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"My dear husband Sam was always such a wonderful support of my involvement with City Choir and of City Choir itself from the year we began and even before during the years with TWC. He came to every City Choir concert and he even served as City Choir usher for several years. It often seemed to fall upon him to seat the Washington Post critic (when they still came to review our concerts) and he always tried to make sure that person was comfortable with the seat to which he escorted them. He would always come to all the special activities of the Choir, such as fundraisers and picnics, etc., and if there was ever any help needed when he was there, he would offer to assist. He always seemed to make any event more fun by his playful presence. The memory I recall most of Sam’s continuing willingness to support me and City Choir was bittersweet. This was when he insisted on accompanying me on the Choir’s fundraising Potomac River cruise in May 2015, despite the fact that he was really feeling much weaker due to his cancer. He knew how much I enjoyed being with my choir friends and participating in these events and he simply wanted to do his best to support my desire to be with the choir, knowing that I would not go without him. Sadly, he passed away less than 2 months later. He was one supportive and selflessly generous guy and I miss him everyday. He also was very supportive of City Singers and my managerial involvement with it. He was present at so many City Singers performances through the years and would offer to help if anything was needed. He often volunteered to be the “ladies’ handbag watcher”, as we ladies all dropped off our purses with him, wherever he sat, before we began the concerts. I truly could not have continued all those years as City Singers manager without his moral support and willingness to help me whenever needed and in whatever capacity. In the last few months before his passing, he came with me to many rehearsals, just so we could spend time together. I think some might have wondered if I could still drive myself. But on some of those evenings he was sometimes very tired, so he would occasionally fall asleep on the bench near the refreshment area. So when the choir came out for our break I had to rush out ahead to make sure he would be awake and not be embarrassed to be found sleeping there next to the food before the singers got there. Both City Choir and I were so fortunate to have such a loyal supporter as my husband Sam. Sam was my true Valentine." † Sam & S1 Lani Kanakry † in memoriam
"A highlight of our involvement as a couple with The City Choir of Washington was in 2016 when we commissioned Bob to compose an choral anthem to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the founding of Hope College, Thelma’s alma mater and where Joe taught for 29 years. Thelma had the original idea but hosting Bob at Hope College (during a major snowstorm, no less) we did jointly. We introduced Bob to the Hope campus, faculty, and students—and to the City of Holland—as he began his creative process. To have an idea come to life in Bob’s inspiring composition Psalm 121: I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes and to sing it with the City Choir as part of our June 2016 concert was memorable for both of us—Thelma as a singer and Joe as a very appreciative and moved audience member. The final phrase of the Psalm and the piece persists in our memories: 'He shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth and even for evermore.' This experience will be with us for a lifetime." S1 Thelma Leenhouts & Joe MacDoniels
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