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For those of you who have been touched by Debby Kulber, a
truly amazing music director, Deb passed away this morning at
10:20 a.m. from leukemia. She fought valiantly for 21
monrhs. She was courageous and gracious to the end.
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Funeral services will be held this Wednesday, July 16th, at
The Temple, Tifereth Israel, on Shaker Boulevard at 10:30 a.m.
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She was my best friend of 36 years, my birthday buddy (she was
17 hrs. older than I am -- although Deb always said "17 hours
smarter") and my dear colleague as Music Director of 14 shows
that we have directed together over the past 14 years.
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She always got amazing results from her casts, and she did it
all -- taught vocals brilliantly, conducted and played the
show. At our Beachwood High School productions, we had a
mutual philosophy of setting the bar high for our students --
a standard that they always met and, in most cases, surpassed.
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Over the past two weeks, she had received over 30 letters from
students with whom she has worked, some of whom graduated in
1995 and from as far around the globe as Israel. She changed
the lives of many young people throughout the years, and she
had the opportunity of hearing from them what she meant to
them.
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May my dear friend, the Music Director Extroardinaire, rest in
peace --
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Sheila Heyman
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--<br>"DOG" spelled backwards is "G-D."
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