipe cleaner animals …
I am not a writer, so finding the right words is not something that is easy for me. Although I love words in books, music and conversations. Laura had sent a note a few days ago, her words powerful and …
It is so hard to believe that it has been 3 years that Gayle has been gone. She was the baby sister I had waited for for so long. Then that baby sister grew to get me into trouble any …
What I remember most about Gayle is how talented she was. Gayle was a talented cook and a talented musician and cared deeply about the causes she was invested in. I’ll always remember watching her concerts in Cleveland. Gayle was …
It’s been said that some people are so generous that they would give you the shirt off their backs. That expression embodies the essence of Gayle Pilat. Whenever there was anything I needed (even though I didn’t know I needed …
My musical life with Gayle was deeply intertwined for so many years that it doesn’t seem like just one lifetime. There were so many creative chapters and so much musical exploration! I’ll try to trace the history, although the distant …
I worked with Gayle for many years. I really appreciated her sense of humor and her sense of silly. She maintained our crazy names list for the office and I can still remember laughing over the name “Female” with her. …
This photo of Gayle was taken by Howard Willen in 1996. We had gone to see his team play baseball at a high school field not too far from where we lived, and Howard took this photo of Gayle in …
Mommy’s twisted arthritic fingers play a dramatic arpeggio on her precious piano as Gayle draws a breath:“There is…. A house… in New Orleans… THEY CAAAALL THE RIIIIISING SUN!…”Daddy smiles gleefully, his familiar twinkle in his eye,Our jaws drop as Gayle’s …
Gayle, the middle child, was remarkable from her very beginnings. The word was she could talk in complete sentences at 9 months of age. When the angels handed out talents Gayle seemed to get them all. She was athletic, gifted …